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• Life sentence for sexual violence against a child in Manbij 

  The Council for Social Justice of Manbij and surrounding areas has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for rape and the attempted murder of a three-year-old child.
• Rojava: Germany must cease support for occupation 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has sharply criticized the German government's support for Turkey in building accommodation in the occupied territories.
• Kobanê people celebrate the anniversary of liberation 

  Five years have passed since the liberation of Kobanê. The strategic battle of Kobanê took place in that important city of Rojava between 15 September 2014 and 26-27 January 2015, when it was liberated.
• 4 jihadists killed, another injured in HRE operations 

  HRE reported continued operations against occupation forces in al-Bab and Afrin regions.
• Brother of murdered sisters: Turkey responsible for the killing 

  Ahrar al-Sharqiya is a mercenary group of Deir ez-Zor origin and was founded by Abu Marya El Kahtani, when he left the al-Nusra Front in 2016.
• People of Afrin resist against the embargo in Shehba 

  The increase in food products prices are affecting refugees in Shehba. The people of Afrin, who continue to resist despite all difficulties, are determined to stand their ground until they return to their homes.
• Oncological radiology center opened in Qamishlo 

  In order to bundle the competencies of its medical facilities, the Cizîrê Region Health Committee has opened an oncological radiology center in Qamishlo. It is the first facility of its kind in all of northern and eastern Syria.
• Explosion kills at least 7 in Turkish-occupied Azaz 

  At least seven people have died in a violent explosion in the Turkish-occupied northern Syrian city of Azaz.
• Til Temir: "The safe zone is a lie" 

  The house of Fatma Ahmed in a small village near Til Temir has been hit by Turkish artillery shells. The mother of nine children now lives in a tent. She regards talk of a safe zone in northern Syria as mendacious.
• The resistance of Kobanê in pictures 

  Five years ago the ISIS was defeated in Kobanê. ANF Rojava correspondent Ersin Çaksu was there and photographed the legendary resistance in the North Syrian city.
• Turkish army and mercenaries attack villages in Shera, Afrin 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal offensive seeking to invade North and East Syria has continued since October 9 in violation of international law.
• Turkey builds wall on western border of Girê Spî 

  The invading Turkish state is building a wall on the western border of Girê Spi to separate Girê Spî and Kobanê.
• Two martyrs laid to rest in Deir ez-Zor 

  People of North and East Syria bid farewell to their martyrs.
• People of Kobane protest Turkish invasion 

  People of North and East Syria are increasingly protesting against the genocidal campaign of the Turkish state seeking to invade the region.
• SDF: Turkey wants to extend the occupation zone 

  The Turkish army with its proxy troops is attacking further areas outside the already occupied zone. The SDF informs about the current developments of the past days in Northern Syria.
• A family displaced first by ISIS, then by Turkey 

  Zilfa Salih, who was forced to move to Serekaniye when ISIS attacked Kobane in 2015, has now moved from Serekaniye to the Washokani Camp near Heseke due to the Turkish invasion.
• Til Temir: US troops encounter Russian military convoy 

  A confrontation between US and Russian troops in the North Syrian town of Til Temir has led to renewed tension. A similar incident had already occurred a week ago.
• Syriac Military Council repels attacks in Til Temir 

  The invasion attacks of the Turkish state and its mercenaries against the villages of Til Temir were repelled by the resistance of the Syriac Military Council fighters.
• People protest murder of two Arab women in village of Serêkaniyê 

  The residents of the village of Rawiyê in Serêkaniyê protested the killing of two women carried out by mercenaries linked to the Turkish state.
• Turkey's gangs kill two Arab women in a village of Serekaniye 

  Two women have been murdered by jihadists in a village in the vicinity of Serekaniye after they had refused to hand over their house to the Ahrar al-Sharqiya militia.
• Occupation forces attack villages in Shera, Afrin 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal offensive seeking to invade North and East Syria has continued since October 9 in violation of international law.
• Second group of refugees from Idlib reaches Manbij 

  With the help of the SDF, a hundred more refugees could be brought from Idlib to Manbij.
• Turkey-linked mercenaries kidnap 10 civilians in Afrin 

  It was reported that mercenary groups controlled by the Turkish state kidnapped 10 civilians, including a woman, in the village of Maratê in Afrin.
• Turkmens reject Russian aid: We just want Turkish troops to leave 

  People of North-East Syria want the Turkish forces to be driven out the occupied areas.
• Yazidis from Afrin: We will never surrender to Turkey 

  We will continue to resist until the occupation forces are driven out of our lands, say the Yazidi residents displaced from Afrin.