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• 'It’s time that we shut our doors against foreign intervention' 

  Speaking at KNK-Rojava workshop in Rimelan Kurdistan National Congress co-chair said its time for Kurdish people to shut their doors against foreign intervention.
• First footage from liberated Siwer 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released a footage showing liberated Siwer town, northeast of Deir ez-Zor.
• Children back to school in Tabqa after six years 

  Children in Tabqa are back in school after six years thanks to its liberation from ISIS by Syrian Democratic Forces.
• 300 Syrian soldiers surrender to SDF 

  300 Syrian soldiers surrendered to Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a senior SDF commander said.
• KNK-Rojava workshop starts in Rimelan, Rojava 

  Together with several political groups, Kurdistan National Congress launched a workshop in Rimelan, Rojava, in preparation for a National Unity Congress.
• SDF seize ISIS weapon depot in near Deir ez-Zor 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) seized a large ISIS arms depot in Mergeda, northeast of Deir ez-Zor city.
• Jafra oil fields under SDF control 

  A spokesperson for Operation Cizre Storm said that Syrian Democratic Forces now control Jafra Oil Fields, north of Deir ez-Zor.
• Bereaved of his language, religion, family and birth name 

  When ISIS gangs swept over Shengal on August 3, 2014 and perpetrated what went down in history as the 73rd genocide of the Êzidî community, they bereaved the children they abducted of their language, religion, cultural values and their names.
• New co-chairs elected for PYD in the 7th Congress 

  New co-chairs have been elected for the Democratic Union Party of Rojava, Northern Syria.
• PYD’s Moslem: Our goal is a democratic and federal Syria 

  PYD Co-chair Saleh Moslem stated that they are aiming for a democratic and federal Syria for all peoples of Syria. Moslem said they will strengthen Kurdish identity in Syria and stressed national unity.
• Northern Syria answers Damascus: We are ready for negotiations 

  Democratic Northern Syria Federation has answered Syrian Foreign Minister’s remarks on “negotiations”, saying that they are ready for talks.
• “Communal elections the first step towards Free Syria” 

  Democratic Northern Syria Federation Executive Council described the communal elections as the first step towards Free Syria, and said they are now preparing for the second stage which is the election of municipality, district and canton assemblies.
• MSD: Russian attack a support for terror 

  Syrian Democratic Council condemned the Russian bombardment on SDF positions, describing it as a support for terror.
• Efrîn's Roma community also takes a seat in Democratic Federation 

  With the communal elections of Northern Syria Democratic Federal System, the Roma community in Efrîn witnessed an event of historic proportion. A representative of the Roma community in Koçera Quarter was elected Co-chair of the Martyr Dilovan Community.
• Turkish army builds new guard posts on Efrîn border 

  The invading Turkish army started to build new guard posts on Rojava border.
• Turkish soldiers detain and torture two youths from Syria 

  Two young men from Syria were detained by Turkish soldiers while trying to cross the border into Northern Kurdistan, and were tortured afterwards.
• Turkish-backed gangs shell Efrîn’s villages 

  Gangs affiliated to the invading Turkish army have shelled several villages of Efrîn with heavy weaponry. YPG fighters retaliated the attacks.
• Rojava Revolution motivated by alternative questions and answers 

  American YPG fighter Rodî Xwendekar, who was a philosophy student in his homeland before coming to Rojava, stated that the Rojava Revolution is asking some important questions and is offering more compelling answers than the rest of the world.
• People voted in Democratic Northern Syria Federation elections 

  Thousands of people have visited the polling stations on Friday to vote for the commune co-chairs in all three regions of Northern Syria (Cizire, Firat and Efrin).
• Election enthusiasm in Shehba 

  The people of Shehba rushed to the polling stations for the commune co-chairs election in Northern Syria, saying: "We will get our communes working, and improve all aspects of services in terms of labour, water and social supplies."
• Voting starts in Northern Syria 

  The people are going to the polls today for the commune co-chairs election in Northern Syria. Voting has begun.
• Refugees in Ayn Îsa camp in urgent need of medical aid 

  Displaced people who have been settled in the Ayn Îsa Refugee Camp are in dire need of medical aid. The refugees called on humanitarian organisations to fulfil their duties and to provide the sick people in the camp with the necessary medical provisions.
• “Turkey not a friend of any people, not even its own people” 

  Xalid Abdo, who seceded from Jabhat al-Shamiye and joined Jabhat al-Akrad, called on the Arab people: "The Turkish state who is oppressing our rights for 400 years is no friend of ours. The enemy of grandfathers cannot be the friend of grandchildren."
• Turkey prepares to invade Idlib, a Syrian opposition leader says 

  Turkish state is preparing to invade Syria’s Idlib province, the last remaining opposition stronghold in northern Syria, a commander of Syrian opposition says.
• Ambulance hits ISIS mine in Deir ez-Zor: Two killed 

  An ambulance hit ISIS mine Tuesday in Deir ez-Zor on Tuesday morning. Two YPG members were killed in the blast.