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• Tabqa Cemetery of Martyrs renovated 

  Reconstruction Institution of the Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) is renovating the Cemetery of Martyrs in Tabqa.
• Delegation from Germany visits Northern Syria 

  An eleven-member delegation from Germany has left for a round trip to Rojava and Northern Syria.
• Rojava cities rally against the Turkish occupation 

  Demos in many cities for Global Action Day against the occupation of Afrin and Kurdistan.
• Afrin Canton Council calls for action against Turkish invasion 

  The Executive Council of Afrin Canton called on the UN, the U.N. Security Council, and the EU to put pressure on Turkey to leave the occupied regions and to guarantee that all displaced people can safely return to their homes.
• People of Kobanê protest against Turkish invasion 

  Kurds and their friends are taking to the streets in Kurdistan and all around the world today to mark 26 May Global Action Day against Turkish invasion of Rojava and Kurdistan.
• Thousands march against Turkish invasion in Dêrik and Girkê Legê 

  Thousands gathered in Dêrik and Girkê Legê in the Qamishlo Canton for the May 26 Day Against Turkish State Invasion and protested the Turkish state’s invasion attacks in various centers throughout Kurdistan.
• People of Manbij condemn Turkish invasion 

  The Turkish state attacks were protested in a mass demonstration in Manbij.
• People of Afrin and Shehba protest against Turkish invasion 

  People will be taking to the streets across Kurdistan and all around the world today on occasion of the Global Action Day against Turkish occupation of Kurdistan.
• TEV-DEM meets with Afrin and Shehba people 

  The meeting was to address future political developments in the Syrian war.
• A story to be told inside each refugee tent 

  Many people fled their cities and found shelter in SDF-controlled areas.
• Gangs ask for ransom for the locals they abduct in Afrin 

  Invading Turkish forces and allied gangs have abducted and tortured several locals in Afrin’s Mabeta and Shiye districts, and asked for ransom for these people.
• Northern Syria Delegation visits Egypt 

  Cairo is ready to play a role in the solution of the Syrian war.
• Kobanê will rally against occupation on Global Action Day 

  A march will take place in Kobanê city as part of the actions against the Turkish occupation of Afrin.
• Italian delegation continues talks and visits in Rojava 

  To read about someone’s story and to actually listen to it where it unfolded is a completely different thing.
• Displaced people of Afrin: We won't leave our land to invaders 

  People of Afrin commend the help and support provided by the communes in the region.
• List of Afrin residents abducted by Turkish forces and gangs 

  The Turkish army and their allied gangs continue to implement enemy laws in Northern Syria and abduct and murder Afrin residents.
• Turkish ID papers for Afrin residents for the election 

  The invading Turkish state and their allied gangs have tasked some gang members with returning families who emigrated from Afrin. Gang members receive $1000 for every 10 families they take back. The purpose is high participation in Turkey's elections.
• Italian delegation arrives in Rojava 

  An Italian delegation will be observing the Democratic Autonomous Administration project and its institutions in Rojava.
• Report on Afrin's displaced people published 

  Afrin Canton renewed calls to international community to help the refugees in Shehba.
• Oil tanker explodes in Derik, killing a child 

  Explosion of an oil tanker left a child dead and 4 people wounded in Derik city of Rojava.
• Extortion and abduction in Afrin 

  In the Mabeta district, the invading Turkish state is abducting civilians to unknown locations, and they are extorting people. Meanwhile construction of a base in Afrin continues.
• Overview of the demographic change in Afrin 

  Since the beginning of May, 1139 militiamen and their families have been settled in the region following the occupation of the northern Syrian canton of Afrin by Turkey in violation of international law.
• TEV-DEM Xelil: Kurdish National Congress could be held in Rojava 

  TEV-DEM Xelil visited South Kurdistan and proposed the Kurdish National Congress to be held in Rojava
• Saving lives ISIS wants to destroy 

  Dr. Akif Kobanê has participated in all operations against ISIS since the battle of Kobanê, and is calling for all doctors loyal to their Hippocratic oath and all aid organizations to show solidarity with the people of Northern Syria.
• Italian doctor in Shehba for children of Afrin 

  Italian pediatrician Marino went to Shehba to treat children and is calling for all doctors to help the people of Afrin.