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• People in Manbij demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Dozens of people gathered in the village of Osecilî in Manbij and marched for the freedom of Kurdish people's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Another civilian kidnapped in occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish-backed Turkmen al-Hamza Brigade kidnapped a local man in the Turkish-occupied Afrin canton.
• Mine blast kills a child in Sherawa, Afrin 

  A child lost his life due to the explosion of a landmine left behind by the Damascus government forces in the occupied Afrin canton.
• SDF arrests an ISIS member in Deir ez-Zor 

  SDF continues its operations against ISIS cells in Deir ez-Zor region.
• Turkey deports 100 Syrian refugees to the region it occupied 

  The Turkish state deported 100 Syrian refugees from the Bab El Selama Border Gate in the north of Aleppo in order to change the demographic structure of the region. These people will be placed in the regions occupied by the Turkish Republic.
• Turkish state mercenaries cut down 520 more trees in Afrin 

  Turkish state mercenaries and settlers from rural Idlib cut down 520 more trees in the villages of the occupied Afrin Canton.
• Six ISIS members arrested in Operation Retaliation for Raqqa Martyrs 

  The joint forces began sweeping the Euphrates neighborhood in Raqqa city and the al-Safsafa area in Tabqa countryside.
• Commander Çekjîn: There is a clear coordination between ISIS and the Turkish state 

  Fîras Çekjîn, a commander of the Operation Retaliation for Raqqa Martyrs, said that there is a clear coordination between ISIS and Turkey.
• First technology fair opens in Northern and Eastern Syria 

  A technology fair, the first of its kind in Northern and Eastern Syria, opened in Qamishlo and saw the participation of 24 companies and inventors in the region.
• Migrant from Afrin to lodge a complaint with the UN about Turkey 

  A migrant from Afrin will lodge a complaint with the United Nations (UN) against the Turkish state that has built a colonial house on his estate in Afrin.
• 32 arrested on the 3rd day of Operation Retaliation For Raqqa Martyrs 

  SDF and the Internal Security Forces continue large-scale security operations named “Operation Retaliation for Raqqa Martyrs” backed by the International Coalition.
• SDF dismantles an ISIS cell in Raqqa 

  Operation Retaliation for Raqqa Martyrs continues to achieve more firm results against the ISIS terrorist cells.
• People of Kobanê pay tribute to martyrs on the 8th anniversary of city's liberation 

  The People of Kobanê paid tribute to their martyrs at their graves on the 8th anniversary of the city's liberation.
• YPG marks the liberation of Kobanê: We will free our occupied lands 

  YPG celebrated the anniversary of Kobanê's liberation from ISIS, saying, “We will defend all our regions in the spirit of Kobanê resistance."
• Tribal leaders and notables support the ‘Operation Retaliation for Raqqa Martyrs’ 

  “We all support the operation launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Internal Security Forces against the remnants of ISIS cells which threaten the safety of our people,” said local notables and sheiks in the Raqqa region.
• ISIS “governor” arrested in “Operation Retaliation for Raqqa Martyrs” 

  During the first hours of Operation Retaliation for Raqqa Martyrs, the joint forces enabled by the Coalition’s airpower, arrested 68 ISIS terrorists, including the Wali (governor) of the so-called Wilayah (province) al-Raqqa.
• Victims of Turkish drones laid to rest in Til Hemis and Dêrik 

  Twelve-year-old Ehmed Ebdulxanî Salim and civilian Hîsem Hesam, two more victims of Turkish drones, were buried on Tuesday and Wednesday.
• Health care workers in Hesekê protest the isolation of Öcalan 

  The North and East Syrian Medical Professions Union protested in Hesekê against the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in Turkish captivity.
• SDF launches “Operation Retaliation for Raqqa Martyrs” 

  SDF and the Internal Security Forces announce the launch of large-scale security operations named “Operation Retaliation for Raqqa Martyrs” and the formation of a joint operations room backed by International Coalition airpower.
• Syrian Democratic Forces arrest informers working for Turkish intelligence 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces continue to carry out operations to dismantle and detain ISIS cells and mercenaries, as well as informers working for Turkish intelligence.
• Two more people kidnapped in Afrin 

  The Turkish state intelligence kidnapped two people in Cindirêsê, in the province of Afrin.
• Syrian Democratic Forces dismantle ISIS cell in Deir ez-Zor  

  The Syrian Democratic Forces dismantled a new cell in Deir ez-Zor.
• 47 ISIS women and children returned to France 

  After a meeting between representatives of the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria and the French government in Qamişlo, 15 ISIS women and 32 children from Camp Roj have been returned to France. The adults were handed over to justice.
• ‘Isolation of Öcalan violates international conventions’ 

  Legal and civil society organizations in Afrin denounced the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan as a violation of all international conventions and called on the CPT to release a detailed report on the situation of the Kurdish leader.
• Turkish armed drone crashes near Ain Issa 

  A Turkish armed drone has crashed near the village of Abu Sira in the west of Ain Issa for reasons as yet unknown.