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• 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.
• “Turkey takes advantage of the crisis in occupied lands” 

  Bab Military Council Commander General Cemal Ebu Cuma said Turkey has caused chaos in occupied Bab since the beginning and taken advantage of it. Commander Ebu Cuma said the crisis in Idlib was also created by Turkey.
• HRE: 2 terrorists killed in Afrin 

  Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE) announced that 2 gang members were killed and 4 were wounded in an action in the Basute village in Afrin’s Sherawa district on May 17.
• Turkish army killed civilian in Shehba 

  A civilian was killed in the bombing carried out by the Turkish army and its mercenary allies in the town of Til Rifat and surrounding villages.
• SDF: 42 terrorists captured in operations against ISIS cells 

  42 terrorists have been captured in operations against ISIS cells.
• Turkish shelling causes fire in Kobanê 

  In Kobanê, arbitrary shelling on civilian settlement areas set fire to wheat fields in the border village of Eshme. No one was injured, but about one hectare of cultivated land has been destroyed.
• Lawyers: International court must be established for DAESH 

  Lawyer Issa stressed that “there should be a different treatment for those actively involved in the horrible massacres carried out by DAESH and those who have been brainwashed or did not commit blood crimes.”
• Blast kills a civilian, injures six others in Manbij 

  In the northern Syrian city of Manbij, a person has been killed in an explosion. Six other people were injured.
• 20 ISIS terrorists arrested in Deir ez-Zor 

  20 ISIS jihadists were arrested by the SDF in Deir ez-Zor region.
• DAESH mine killed one, injured four in Gire Spi 

  Some of those wounded have critical injuries.
• Weteni Hospital of Raqqa goes into service 

  The Weteni Hospital in Raqqa has gone into service after years.
• MLKP Rojava held first conference: We will spread the revolution 

  MLKP Rojava held its first conference and said, “We will spread the revolution throughout Syria and the Middle East, we will combine it with the revolution in Turkey and Kurdistan.”
• Three terrorists killed in Afrin 

  Three DAESH mercenaries were killed and 7 were injured in an action against the military police station in the city center of Afrin.
• 43 prisoners released in Deir ez-Zor 

  43 people arrested for aiding and abetting ISIS were released today on the appeal of opinion leaders and clan sheiks in Deir ez-Zor.
• Demonstration in Amûdê against Turkish occupation 

  As part of its ongoing occupation efforts, the Turkish state is building a wall around Afrin. A demonstration against the construction of the wall took place today in the northern Syrian city of Amûdê.