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• 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.
• 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.