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• Autonomous Administration issues new warning to comply with lockdown 

  Despite the increasing coronavirus cases in the Euphrates Region, people are still not complying with the decisions taken by the authorities which warned once again of the risk of a humanitarian disaster.
• Work underway for new prosthesis center in Qamishlo 

  A prosthesis center for victims of war is being built in Qamishlo. Several thousand people depend on prostheses. Wiesbaden doctor Michael Wilk has donated over 50,000 euros to the Kurdish Red Crescent for the project.
• Turkish army-affiliated mercenaries plunder Yazidi cemetery in Shera 

  The invading Turkish army and its affiliated mercenaries plundered the Yazidi’ Shex Hemid Cemetery in the village of Qestel Cindo in Shera, and cut the trees around the cemetery.
• Mine injures 2 in Sherawa, Afrin 

  Mines planted by occupation forces continue harming civilians in North-East Syria.
• People's Municipality of Manbij launches disinfection campaign 

  Measures to contain the spread of coronavirus multiplied across North and East Syria.
• Afrin IDPs slam Turkey’s airborne leaflet propaganda 

  Til Rifat residents protested Turkey’s psychological warfare with drones which scatter propaganda leaflets from the air. Citizens emphasized that this special warfare is aimed at breaking the will of the people.
• 220 more coronavirus cases registered in North-East Syria 

  The total number of coronavirus cases in North and East Syria reached 13,423. The death toll stands at 447 and the number of those who recovered has risen to 1,421.
• “Turkey’s fascist mentality targeted Leader Öcalan’s house in Kobane” 

  The ‘Freedom for the Leader Committee’ in North-East Syria said that the attack on Abdullah Öcalan's house in Kobane was the outcome of a fascist mentality and contrary to fundamental values.
• SDF capture 10 mercenaries ready to strike  

  The SDF said that they captured 10 mercenaries in an operation against ISIS cells preparing to attack in Raqqa.
• Turkish drone hits house in Kobanê where Abdullah Öcalan stayed 

  The house where Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan was staying in Kobanê was attacked by air.
• Turkish state bombs two villages in Shera 

  The invading Turkish state bombed two villages in the Shera district of Afrin with tanks and howitzers.
• IDPs from Afrin: Russia's withdrawal will not weaken our resistance 

  Speaking to ANHA about Russia's withdrawal from Til Rifat and return one day later, IDPs from Afrin stressed that "Russia's withdrawal will not weaken our resistance."
• Covid-19 testing center opened in Dirbesiye 

  A Covid-19 testing center was opened in the Martyr Xebat Ferhan Hospital to contain the coronavirus cases in Dirbesiye.
• SDF discovers ISIS weapons depot in Raqqa 

  SDF has discovered an ISIS weapons depot in Raqqa. Three and a half years after the liberation of the city in northern Syria, the legacy of the Islamists continues to claim victims.
• ISIS mine injures 4 in Raqqa, including 2 children 

  An ISIS mine has exploded in the Sahl al-Banat camp to the north of the Raqqa city, injuring 4 civilians.
• Human Rights Organization calls for independent commission on crimes carried out in Afrin 

  Cebrail Mustefa, a member of the Afrin Human Rights Organization, called for the establishment of an independent commission to investigate the crimes committed in Afrin, saying they are war crimes.
• SDF launch new operation against ISIS in Deir ez-Zor 

  The SDF had announced on Wednesday night that a new operation against ISIS was launched in Deir ez-Zor in collaboration with International Coalition forces.
• SOHR reports Turkish deployment on M4 highway 

  Turkish forces deploy on M4 highway in southern countryside, as they cut off the road completely.
• Doctor Wilk visits Rojava: "No one here has been vaccinated yet" 

  Vaccine distribution reflects global power relations. Michael Wilk, a doctor from Wiesbaden, Germany, visited the Corona Clinic in Hesekê and sees an urgent need for vaccine, rapid tests and FFP2 masks.
• Russian forces return to their positions in Shehba 

  Russian units are reported to have returned to their positions from which they had withdrawn yesterday.
• Turkish attacks in the past 3 years leave 13 children dead in Shehba 

  Citizens who left their land as a result of the Turkish state's invasion attacks against Afrin, settled in Shehba. The attacks carried out by the Turkish state in Shehba in the last 3 years, left 13 children dead while 19 were injured.
• Raqqa People's Municipality starts restoring the city square 

  The Raqqa People's Municipality is restoring the city square.
• Turkey bombs villages in Shehba and Shara 

  The invading Turkish state bombed the villages of Shehba and Shara. Two Syrian soldiers were injured in Shehba.
• Greenhouse projects contribute to local economy in North-East Syria 

  The greenhouse project initiated in Rimêlan provides vegetables for nearly 450 thousand citizens. About 100 people are employed in greenhouse projects.
• “Turkey violates international agreements by cutting off Euphrates water” 

  Cozêf Lehdo, deputy co-chair of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria designated the Turkish state's water cut in the Euphrates River as an economic sabotage.