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• SDF announces details of operations against ISIS cells 

  Anti-Terror Units of the SDF targeted ISIS cells in three separate regions of Deir ez-Zor.
• Man tortured to death in Jindires, Afrin 

  The Turkish army and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in North-East Syria for all the world to see.
• Attacks cause field fires in Til Temir 

  Fires have broken out in the fields around the villages of Dirdara and Qasimiyê near the northern Syrian town of Til Temir due to continuous artillery fire.
• Conflict between Ahrar al-Sharqiya and the Turkish army in Siluk 

  In Siluk near Girê Spî there have been clashes between Turkish soldiers and mercenaries of the militia Ahrar al-Sharqiya. The jihadist militia, which is under Turkish command, opposes their deployment to Libya.
• Occupation forces burn fields and houses in Zirgan 

  The Turkish occupation troops set fire to fields and houses near the northern Syrian village of Zirgan.
• 'Kurdish National Unity Parties' formed in North-East Syria 

  The establishment of a new structure called "Kurdish National Unity Parties" was announced.
• Civilian injured in artillery attack on Manbij 

  A 30-year-old man was seriously injured in an attack by Turkish Jihadist occupation forces on a village near the northern Syrian town of Manbij.
• Online education continues in North East Syria despite problems 

  Jazira (Cizire) and Euphrates Region Education and Training Committees worked in coordination to ensure the best material for online education.
• ISIS executes seven regime-backed militiamen in Deir ez-Zor 

  ISIS continues its activities in the Syrian desert, amid complete inaction by regime forces and loyal militias.
• SOHR: More mercenaries arrived at training camps in Turkey 

  The Observatory reported new batch of mercenaries arrives at training camps in Turkey.
• SDF operation against ISIS cells in Deir ez-Zor 

  A group of ISIS members have been captured and their weapons seized during the operation in the east of Deir ez-Zor.
• Cultivated areas set on fire in Kobanê 

  The Turkish army, together with allied terrorist groups, continue setting fire to fields in northern Syria by artillery fire.
• Renewed arson in Kobanê 

  In Kobanê, newly cultivated grain fields were set on fire by targeted artillery fire from the occupation forces.
• YRA: Conscious attitude of the media is essential for unity 

  The YRA calls on journalists in Rojava to take a responsible approach to the efforts for Kurdish unity and to act as a catalyzer for initiatives to promote dialogue in order to provide a service to society.
• Anger and despair over destruction of livelihood 

  The people in the northern Syrian settlements of Ain Issa and Girê Spî are angry and desperate about the destruction of their fields by the arson of the Turkish occupying forces and their militias.
• At least 22 people abducted by mercenaries in Afrin in one month 

  The Turkish state forces and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in their genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria in violation of international law.
• Seven more coronavirus cases registered in Syria 

  Syrian news agency SANA reported more Covid-19 cases in the country.
• Border crossings in North-East Syria to be reopened 

  The Tabqa and Tahya border crossings will be opened from the 20th to the 26th of May.
• Artillery fire destroys cultivated areas in Kobanê 

  West of Kobanê, more than 80 hectares of wheat fields have been set on fire and destroyed by artillery fire. A total of five mortar shells fired from the Turkish Jihadist occupation zone Jarablus hit the wheat fields.
• Turkish soldiers kill a civilian at Rojava border 

  A 50-year-old man from Çilaxa in Rojava was shot dead by Turkish border guards while working in the fields. Only last night a civilian was killed by Turkish jihadist proxies in Serêkaniyê.
• Arson in Rojava reaches new dimension 

  Systematic arson in Rojava represents a new quality of threat from the occupying forces. In Til Temir, fire on agricultural land has been raging for two days and attempts to extinguish the fire have been prevented by targeted shelling of the population.
• SOHR reports ongoing Turkish military deployment to Syria 

  Nearly 6,700 vehicles and over 10,000 soldiers brought in to “de-escalation zone” since February.
• Occupation forces set fire to fields near Ain Issa 

  Once again the Turkish army with its jihadist auxiliary troops set fire to fields near Ain Issa with artillery fire. The fire-fighting operations were hindered by further attacks.
• Occupation forces attack villages in Afrin 

  The Turkish and Jihadist occupation forces carry out artillery attacks on villages in Shera and Sherawa districts of Afrin.
• Civilian shot dead by Turkey’s mercenaries in Serêkaniyê 

  At least one civilian was shot dead by Turkish-backed jihadist proxies at a checkpoint of the occupation forces near Serêkaniyê in northern Syria. Several people were injured.