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• Fires in Shehba contained by safety measures 

  More than 45,000 people are active in northern Syria as fire guards in the fields. These measures seem to be having an effect in the self-governing region Shehba. The damage caused by arson has been significantly reduced.
• SDF: Turkish government's statements not true 

  The statements by the Turkish Ministry of Defense have nothing to do with reality and are nothing but part of a propaganda war, said the SDF Press Center.
• SOHR: Russian jets struck “Putin-Erdogan” area 

  Russian jets strike “Putin-Erdogan” area for first time since the new ceasefire came into effect.
• Turkey reduces water supply to Rojava 

  Turkey, with the help of its GAP dam system, has again reduced the flow of the Euphrates. Less than a third of the prescribed amount of water now flows into Syria and Iraq.
• Turkish state sets some 100,000 acres of cultivated lands on fire 

  Agriculture is the main livelihood and economic resource of the north and east Syria region and it is under threat as the invading Turkish state keeps burning down the land.
• Invaders burn houses and fields in villages of Til Temir 

  Occupation forces continue their attacks on civilians by setting fire to their houses and fields.
• Guards protect the fields from the fires provoked by Turkey 

  Some 45,000 people are guarding the fields in northern Syria day and night in an attempt to counter the Turkish occupation forces and their mercenaries who are constantly setting the land on fire.
• Turkey and mercenaries bomb villages and burn people's houses 

  The invading Turkish state and its mercenary allies bombed once again the villages of Til Temir burning a number of people's houses. 
• Arab fighters at SDF academy: We stand together against invasion 

  SDF volunteers from the Arab community say they will be standing together against Turkish occupation.
• Violent explosion in Jindires, Afrin 

  Reports of casualties as result of an explosion.
• Attack by occupation forces destroys a mosque near Ain Issa 

  Mortar shells fired from the Turkish occupation zone Girê Spî hit a village near Ain Issa last night and partially destroyed a mosque. The attack also caused a breakdown in the village's electricity supply.
• No solution is possible in Syria as long as occupation continues 

  “We would like to express to the world and Kurdish public opinion that as long as the invasion of the Turkish state continues in Syria, no problems can be solved in these territories," said the recently established platform.
• Villages in Til Hemis struggle with drinking water supplies 

  According to the Til Hemis Water Committee, the main problems are the electricity interruption.
• Five Iran-backed militias die following airstrike in Syria 

  In the airstrike three military vehicles belonging to the pro-Iranian paramilitary militia located around the city of Bukemal, on the border with Iraq, were targeted.
• More cultivated lands set on fire in Til Temir 

  Field fires set by occupying forces continue to rage in the self-governing areas of northern Syria.
• PYD calls for international investigation against Turkey's crimes 

  PYD denounced war crimes of the Turkish state in Afrin and called for international investigation and action.
• TEV-DEM demands investigation commission for Afrin crimes 

  "The region of Afrin is a forgotten area. We say that the main responsibility for this lies with the UN, which has lost its legitimate role in the region, as well as with Russia and the International Coalition," TEV-DEM said.
• Invaders bomb villages and warehouses in Ain Issa 

  Bombing of houses and warehouse facilities continued throughout the night.
• Occupation forces burn down houses of civilians in Til Temir 

  Turkish forces and jihadist proxies continue destroying life in North-East Syria for all the world to see.
• Occupation forces start field fires in two villages in Til Temir 

  Arson in northern Syria is one of the methods of Turkey’s war in North-East Syria and targets agriculture, the main source of income in the region.
• 20 organizations call for urgent UN action for Afrin 

  20 civil and legal organizations urgently appeal to the United Nations to take action as the violations and crimes against the defenseless civilians in the Afrin region reached the most dramatic and horrible intensity.
• Semelka border crossing opens for civilians 

  The border crossing between Rojava and southern Kurdistan will remain open till 4 June.
• Field fires in Til Temir and Zirgan spread 

  Field fires set by occupying forces continue to rage in the self-governing areas of northern Syria.
• Invaders set lands on fire in Til Temir once again 

  More lands on fire in Til Temir as invaders fire upon those trying to intervene.
• Turkish army and its mercenaries bomb Shehba 

  The invading Turkish state and its mercenary allies are attacking the villages of Hisiyê, Hesecik and Semûqa in Shehba with artillery.