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• HPC rallies in Qamishlo in solidarity with KCK campaign 

  Growing participation all around Kurdistan, Europe and the world in the KCK campaign “Stop Isolation, Fascism and Occupation; Time for Freedom”.
• Turkish troops leave Morek observation point in southern Idlib 

  It is reported that Turkish troops have started to leave the Morek observation point in the south of Idlib. It is further reported that they would also withdraw from the observation points in Til Tuqan, Şeyh Akil and Şîr Maxar.
• 8th Kongra Star Congress kicks off in Qamishlo 

  The 8th General Congress of Kongra Star kicked off in Qamishlo.
• Turkish air strike kills two civilians in Derik, Rojava - UPDATE 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Villagers in Mistefawiyê preserve 150-year-old guest house  

  Villagers, who protect the 150-year-old guest house in the village of Mistefawiyê in Girkê Legê, preserve a cultural heritage.
• Explosion injures five civilians in Manbij 

  The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.
• SOHR: Turkish forces disassemble Morek observation post 

  Turkish forces in Morek pack up, preparing to leave major observation post in northern Hama, according to SOHR.
• Crimes against civilians continue in Turkish occupied Afrin 

  Under flimsy pretexts and excuses, the Turkish occupation army and its affiliated mercenaries continue committing crimes against civilians in Afrin.
• Turkish forces and mercenaries bomb Ain Issa 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks on North-East Syria as part of its offensive seeking to invade the region together with jihadist gangs, which has been continuing since October 2019.
• Coronavirus cases in North East Syria exceed 3,000 

  Over 3,000 people have been infected with coronavirus in North and East Syria.
• Turkish soldiers kill civilian in Girê Spî 

  Soldiers of the invading Turkish state killed a civilian who grazed his sheep near the M-4 road in Girê Spî on Sunday night.
• 2 more deaths, 96 new Covid-19 cases in NE Syria 

  The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in North-East Syria rose to 2,948 and the death toll to 95.
• Mine explosion kills two children in Baghouz 

  ISIS mine killed two children and injured another in Baghouz.
• Two injured in bomb attack in Qamishlo 

  Two people were injured in a bomb attack in the village of Himo near Qamishlo in Rojava.
• Artillery attacks on villages in the Shehba region 

  The villages of Ain Daqne and Belluniyê in the North Syrian Shehba region have been massively bombarded with artillery shells by the occupation forces. It is unclear whether people have been injured.
• Masses in Shehba protest the conspiracy against Shengal 

  Afrin IDPs in the Shehba canton voiced their rejection of the Baghdad-Hewler on Shengal during a mass demonstration.
• Armenians in Qamishlo protest against Turkey 

  Turkey's role in Azerbaijan's war against Armenia was protested in Qamishlo. "Erdogan's terror in Artsakh is the continuation of the occupation in Syria," was the title of the protest outside the Armenian association in the northern Syrian city.
• Three years after the liberation of Raqqa 

  Three years ago Raqqa was freed from IS domination. The city, located about 200 kilometers west of Aleppo, has since been rebuilt. The previous three years of reign of terror have left deep traces.
• Mercenaries plunder olive harvest in Afrin 

  The olive harvest belonging to the people in villages in Bilbile district in Afrin occupied canton was looted by the mercenaries of the Turkish occupation, in an incident that is repeated with the start of every olive harvest season.
• Swedish delegation visits Rojava 

  A delegation from the Swedish Foreign Ministry has arrived in Rojava for talks with the autonomous administration and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
• Total number of Covid-19 cases in North East Syria reaches 2,852 

  Ciwan Mustafa, co-chair of the Health Committee of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, said that 113 more people tested positive to coronavirus while 3 patients died.
• Ilham Ehmed: We may need a miracle for dialogue with Damascus 

  Stating that reaching an agreement with the Damascus government requires a miracle, Ilham Ehmed said that the door to dialogue is always open for them, and that this will be the end of the Damascus government as well as vital for all Syrian peoples.
• Syrian Yazidi Union holding founding congress in Amûdê 

  The Syrian Yazidi Union holds its founding congress in Amûdê with the motto "We will save Afrin and Serêkaniyê through our union".
• Over 2700 coronavirus infections in northeast Syria 

  The coronavirus spreads rapidly in northern and eastern Syria. The Health Committee of the Autonomous Administration reported 107 new infections within a day's time on Friday.
• Fighter jets and drones circle over Ain Issa 

  Reports of Turkish aerial activity over Ain Issa after the deadly attack which claimed the life of a child.