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• TKP-ML TIKKO claims action in Rojava in memory of Kaypakkaya 

  TKP-ML TIKKO fighters carried out an action against the invading Turkish forces in Rojava in memory of the communist leader İbrahim Kaypakkaya on May 18.
• Turkish-backed mercenaries kidnap a Yazidi man from a village of Afrin 

  Jihadists acting as Turkey's mercenaries in the occupied zones of North-East Syria continue committing crimes against the local people. In occupied Afrin, the Yazidis are acutely threatened.
• Çiya Kurd: US delegation vowed to continue with political and military support 

  Bedran Çiya Kurd stated that the visit of the US delegation to Northeast Syria on May 16 aimed at continuing political and military support to the region and providing all kinds of support to the efforts to develop a political solution for the Syrian war.
• US delegation visits North-East Syria 

  A US delegation on Sunday visited North-East Syria. The delegation held talks with the SDF and MSD officials as well as ranking council members and tribal leaders from Raqqa, Coalition military counterparts, and humanitarian actors.
• Agricultural production in Girê Spî drops by 50% due to Turkey's water war 

  Girê Spî Agriculture Directorate officials said that the agricultural production in Girê Spî decreased by 50 percent due to the dry season and the lowering of the Euphrates water level.
• Idlib commander Elaa: We will liberate our city from mercenaries and Turkish invaders 

  Iskender Elaa, one of the Commander of Idlib Lîwa Siwar, said that Idlib has become the home of mercenaries and terrorist groups and promised the citizens that they will clear the city.
• Long march by Syrian Revolutionary Youth Movement on day 2 

  The long march organized by youth organizations in North-East Syria to condemn the Turkish attacks on Medya Defense Zones and the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its second day.
• Long march by Syrian Revolutionary Youth Movement kicks off in Qamishlo 

  The Syrian Revolutionary Youth Movement's march, scheduled for three days, started in Qamishlo on Sunday and will arrive in Tirbespiyê later in the evening. The activists are supported by their mothers.
• ‘Turkish state wants to revive ISIS’ 

  Elî El-Seed, member of National Coordination Council-Movement for Democratic Change (Guhatrin) stated that the Turkish state wants to revive ISIS. He defined the Hol Camp as “a bomb ready to explode” and called on countries to take their citizens back.
• Two ISIS members captured in Deir ez-Zor countryside 

  SDF operations against ISIS in Deir ez-Zor region continue.
• HRE: Two MIT members, one soldier and one mercenary killed in Sherawa 

  More members of the occupation forces were killed in Sherawa in retaliatory actions by the Afrin Liberation Forces, including agents of the Turkish intelligence service MIT.
• Call for action against Turkey lowering water level of Euphrates 

  Opinion leaders condemning Turkey lowering water level of Euphrates River called on the Arab League, European Union and international community to stop the crimes of the Turkish state.
• Revolutionary Youth Movement organizes 3-day march against isolation and occupation 

  The Revolutionary Youth Movement in North-East Syria will organize a three-day march, starting in Qamishlo on May 16, to condemn the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and Turkey’s attacks on Medya Defense Zones.
• Turkish-backed group seizes properties of civilians in Mabata district of Afrin 

  In a village of Afrin, three houses and a shop were seized by “Liwaa al-Shamal al-Dimocrati”, a military faction which is affiliated to the Turkish-backed National Army.
• WHO delivers vaccines to Turkish-occupied regions in Syria 

  It is reported that the WHO that is supposed to distribute vaccines equally throughout Syria gave priority to the Turkish-occupied regions. The WHO has not fulfilled the vaccine promise to the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
• Kurdish political parties in North-East Syria answer KNK's call 

  Political parties in North and East Syria responded positively to a call for conference announced by the KNK to protest the recent attacks of the Turkish state in southern Kurdistan.
• SDF increase security in Hesekê prison 

  Security measures in Hesekê prison were increased. During the operation carried out by the SDF and Coalition Forces, numerous sharp objects were seized. There were also attempts by ISIS prisoners to escape.
• SOHR: Turkish-backed factions and regime forces swap prisoners in eastern Aleppo 

  A woman, two young men and other prisoners detained in regime’s prisons have been released in return for the release of several regime soldiers and the bodies of other soldiers who were in the factions’ custody, according to SOHR.
• People visit graves of martyrs in North-East Syria on Eid al-Fitr 

  In northern and eastern Syria, people visit the graves of martyrs in the morning on the occasion of the Ramadan bairam.
• Turkish state and its mercenaries prevent Yazidi families from returning to their village in Shera 

  According to the information obtained, the Turkish state prevented 30 Yazidi families who wanted to go to the village of Baflune from reaching it.
• SDF completes the sweep operation in Deir ez-Zor countryside 

  On Sunday the SDF launched a large-scale military and security operation in rural areas of Deir ez-Zor. The campaign targeted ISIS sleeper cells and their weapons cache and the dens used by members and leaders of ISIS in the region bordering Iraq.
• 14th group of refugees leaves Hol Camp 

  In accordance with the decision of the Autonomous Administration to allow Syrian refugees to leave Hol Camp, the 14th group of people has gone.
• Turkey’s gangs seize 3500 olive trees in occupied Afrin 

  Turkish army and jihadist gangs under Turkish command continue breaching all international laws in the regions they have occupied in North-East Syria enjoying an international silence against their war crimes and crimes against humanity.
• Water pipes set on fire in Kobanê 

  Jihadists in the service of Turkey have ignited field fires in the west of the canton and set fire to water pipes. In many places, supplies are currently limited.
• Guerrilla resistance against Turkish invasion saluted in Qamishlo 

  People in districts of Qamishlo saluted the guerrilla resistance and condemned the attacks of the Turkish state and isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.