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• Abductions and murders on the rise in Afrin 

  Abductions for ransom and murders against civilians are on the rise in Turkish state occupied Afrin. The gangs tortured and killed a civilian in Afrin and several civilians were abducted in May.Policies to change the demographic makeup are still in place.
• DKP/BÖG: We salute the victorious against the isolation 

  DKP/ BÖG saluted the victory against the isolation and said, “We will take the line of resistance of thousands of prisoners to the frontmost areas of struggle to tear down fascism.”
• Fridays For Future Rojava! 

  Around 50 people joined the action in Qamishlo.
• Young woman wounded by Turkish army in Afrin 

  A young woman has been wounded in Şêrawa by the Turkish army.
• European delegation visits Autonomous Administration and MSD 

  The European delegation reached Northern and Eastern Syria yesterday and met with the Autonomous Administration and MSD representatives today in Ayn Isa.
• Clans from Raqqa: Turkey has always been obsessed with invasions 

  Clan sheikhs and opinion leaders in Raqqa pointed out that the Turkish state’s presence in Syrian territory is not legal or legitimate. The sheiks said the Turkish state has always been obsessed with invasions.
• Qamishlo: "To defend nature, we must organize" 

  Students of the Rojava University sent their greetings to all activists who are committed to defend nature and life all over the world and wished them every success in the second global climate strike.
• Migrants in Hol Camp to return to their lands 

  The migrants from Northern and Eastern Syria living in the Hol Camp are to return to their own lands.
• European delegation led by Weidenholzer MEP in Rojava 

  European delegation reached North and East Syria.
• Abductee found dead in Afrin 

  The body of Reşîd Hemîd Xelîl has been found with torture marks on it on a street in Shera district in Afrin. Xelîl had been kidnapped with his son and another civilian by Turkish-backed jihadists.
• Explosion in Til Temir 

  In the northern Syrian district town of Til Temir, a motorcycle loaded with an explosive device exploded. There were no deaths or injuries as result of the explosion.
• Hol Camp to be expanded  

  The Hol Camp Administration decided to add two more sections to the camp due to the increase in the number of refugees and migrants. The camp administration said international institutions continue to show little awareness for the issues refugees have.
• Hunger strike in Shehba on day 8 

  Activists on hunger strike in Shehba to support the hunger strikes and death fasts called on the CPT to fulfill its duties.
• MSD Co-chair: We are planning a Syria Congress 

  MSD Co-chair Emine Omer said they believe the path of dialogue is the base for the solution to the Syrian crisis and that they are planning to hold a congress to encompass Syria in general by the end of this year.
• Villages are converted into military bases in occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish occupation forces in the northern Syrian Afrin have seized 15 houses in the village of Kîmarê and converted them into military bases.
• 670 bodies recovered from the largest mass grave in Raqqa 

  From the mass grave discovered in January in a suburb of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the remains of another 670 ISIS victims have been recovered. The bodies of some missing foreigners are suspected to be in the mass grave.
• "Construction of wall in Afrin is contrary to international law" 

  Turkey's construction of the wall in occupied Afrin is contrary to international law, according to lawyer Bedirxan Etî in Kobanê.
• “Danger will remain until ISIS members are tried at court" 

  Deputy Co-Chair of the Autonomous Euphrates Region Administration, Sara Xelîl, warns of imprisoned ISIS jihadists in northern Syria. Without an international court, they pose a great danger, she says.
• HRE: 9 terrorists were killed in Shera and Sherawa 

  9 gang members were killed in HRE actions in Afrin’s Shera and Sherawa districts.
• Occupation forces burned cultivated land in Sherawa, Afrin 

  The Turkish army and jihadist allies continue their barbaric acts in the occupied Afrin Canton.
• Systematic attacks by the occupation forces in Afrin continue 

  Since the occupation of Afrin Canton by the Turkish state and its militias, systematic attacks on the population have taken place. The barbaric acts of looting, torture and kidnapping continue.
• YPJ commander: Our fight against ISIS sleeper cells will continue 

  YPJ commander Ronahi Halep explains that the fight against the sleeper cells of the ISIS is being resolutely continued.
• Turkish army expels Kurds from a village of Afrin 

  The Turkish army forces are continuing their attacks against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Turkish army shelled villages in Shehba 

  The villages of Belûniyê and Eyn Deqnê have been shelled by Turkish army.
• Turkish army fires at workers in Rojava 

  The Turkish army opened fire across the border on workers near the town of Dêrik in Rojava.