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• Petition to remove Turkish bases submitted to the KRG 

  The signatures gathered to demand the removal of the Turkish state from Bashurê (Southern) Kurdistan have been submitted to the government. There are over 10.000 signatures.
• KCK issues Afrin call for all Kurds and humanity 

  KCK Executive Council Co-presidency has issued a statement and said nobody directly or indirectly involved in the invasion attacks against Afrin will be forgiven.
• HPG: Turkish army used chemical gas in Gabar 

  HPG Press Center announced that the Turkish army used chemical gas during an operation on Mount Gabar.
• HPG hits the Turkish army in Şemdinli 

  Two soldiers were killed as HPG guerrillas hit a Turkish military unit in the countryside of Hakkari yesterday.
• Guerrillas down a Turkish drone in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas have downed a drone of the Turkish army in Çukurca on February 24.
• Turkish army launches an operation in Cudi region 

  While the Turkish military started an operation in Cudi region, counter-guerrilla units in guerrilla uniforms are reportedly persecuting the local people in Silopi region.
• Kurdish delegation visits the Czech Embassy in Hewlêr 

  A delegation visited the Czech representation in the Kurdish city of Hewlêr (Erbil). The meeting called for the release of Saleh Muslim.
• Southern Kurdistan officials call for the release of Moslem 

  Officials from Southern Kurdistan called for the immediate release of Saleh Moslem and urged human rights organizations to act for him.
• Baghdad extends international flight ban to Southern Kurdistan 

  The Federal Government of Iraq has extended the international flight ban to Southern Kurdistan for three months.
• HPG: 13 Turkish soldiers were killed in Ağrı 

  HPG reported that 13 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed as a result of an action in Ağrı countryside.
• Latest situation in Amed’s historic Sur district 

  ANF has documented the latest situation in Sur, where the longest curfew in the world continues still. In demolished neighborhoods, the remnants of the resistance against Turkish state attacks are caught on camera.
• Four DBP members jailed in Urfa over social media posts 

  Four officials from the Democratic Regions’ Party (DBP) have been jailed in Urfa’s Siverek district.
• Kurdish Writer Ferec: Those who don’t kneel will prevail in Afrin 

  Kurdish writer Latif Fatih Ferec stated that there is a great resistance in Afrin for the last 33 days against the Turkish state and their invasion attacks and added: “Those who don’t kneel will prevail in Afrin.”
• Kirkuk’s former governor accused of corruption 

  A Kurdish lawmaker accused Kirkuk’s former governor of corruption and said that 60 million USD was transferred to the governor’s bank account illegally.
• Kurdish guerrillas kill seven Turkish soldiers in Hakkari 

  Seven Turkish soldiers were killed and a further two were wounded in Hakkari’s Semdinli district on Wednesday.
• Guerrilla very active despite winter conditions  

  Despite heavy snowfalls and state of the art military equipment of the Turkish army, many actions by the HPG took place this winter, especially in the Northern Kurdish regions of Serhat and Botan. At least 76 Turkish soldiers were killed.
• Five Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari and Hatay 

  Kurdish guerrillas killed five Turkish soldiers in Hakkari and Hatay, People’s Defence Forces (HPG) said.
• KDP bans Afrin demonstrations 

  Ezidis in the camp in Duhoq were not allowed to hold a demonstration for Afrin by the camp administration and the Asayish.
• Eight Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  People’s Defence Forces (HPG) guerrillas killed eight soldiers in Semdinli province of Hakkari on Saturday.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Hakkari released 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action in which Turkish soldiers in the countryside of Hakkari were targeted.
• Two Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  People’s Defence Forces (HPG) guerrillas killed two Turkish soldiers in Cukurca, a district of Hakkari province.
• Freedom for Ocalan Committee: Ocalan must be free 

  Freedom for Ocalan, South Kurdistan committee called for the release of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan at the 19th anniversary of the international plot.
• Guerrillas: We are ready for the great goal of liberating Öcalan 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas say they are ready to completely smash the conspiracy in 2018 and for the great goal of physically liberating Öcalan.
• 38 members resign from PDK-Syria over Afrin 

  38 members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party-Syria (PDK-S) have resigned due to its silence on the invasion attacks of the Turkish army and allied gangs against Afrin.
• February 15 plot against Öcalan condemned in Shengal 

  People of Shengal protested against the February 15 international plot against Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.