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• 17,500 doses of coronavirus vaccine reach Northern and Eastern Syria 

  Health Committee co-chair, Dr. Ciwan Mistefa, said that 17,500 doses of the Astra Zeneca coronavirus vaccine sent by the World Health Organization reached the region.
• YPJ fighters pay tribute to martyrs Silava and Berivan  

  Dozens of YPJ fighters commemorated martyr Silava and martyr Berivan, who took part in the establishment of the YPJ, with a military ceremony.
• SOHR reports clash between Turkish-backed factions and ISIS in al-Bab 

  Reports of casualties following violent clashes between Turkish-backed factions and ISIS cell in al-Bab city.
• ‘If needed, we can fight alongside the guerrilla’ 

  Women living in Girbawi region of Qamishlo fiercely condemned the Turkish state’s attacks on Medya Defense Zones and said, “We always stand with our guerrilla forces. If needed, we can take up arms and fight alongside them."
• Manbij residents call on international community to urge Turkey to stop using water as a weapon 

  Manbij residents reacted to the Turkish state's cutting water supply flowing into Northern and Eastern Syria over the Euphrates River and called for the international community to act immediately.
• Hecîn Regional Hospital to be opened soon 

  Repair work in Hecîn Regional Hospital is over. The hospital will be opened in the coming days.
• HRE fighter Xalid El-Wawa laid to rest 

  HRE fighter Xalid El-Wawa (Mezlûm Nêrebiyê) was laid to rest in a moving ceremony joined by thousands of people on Friday.
• Kurdistan Green Party Holds 2nd Congress 

  The Kurdistan Green Party held its 2nd Congress with the slogan "towards a democratic, pluralist and decentralised Syria with security of life in a healthy environment."
• Two HRE fighters martyred in Afrin 

  HRE fighters Mazlum Nêrebiyê and Şervan Dîgor were martyred in an attack in Afrin two days ago.
• Occupation forces set fire to Afrin forests 

  The occupant Turkish army and its mercenary gangs set fire to forested lands in Basil and Cilbire villages in Afrin yesterday evening.
• NGOs organize 'ISIS Victims Forum' in North-East Syria 

  The founding meeting of the North-East Syria ISIS Victims Forum was held in Qamishlo on Thursday.
• Yazidi teen freed from ISIS meets his family 

  A 16-year-old Yazidi teen freed from ISIS yesterday has been reunited with his family in Shengal today.
• The Turkish state is forcing the Yazidi people out of their villages in Afrin 

  Afrin Yazidi Union co-chair Mistefa Nebo said, "The Turkish state is forcing the Yazidi people out of their villages in Afrin."
• Mercenary killed by fellows in Turkish-occupied Gire Spi 

  In Turkish-occupied Gire Spi, a former member of ISIS was killed by fellows from the Siqur al-Suna group he was affiliated to.
• Water reduction threatens natural life in North-East Syria 

  As the Turkish state reduces the water of the Euphrates River, officials warn about humanitarian crisis in North-East Syria.
• Political parties in Rojava call for action against Turkey’s attacks on Bashur 

  Political parties in Rojava condemned Turkey’s attacks on the Kurdistan Freedom Movement and the international community's silence. They also called on the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan regional government to condemn these attacks.
• Journalists: International community accomplice to Turkey’s crimes in North-East Syria 

  Journalists in North and East Syria stated that the Turkish state adopts the massacre tradition of Ottoman Empire and the international community becomes an accomplice to the crimes committed through remaining silent.
• Torture in the custody of the occupation forces in Afrin 

  More and more testimonies of severe torture in the custody of the Turkish occupation forces reach the public. I.H. was jailed in Afrin for two and a half years. His account sheds a clear light on the devastating situation.
• Residents in Gire Spi Camp demand water crisis to be resolved 

  After the Turkish state lowered the water flowing through Euphrates River to North and East Syria, the pumps supplying water for Gire Spi Camp were rendered unusable, too. People living in the camp want their water need to be met urgently.
• French delegation visits Northern and Eastern Syria 

  A French delegation visited Northern and Eastern Syria and held talks with representatives from the Autonomous Administration.
• Kobane people march to support guerrilla resistance against Turkey’s attacks 

  In Kobane, a march was staged in solidarity with the guerrilla resistance against the Turkish state’s invasion attacks on Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Youth mobilisation in solidarity with guerrilla resistance continues in Aleppo 

  Members of the Euphrates Region Revolutionary Youth Movement and Euphrates Region Young Women’s Association maintain mobilisation works in Aleppo.
• Protest against Turkey changing the demographic structure in Afrin 

  Local Administrations Committee in Afrin Region called on the international community to break the silence against invasion policies of the Turkish state targeting Afrin and pointed out the need for a united struggle to liberate the occupied city.
• HRE: Five occupants killed 

  Afrin Liberation Forces announced that 4 mercenaries and 1 Turkish soldier were killed during the actions between May 17 and 24.
• Opinion leaders in Til Temir stand with the Autonomous Administration, demand its recognition 

  Opinion leaders of Arabic tribes in Til Temir stated that the Autonomous Administration stands for all peoples in the region and called on the international community to recognise the Autonomous Administration.