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• 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.
• El-Elî tribe representative: The Autonomous Administration should be recognised 

  A wise man from the El-Elî tribe said: "We think that we have the right to rule ourselves. The Autonomous Administration should now be officially recognized."
• Autonomous Administration closes border crossings with government-held areas 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has closed all its board crossings with Damascus government-held areas.
• Kobane people salute the guerrilla resistance 

  People took to the streets in Chalabiya district of Kobane Canton and saluted the guerrilla resistance.
• Five communes established in recently freed neighbourhoods of Qamishlo 

  The Qamishlo People's Assembly established four communes in Tai neighbourhood and one commune in Hilko neighbourhood, which were recently cleared of Difa al-Watani militias, at the request of the local people.
• MSD will not participate in Syrian presidential elections 

  “We will not be a facilitator of any electoral procedure that violates the meaning of the UN Resolution 2254,” said the Syrian Democratic Council.
• SDF dismantle ISIS terrorist cells in Deir ez-Zor countryside, detain 24 

  SDF dismantled ISIS terrorist cells in Deir ez-Zor countryside and arrested 24 mercenaries.
• Syrian Democratic Forces deny Turkish Ministry of Defense claim  

  The SDF Press Center announced that the claims of the Turkish Ministry of Defense that 6 SDF fighters had fallen martyrs were unfounded.
• People in Sirîn, Kobanê canton, hold march to support the guerrilla resistance 

  A support march was held for the guerrillas resisting the Turkish state's invasion attacks against the Medya Defense Areas in Sirîn, in Kobanê Canton.
• Intellectuals’ Union in Tabqa calls for recognition of the Autonomous Administration 

  Şeze El Hisên, co-chair of Intellectuals’ Union in Tabqa called on the international community to recognize the Autonomous Administration which -she said- integrated all Syrian peoples and is the only solution for Syrian crisis.