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• Clash between Bubena tribe and Ahrar al-Sham gangs in Afrin 

  Gang groups backed by Turkey continue their atrocities against civilians in occupied Afrin.
• Self-Defense Forces join Deir ez-Zor liberation campaign 

  The campaign to liberate Deir ez-Zor territory from ISIS continues at full force.
• 65.000 children face fatal risk in Shehba 

  No humanitarian aid can reach the Shehba Canton, where people of Afrin have also settled, due to the embargo and siege by the invading Turkish state and their allied gangs.
• Sultan Murad gang member killed in Azaz 

  Wrath of Olive Operation Room Command announced that a member of Sultan Murad gang has been killed in Azaz.
• Afrin Liberation Conference meetings continue in Shehba region 

  Second stage of Afrin Resistance under way.
• Commune in Fafin excavates new well to solve water issue 

  The flow of residents from Afrin fleeing their homes increased water problems, but together the people solve it.
• Tabqa Administration providing jobs to thousands 

  The Administration has set up a sort of job center for people looking to work.
• No news from Afrin resident since the occupation 

  Mihemed Hesen Biremo was kidnapped and his wife has received no news of his whereabouts.
• YPG: Turkish army targeted civilians in Serekaniye 

  The occupant Turkish army is increasing its attacks and military activities against Rojava in an attempt to invade further areas.
• 20 young people from Gire Spi join YRC training term 

  The Rojava Youth Union (YCR) Martyr Hozan Can Academy launched a new training term with 20 young participants from Gire Spi.
• Two civilians wounded in Serekaniye in Turkish soldiers’ attack 

  The invading Turkish army opened fire on the wheat silo in the Al-Mahata neighborhood of the Serekaniye city, wounding two civilians.
• Explosion kills one, injures five in Shaddadi 

  Shaddadi town in Heseke was hit by an explosion Wednesday morning.
• Justice through dialogue 

  The Peace Committees solve conflicts through dialogue and mutual understanding.
• Rojava youth starts action at border against Turkish occupation 

  Youth organizations in Rojava and Northern Syria have started an action at Semelka Border Crossing in protest at Turkey’s attacks against Southern Kurdistan and the KDP government’s obstructions to cross the border.
• Occupation forces abduct 30 people in a village of Afrin 

  Never-ending reports of abductions and ransom demands from the Turkish-occupied Afrin are coming through on daily basis. On Sunday, 30 people were kidnapped from a village in the district of Shiye.
• Mine explosion injures a woman in Shehba 

  Explosion of a mine left a woman injured in Shehba Canton.
• Turkish army attacks a village of Kobane 

  Turkish soldiers at Rojava border have attacked a village in Kobane.
• Ankara’s gangs kill two brothers in Afrin 

  The Turkish army and their allied gangs abducted two brothers from the Imerat clan in invaded Afrin and brutally tortured and killed them.
• Elderly man kidnapped and tortured in Afrin 

  Turkey affiliated gangs have kidnapped and tortured an elderly civilian in Afrin.
• Turkish army dispatches tanks and vehicles to Rojava border 

  Turkish army has dispatched a number of tanks and armored vehicles to the border with Rojava.
• Occupation forces set fire to Mount Hawar in Afrin 

  The occupation forces have started a huge wildfire on Mount Hawar in Afrin.
• Gang leader from Latakia killed in Afrin 

  A top member of the Faylaq al-Sham gang group partaking in the invasion attacks on Afrin, has been killed.
• “I came to Kobanê to fulfill the dream of my fallen friends” 

  Bêrîtan was wounded in the bomb attack in Suruç in 2015 while trying to bring toys to kids in Kobanê.
• Two meetings to discuss Afrin Liberation Conference resolutions 

  The two meetings were held in the villages of Bene and Aqibe in Shehba region.
• Free Press Association meets in Manbij 

  Journalists from the region came together for their first meeting as a Union.