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• Turkish unmanned drones circle over Shehba 

  Turkish Jihadist occupation forces continue their attacks on the autonomous area without interruption despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
• TEV-DEM condemns Turkish attack against Maxmur 

  TEV-DEM condemned the Turkish state brutal attacks and bombardment against Maxmur Camp which is still under KDP embargo.
• Autonomous Administration: WHO hid coronavirus case from us 

  The Autonomous Administration Health Committee stated that WHO has hidden the presence of a coronavirus case in the Syria regime-controlled area.
• Shehba resistance: One million olive trees planted 

  Some families who fled from Afrin to Shehba have joined forces and planted over a million olive trees.
• Two attacks in Ain Isa, Internal Security Forces launch operation 

  While a hand grenade was thrown at a civilian house in Ain Issa, two vehicles belonging to the Syrian government forces were also set on fire. Internal Security Forces launched an operation.
• Attack on a checkpoint causes material damage in Qamishlo 

  The attack did not result in casualties but caused material damage.
• Ilham Ehmed: The WHO must act immediately for NE Syria 

  Kurdish politician Ilham Ehmed of the MSD calls for support from the WHO for the prevention of the Covid-19 pandemic in northeast Syria.
• Kongreya Star: Turkey’s attacks aim for a massacre of Kurds 

  In addition to Maxmur, the Turkish state has also bombarded the Kurdish inhabited areas in the Shehba region.
• Car bomb explodes in Serêkaniyê 

  In a village near the Turkish state-occupied city of Serêkaniyê in northern Syria, a car bomb prepared by jihadists exploded prematurely.
• Occupation forces attack villages in Ain Issa 

  Turkey continues its attacks on northeast Syria as part of its ongoing military offensive seeking to invade the region.
• Northern Syria: Up to 1.2 million people left without water 

  In response to a written question by the member of parliament Evrim Sommer, the German Government stated that up to 1.2 million people are affected by the interruption of the water supply by the Turkish occupation forces in Northern Syria.
• HRE: Two jihadists killed, three others wounded in Sherawa 

  Two mercenaries killed and three others wounded in Shera, while one other was seriously wounded near Mare city.
• HRE hit invaders in Sherawa and al-Bab 

  Afrin Liberation Forces continue inflicting blows on the occupation forces in North-East Syria.
• 'The YPG and YPJ will liberate Serêkaniyê' 

  Necah and Fahrettin Mihemmed, from Serêkaniyê, have settled in Washokanî Camp to escape the brutality of the invading Turkish state and mercenaries. The are certain that "the YPG and YPJ fighters will clear Serêkaniyê from the invaders."
• PYD says 'essential for families and lawyers to meet Öcalan' 

  The PYD said in a statement that "it is essential for families and lawyers to meet with leader Abdullah Öcalan," given the threat posed by coronavirus.
• Watching their country from Rojava 

  The international fighters of the Freedom Battalion in Rojava are following the situation in their country as the coronavirus pandemic spreads.
• Tension between Turkish troops and al-Nusra in Idlib 

  HTS members and civilians closed the road and did not allow the patrol to take place and protested against Turkish troops, saying “Get out of here. This is our land.”
• Civilian from Gire Spi tortured to death by Turkish-backed gangs 

  Occupation forces continue committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Turkish-occupied regions of North-East Syria.
• Northern Syria: Agriculture under artillery fire 

  The farmers in the Ain Issa region are in their fields under constant artillery fire from the Turkish occupying forces and their militias. They are nevertheless determined not to abandon their land to the occupying forces.
• NES Autonomous Administration wishes happy Easter 

  Also in North and East Syria, services and traditional customs around Easter have to be cancelled due to the Corona pandemic. Nevertheless, the Autonomous Administration wishes all Christians a Merry Christmas and peace and stability for the whole world.
• Third quarantine centre set up in Kobanê 

  In cooperation with the German organisation "Aktion für verfolgte Christen und Notleidende" (Action for persecuted Christians and people in need) another quarantine centre has been set up in Kobanê, should there be suspected cases of coronavirus.
• HRE says it killed three soldiers and destroyed three vehicles 

  HRE fighters carried out two sabotage actions against the invading Turkish army in Shêrawa, province of Afrin. Three soldiers were killed, three vehicles, 2 of them loaded with a dock, were destroyed.
• “It’s very important that children don’t miss out on education” 

  Due to the current situation of Coronavirus pandemic it was generally decided to stop all work including schools in North and East Syria.
• HRE announces the martyrdom of three fighters 

  HRE promised to avenge their martyrs and to call the occupiers to account.
• Three and a half years of torture by Turkish-backed militias 

  For three and a half years, A.H. from Azaz was severely tortured by the militia "Jabhat al-Shamiya" in prisons in the Turkish occupation zone in northern Syria. He also witnessed torture of Kurdish prisoners by imprisoned ISIS jihadists.