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• Villages near Manbij under attack 

  The Turkish army and its mercenaries attacked villages near the northern Syrian town of Manbij with artillery shells.
• People in Northern and Eastern Syria celebrate 9th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution  

  The 9th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution is being celebrated in many cities of Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Co-chair Eyüp says over 100,000 people in Til Temir are without water and electricity 

  Til Temir District Council co-chair, Ciwan Mela Eyüp, said that more than 100,000 people were left without water and electricity due to the policy of the invading Turkish state.
• PYD: The Turkish state is trying to hide the truth and its crimes 

  Reacting to the Turkish state's destruction of a cemetery in Afrin, the PYD General Assembly stated that another black mark had been added to the history of the Turkish state.
• YPG spokesperson Mehmud: 71 bodies of civilians and fighters in the destroyed cemetery 

  Responding to the Turkish state's allegations of a ‘mass grave’ in Afrin, YPG spokesperson Nuri Mehmud explained that the bodies found in the cemetery belonged to civilians and fighters who fell as martyrs during the Afrin resistance.
• Families of martyrs denounce Turkish attack on cemetery in Afrin 

  Martyrs Families Assemblies in Cizire, Afrin and Aleppo have responded to the mass grave allegation of the Turkish state by saying, “The invading Turkish state has disrespected cemeteries and martyrs once again.”
• IDPs from Afrin call on UNICEF to reconsider its decision 

  The Afrin IDPs living in Shehba spoke out against water reduction by the UNICEF urging the agency to reconsider its decision.
• Occupation troops desecrate cemetery in Afrin 

  The Turkish occupation forces have destroyed the Avesta cemetery in Afrin and removed the dead from the graves. The Turkish state agency declared the fallen fighters and civilians killed in the bombardment as "victims of the YPG".
• Over 100 artillery shells on northern Syrian villages 

  The Turkish occupation forces in Afrin and their mercenaries attacked villages in the regions of Afrin-Shera, Sherawa and Shehba with artillery shells.
• The invading Turkish state bomb Til Rifet and Girê Spî 

  The invading Turkish state bombed Til Rifet and the villages of Erida and Zenubya in Girê Spî with its drones.
• Autonomous Administration votes to renew the Social Contract of Northern and Eastern Syria 

  The Social Contract of Northern Syria is being renewed. At a meeting in Hesekê, a thirty-person committee was set up to prepare a new draft within two months.
• Turkish army attacks villages in Manbij countryside 

  The invading Turkish state has attacked villages in the northeast and northwest of Manbij. 5 mercenaries were killed after the Manbij Military Council's response.
• ‘ISIS may gain foothold if Til Koçer border crossing remains closed’ 

  Spokesperson for the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria blamed the international community for keeping the Til Koçer border crossing closed, insisting that jihadist groups including ISIS take advantage of its closure.
• HRE: 9 invaders killed in four regions 

  Afrin Liberation Forces reported that 9 invaders, 3 of whom were Turkish soldiers, were killed in their "effective" actions in Bab, Marê, Shera and Sherawa.
• SDF detains 10 ISIS mercenaries in Deir Ez-zor 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) detained 10 ISIS mercenaries in Deir Ez-zor. The operation was supported by the International Coalition.
• SOHR: Turkish armoured vehicle kills man in Idlib countryside 

  A Turkish armoured vehicle ran over and killed a man riding his motorcycle on the road to Sarmad city near the border with Iskenderun region in the northern countryside of Idlib.
• Turkish-linked mercenaries occupy 28 villages in Zirgan forcing 150,000 to leave 

  The invading Turkish army and its mercenaries have been attacking Zirgan and its villages every day since they occupied Serêkaniyê in October 2019. In total 28 villages have been occupied and 150,000 people have been displaced.
• "The main task is to defend the values of the revolution" 

  In the nine years since the beginning of the Rojava Revolution, countless people have been permanently injured in battles with jihadists and Turkey. The disabled veterans are self-organized and play an important role in the revolution.
• Three civilians abducted by jihadist militia in Girê Spî 

  Three civilians have been abducted by the jihadist militia Jabhat al-Shamiya in Turkish-occupied Girê Spî. Jabhat al-Shamiya works as a mercenary force for the Turkish occupation.
• Former KDP executive Ismail warns about allowing Turkey to invade South Kurdistan 

  Ismail Ali Ismail, former executive of the KDP, went to Rojava illegally in 2019. He now warned that if the Turkish invasion is completed, the status of South Kurdistan will disappear.
• Workshop on Kurdish unity establishes dialogue group to travel to East and South Kurdistan 

  As part of the workshop for the unity of Kurds held in Qamishlo, a dialogue group has been set up. The group will travel to East and South Kurdistan with the mandate of finding a consensus between the various political forces.
• Turkish state builds houses for mercenaries in Afrin 

  The invading Turkish state continues to build houses for mercenaries in Afrin with the cooperation of some organizations from Qatar and Kuwait.
• NGOs in Tabqa protest the UN decision to keep border crossing closed 

  An agreement was reached in the UN Security Council on July 9 to extend the humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria via the Bab al-Hawa crossing near Idlib. NGOs in Tabqa protest the UN decision on keeping Til Koçer (Yarubiyah) border crossing closed.
• Manbij People: Let us unite and defeat the invasion 

  Manbij people held a march in protest at the Turkish state’s attacks on North and East Syria and conveyed the message of unity.
• Abdi: ISIS reorganizes in the Turkish occupied zone 

  According to SDF General Commander Mazlum Abdi, the Turkish occupied zone in Syria is the new main field for the reorganization of the ISIS. He said that a political solution is still not in sight with regard to the Syrian crisis.