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• Turkish drone attack in in Gire Spi kills three civilians, including a child 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against North-East Syria, where it has already occupied territories in violation of international law. Turkish attacks have killed 16 civilians this month alone.
• Turkish-backed factions continue logging olive trees in Afrin 

  Turkish-backed mercenaries continue committing crimes in the areas they have invaded in North-East Syria in violation of international law.
• Zelal Ceger: No difference between the policies of the Turkish state and the Syrian government 

  PYD’s Zelal Ceger said that there was no difference between the Syrian government policy of subjecting Shehba Canton to starvation and the Turkish invasion attacks on Syrian lands.
• Life in Shehba under threat due to Turkish attacks and Syrian embargo 

  The Turkish attacks and the Syrian government embargo have led to the suspension of public services, education and health care in the Shehba Region of North-East Syria.
• SDF arrests one of ISIS families’ smugglers in Heseke countryside 

  The SDF arrested one of ISIS families’ smugglers in Heseke countryside.
• TEV-DEM Co-Chair: A patriotic spirit must be developed against Turkish attacks 

  Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) Co-Chair Xerib Hiso called on the people of North and East Syria to resist the attacks based on revolutionary people's war, saying that everyone should act with a patriotic spirit.
• 19 schools in Kobanê destroyed by Turkish bombs 

  Many pupils in Kobanê are no longer able to study as they did a few weeks ago. Since the Erdogan regime opened a new war front in northern Syria, 19 schools near the border have been damaged or completely destroyed.
• Syrian embargo deprives 15,000 students of education in Afrin and Shehba 

  The embargo imposed by the Syrian regime on the Shehba Canton and Afrin Canton's Sherawa and Shera districts has deprived 15,000 students of education.
• Mercenaries affiliated to the Turkish state kidnap tribal leader in Girê Spî 

  Mercenaries affiliated to the Turkish state kidnapped Hayil Casim el Xelef el Hesan, the opinion leader of the Arab tribe named El Bu Esaf, in the town of Elî Baciliyê in Girê Spî.
• 18 Turkish-backed mercenaries killed in SDF’s response operations 

  18 mercenaries were killed and 6 others wounded as a result of response operations by the SDF.
• Occupation forces continue to plunder Afrin's resources and nature 

  The invading Turkish state continues to systematically plunder Afrin's main sources of income and nature. At least 200 more olive trees have been cut down in Sherawa district.
• People of Manbij: We will fight alongside the SDF 

  Representatives of the peoples in Manbij said that they knew the reason why the Turkish state attacked and added that they would fight alongside the SDF without leaving their lands.
• YAT captures an ISIS emir and two other terrorists 

  The Anti-Terrorism Units (YAT) captured three ISIS members, one of them an emir, during operations against ISIS cells preparing to attack in Hol, Til Hemîs and Dêrazor.
• HRE: Two invaders killed, two others injured 

  The Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE) reported that two Turkish-backed mercenaries were killed, and two police officers were injured during operations against the invaders.
• Health of Rojava people in danger due to heavy embargo 

  Due to the heavy embargo on the autonomous areas in northern and eastern Syria, the situation of the people living in the region is becoming increasingly difficult. Medical supplies are no longer sufficient.
• Raqqa civil society organizations demand closure of Northern and Eastern Syria air space 

  Raqqa civil society organizations demanded that the airspace of Northern and Eastern Syria be closed and that Leader Öcalan's freedom be ensured.
• Deir ez-Zor Women's Committee holds dialogue workshop 

  The Deir ez-Zor Women's Committee held a dialogue workshop with the slogan "Politics and women's cause in the opinion of Leader Öcalan".
• People in Kobanê protest against the isolation of Öcalan 

  In Kobanê, people took to the streets at the call of the Young Women's Association to protest against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan. The isolation from the outside world is an expression of Turkey's anti- Kurdish war policy, they said.
• Turkey continues shelling civilian settlements in North-East Syria 

  The invading Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against North-East Syria with the goal of invading the entire region in violation of international law.
• Yet another civilian killed by ongoing Turkish attacks in North-East Syria 

  Another civilian has been killed in Turkey's attacks on northeast Syria.
• YPG commemorates martyrs of Amûdê  

  “They came together from different regions of Kurdistan to defend the Rojava project. Our connection to them is infinite,” the YPG said, speaking about martyrs Dilxwaz Agir and Hisên Mamed.
• Shehba Canton suspends education and municipal services because of Damascus embargo 

  Due to the embargo imposed by the Damascus government on Shehba Canton, education and municipal services were suspended for another week.
• Turkey bombs villages in Kobanê and Til Temir  

  Villages in Kobanê and Til Temir were bombed by the Turkish army.
• Turkish attacks on North-East Syria continue 

  The Turkish army and its jihadist mercenary forces continue the wave of attacks on the autonomous region of northern and eastern Syria that started three weeks ago.
• North and East Syria Veterans Federation organizes new activities 

  There are 4,200 veterans in North-East Syria who continue to resist against the invasion attacks that have been going on since 2012. The North-East Syria Veterans Federation provides education and treatment to war veterans.