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• 27 new Covid-19 cases in North East Syria in the past 24 hours 

  27 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in North East Syria, bringing the total so far to 354. Three people died in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 22.
• Martyr Ceylan Cûdî laid to rest in Manbij 

  Manbij Religious Affairs President Ali al Cemili said: "Our martyrs have sacrificed their lives for freedom, for an honourable, democratic and common life."
• Urgent call for action against Turkey cutting off water to Heseke 

  Human rights organizations and civil society organizations condemned the Turkish occupation’s cutting off water to Al-Hasakah and affirmed that this act is a “war crime and genocide” in accordance with international laws.
• Syrian Patriarch writes to UN, EU for Heseke left without water 

  For more than 10 days, armed factions supported by the Turkish occupation have deliberately cut off water for the people of Heseke.
• Occupation forces bomb Til Rifat 

  The Turkish army and allied mercenaries continue their attacks against North and East Syria in violation of international law.
• 47 new corona infections detected in northeast Syria 

  In the autonomous region of North and East Syria, the number of detected coronavirus infections has increased to 327. 17 infected persons have died so far.
• Abdi calls on guarantors to act against Turkish attacks 

  SDF Commander General Mazlum Abdi called for action to stop the attacks and violations of the Turkish state.
• “My daughter is a martyr of Kurdistan” 

  “My daughter chose the path of martyrdom and became a martyr of Kurdistan and of the peoples who demand freedom," said the father of a PKK guerrilla from Rojava.
• Ehmed: We will develop the model of Autonomous Administration 

  Ilham Ehmed, President of the Executive Committee of the Syrian Democratic Council, announces a major congress of all tribes, political parties and population groups in the Euphrates and Cizire regions.
• Heyva Sor opens Covid hospital in Shehba 

  The hospital, which consists of 16 rooms and 3 units, has a Laboratory Unit, breathing rooms consisting of 6 units, separate treatment units for women and men, an emergency response unit, a disinfection room and an isolation department.
• Hesekê people get water 72 hours after Turkey disrupted service 

  Hesekê Water Directorate began a water well digging project to counter the interruption in service caused by Turkey and its mercenaries.
• SDF Commanders visit Deir ez-Zor 

  After the frequent attacks on well-known personalities in Deir ez-Zor, SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazlum Abdi visited the East Syrian region to get a personal impression of the situation.
• HRE discloses identity of a fallen fighter 

  Afrin Liberation Forces disclosed the identity information of a fighter who fell martyr on 18 August.
• More COVID-19 cases reported in North-East Syria 

  In the autonomous region of North and East Syria, 34 new corona infections have been detected. The total number of infection cases is thus 253. 15 infected people have died so far.
• MIT agent talks about activities in Northern Syria 

  Mustafa Osman is an agent of the Turkish secret service MIT and is in the custody of the North-East Syrian autonomous administration. He reports how he recruited young people for the secret service and recruited them for militias.
• Turkish-backed mercenaries kidnap 10 civilians in Afrin 

  Afrin was occupied by the Turkish army together with jihadist mercenaries in March 2018.
• Russian major general killed, 2 soldiers wounded in Deir ez-Zor 

  A major-general of Russia died in a blast in Deir ez-Zor while two other soldiers were wounded.
• Two civilians abducted in a village of Til Temir 

  Turkish forces and jihadist allies continue committing crimes against humanity in the occupied territories of North-East Syria.
• Attack injures two civilians in Ain Issa 

  Occupation forces continue targeting civilians in their genocidal campaign seeking to invade North-East Syria.
• Three more Kurdish civilians abducted in occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish army and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in occupied territories of North-East Syria.
• Iraqi refugee murdered in Hol Camp 

  An Iraqi refugee housed in Hol Camp in north-eastern Syria has been found dead.
• Air attack on regime positions in Qamishlo 

  After regime troops in Qamishlo prevented a convoy of the international coalition from passing through, they were attacked from the air.
• Survey says people approve SDF efforts for national unity 

  The Rojava Center for Strategic Studies carried out a popular survey to find out what people think of the initiative launched by the SDF, calling on Kurdish parties to dialogue and unifying visions to face the dangers facing the Kurdish national issue.
• Camp set up for mercenary families in Yazidi village 

  The report of Afrin Human Rights Association said that civilian settlements were evacuated by mercenaries and camps were set up in villages once inhabited by Yazidi Kurds to make rooms for the mercenaries and their families.
• New camp for Serêkaniyê refugees opens in Hesekê 

  620 tents were set up in this first phase for 620 families living in schools in Hesekê.