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• Syrian Future Party Regional Chair survives murder attempt  

  Al-Ahmed was taken to hospital and is in intensive care.
• Agricultural lands set on fire in Shehba 

  Occupation forces continue their crimes against the people of North-East Syria.
• Two mercenaries flee from Serêkaniyê and surrender to the SDF 

  Violent clashes are increasingly taking place between Islamist proxy troops in the Turkish occupation zone in northern Syria. Two jihadists from Serêkaniyê have surrendered to the SDF due to internal conflicts.
• Semelka border crossing opened for civilians 

  The border crossing between Rojava and southern Kurdistan will remain open from 30 May to 4 June.
• Afrin Liberation Forces pay tribute to martyr Zagros Mabata 

  HRE fighter Zagros Mabata fell on 22 May during the second phase of the Resistance of the Age.
• From Afrin to the world: Act now and end Turkish occupation! 

  Call for international "sponsoring parties" to make the issue of Afrin and other occupied areas a top priority and formulate a clear-cut work program and road map to end the entire Turkish occupation.
• Autonomous Administration extends partial measures till 5 June 

  The curfew will remain in place from 7 pm to 6 am every day till 5 June.
• "ISIS Governor of Iraq" killed in airstrike in Deir ez-Zor 

  Al-Jubouri, ISIS official and most prominent aide to the organization’s leader, was also called "Governor of Iraq".
• Fire in furniture warehouse in Qamishlo 

  A fire broke out in the morning in a furniture warehouse in Qamishlo. Residents alerted the fire department when thick clouds of smoke rose from the building. The cause of the fire is guessed to be a short circuit in a fuse box.
• KRC calls for international support for Washokani camp 

  The Kurdish Red Crescent called for support from international health organizations for the improvement of healthcare services in the Washokani camp which houses people displaced by Turkish invasion in northern Syria.
• SOHR reports ongoing Turkish military deployment to Syria 

  From February 2 to date, 6,845 trucks and military vehicles have entered the Syrian territory. The number of Turkish soldiers who were deployed in Idlib and Aleppo during the same period exceeded 10,400.
• M4 highway opened for civil traffic 

  For the first time in seven months, the M4 highway connecting the Euphrates and Cizîrê regions is open to civilians. This was preceded by negotiations between the SDF and Damascus under Russian mediation.
• Twin explosions rock Turkish occupied Afrin 

  Afrin remains under the occupation of the Turkish army and Islamist proxies since March 2018.
• Number of coronavirus cases in Syria rises to 106 

  106 people have been infected with Covid-19 while four people have died in Syria.
• Expulsion from Turkish occupation zone continues 

  People in Northern Syria are still fleeing from the Turkish occupation forces. Every day dozens of people from the occupation zone reach the autonomous area.
• Refugees in Washokani Camp prepare to face summer months 

  Life in camps for refugees is always full of difficulties and problems. Once an issue is solved, another arises. 
• Urban gardening in Qamishlo 

  In Qamishlo people got together to clean up a garbage site and turned it into a vegetable garden.
• Occupation forces set fire to fields in Zirgan 

  As part of its occupation strategy, Turkey is deliberately setting fire to cultivated areas in the autonomous region of North-East Syria. After Til Temir, the agricultural lands in Zirgan region are now on fire.
• Provocation by ISIS women in Hol Camp 

  Female followers of the terrorist militia "Islamic State" carried out a short march in the Hol camp and voiced their loyalty to the jihad. Female Islamists are acting with increasing self-confidence.
• Four commanders among 37 ISIS members killed in Ramadan 

  During the month of Ramadan, SOHR activists have documented 43 attacks by ISIS members and cells, from detonations, executions, surprising attacks to ambushes.
• Drinking water supplied in the Washokani camp 

  In many places in Rojava water has been scarce since the invasion. Getting enough water for all people is a big challenge in the shadow of war, embargo and coronavirus emergency. At least the problem in the Washokani camp could now be solved.
• 16 more Coronavirus cases registered in Syria 

  The Syrian Health Ministry stated that 16 new coronavirus cases have been registered in Syria, while four cases have recovered.
• Attack by occupation forces injures a civilian in Gire Spi 

  Yet another civilian has been targeted by the occupiers in northern Syria.
• Field fires continue to rage in Til Temir 

  Fire squads and local people cannot put out the fire due to the attacks ongoing for two days.
• Turkish soldiers open fire on fire brigade in Rojava 

  As part of its occupation strategy, Turkey is deliberately setting fire to cultivated areas in the autonomous region of North-East Syria. In Kobanê and Til Temir, firefighting teams have been fired upon.