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• Occupation forces open fire on people trying to extinguish fires 

  The civilians living in the area are prevented from trying to extinguish the fire.
• HRE: Six invaders killed, eight others wounded in Afrin and Azaz 

  HRE continue inflicting blows on the occupation forces in North-East Syria.
• Turkey-linked mercenaries attack villages in Girê Spî 

  The invading Turkish state and its gangs bombed civilian settlements in Girê Spî last night.
• SOHR reports ongoing violations and arrests in Afrin region 

  Mercenary groups under the command of the Turkish state continue their violations and crimes in the occupied areas in northern Syria.
• Occupation forces attack villages in Afrin countryside 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria together with jihadist mercenaries has continued since October 2019 in violation of international law.
• Turkey’s mercenaries dig Yazidi graves in Serekaniye 

  Occupation forces in northern Syria continue committing crimes amidst a worldwide silence.
• Orphanage opens in Sheikh Maqsoud, Aleppo 

  An orphanage has been opened in the self-administered residential area Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo. So far four children live in the facility.
• Welîd Çolî registers a positive air in Rojava for Kurdish unity 

  Welîd Çolî, a political observer assessing the national unity talks in Rojava, said that there is a positive atmosphere building around the possibility of unity. Welîd Çolî said that the Turkish state started to search for an alternative to the ENKS.
• Occupation forces attack Shera and Shehba 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria in violation of international law continues amidst recently intensified attacks against the region.
• Explosion in Afrin 

  An explosion occurred on the road of Rajo in Afrin. First news reported dead and injured in the explosion.
• Occupiers burn down agricultural land in al-Bab 

  In a village east of the Turkish-occupied town of al-Bab in northern Syria, Islamist proxies set fire to agricultural land.
• Turkey reduces water flow into North East Syria 

  The water level of the Euphrates river has decreased by 60% in the past two weeks. This was due to the Turkish state reducing the flow of the river. 
• Turkish state-linked mercenaries set lands on fire in Ain Issa 

  The fire started by the invading Turkish state and its mercenaries on the agricultural lands of the people in the villages west of Ain Issa is still on.
• New Turkish military reinforcement enters the “de-escalation zone" 

  6,620 vehicles and over 10,000 soldiers have entered the “de-escalation zone” since February, SOHR says.
• Turkish forces set fire to agricultural lands in Ain Issa region 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria in violation of international law has continued since October 2019.
• Explosion during Russian-Turkish joint patrol in Idlib 

  Gunshots were heard after the explosion on M4 highway.
• Afrin Liberation Forces kill 6 mercenaries, wound 3 others 

  The Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE) reported that at least 6 invaders were killed during the actions carried out between 5 and 11 May in Afrin and Mare.
• Curfew in North-East Syria extended 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has extended measures against the Coronavirus pandemic until the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. The borders remain closed, but there are also easing measures.
• "Our children are growing up in the shadow of the bombs" 

  The people in the villages on the edge of the Turkish-occupied territories in northern Syria live under constant artillery fire.
• Two Yazidi girls freed from ISIS after six years of captivity 

  The two girls are on their way back home, the town of Shengal in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Turkish attacks against northern Syria continue 

  The Turkish state's genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria in violation of international law has continued since October 2019.
• Explosion in Turkish occupied al-Bab 

  A mine has exploded in al-Bab city center, resulting in casualties among civilians.
• Turkish-backed factions loot agricultural crops in Heseke 

  The villages used to be inhabited by Christians, Kurds and Arabs, while most of the population abandoned them except for a few Arabs.
• 28 villages in Northern Syria without electricity and water 

  For seven months now, the power supply to 28 villages in northern Syria has been interrupted due to the Turkish attacks. Since the water supply is also powered by electricity, there is not enough water for agriculture.
• Clashes between Turkish-backed proxies in Til Temir 

  In the west of Til Temir in northern Syria, fighting broke out between groups of Turkish-backed jihadists.