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Syria: two Syrian journalists, Nazim Dastan and Cihan Bilgin, were killed outside the city of Kobane today when a Turkish drone struck their car as they were traveling through SDF territory

US is quite concerned about the effects of fighting between SDF and SNA backed by Turkiye near the Tishreen Dam and damage to that dam, AS Barbara Leaf tells reporters "If it was significant structural damage, the threat that it could cause to 1000s of people in communities downstream. So there's that ceasefire we are working energetically in discussions with Turkish leaders, also with SDF, we think the better, the best way ahead is for ceasefire around Kobani, and that we work engage to find what I would call a managed transition in terms of SDF rule in that part of the country." She added

DF reports "intense clashes" as they confront an SNA attack on Qere Qozaq Bridge

U.S. forces killed ISIS leader Abu Yusif aka Mahmud in an airstrike in the Deir ez-Zur Province, CENTCOM says.

US delegation’s conference in Damascus cancelled due to security concerns: Al Arabia

Police in Van attack and detain journalists and activists protesting the killing of Kurdish journalists Jihan Belki and Nazim Dashdam in a Turkish drone strike in North Syria. Police blockaded the street, assaulted protesters—including journalists and politicians

Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that 11 PKK militants were neutralized in an air operation in northern Iraq.

Turkish President: We will double our trade relations with Syria, which will bring great benefits to both countries in various fields

Clashes reported between SNA and SDF at Tel Temr line east of Ras al-Ayn

Pentagon says there are now 2,000 US troops in Syria, up from previous level of 900 "core" presence. Additional ~1,100 are "temporary rotational forces" deployed to meet "shifting mission requirements," @PentagonPresSec says

A large-scale campaign by the Syrian Democratic Forces in the city of Maadan, in the countryside of Raqqa, after "some ISIS sleeper cells entered it"

The US stated that the ceasefire between the SDF and Turkey in northern Syria remains "holding" while they closely monitor developments in Kobane

SDF chief Mazloum Abdi tells Reuters that if they reach an agreement with Turkey to end hostilities in northern Syria, non-Syrian Kurdish fighters will leave Syria

Military Operations Department takes control of Maadan, Zour Shammar and Al-Sabkha east of Raqqa

Reuters: SDF calls on Kobane(Ayn al-Arab) residents to take up arms

Iraq announces the repatriation of Syrian soldiers ‘fled after Assad fall’ stationed in Anbar back to Syria

Turkish Defense: The factions we support will control the Kurdish areas in northern Syria

Turkish Defense Ministry: No agreement on truce with SDF in northern Syria

Aleppo countryside: A violent explosion rocks Manbij

Violent clashes in Manbij during the night

The Turkish army launched "an intense artillery bombardment on the Qereqozaqê Bridge on the southern front of Kobani at dawn today." - ANHA

Turkish FM urges new Syrian authorities to address Kurdish forces 'problem'

US State Department Spokesperson: We are in contact with Türkiye regarding the situation in northern Syria

Clashes and mutual artillery strikes between the SDF and the Turkish led SNA reported in the vicinity of Tishreen dam

The Kurdish-led administration in North-eastern Syria removes customs and taxes between the Kurdish-held areas and other parts of Syria - Statement

The Turkish army is currently shelling the village of Bir Haso and the vicinity of the Qarqozak Bridge, south of Kobani, with heavy weapons.

SDF says Turkey is attacking southern Kobane with heavy weapons despite ceasefire - Statement

US State Department: We are considering sending military personnel to Syria

Pentagon: Turkish Foreign Minister's Statements on the Need to Disband the Syrian Democratic Forces Raise Concerns

Turkish Vice President: Israel's actions are illegal and no foreign power should destabilize Syria