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• Residents of Xerabê Bava: State forces' siege and attacks continue 

  Residents of Nusaybin's Xerabê Bava village, which remains under the siege and attacks of Turkish state forces since February 11, stated that attacks are ongoing.
• Call for help from Nusaybin's Xerabê Bava village 

  As the siege of Turkish state forces continues in Nusaybin's Xerabê Bava village which has been cut off from electrical and telephone services, calls for help are rising.
• YPS action against police station in Cizre 

  YPS fighters carried out an action against the Dörtyol police station in Cizre, Şırnak.
• Air strikes in Zap, Çemço and Kunişka 

  Turkish warplanes bombarded Medya Defense Zones' Zap, Çemço and Kunişka regions.
• Ferhat Encü: They will not take our will hostage 

  Taken hostage by the Turkish state, HDP Şırnak parliamentarian Ferhat Encü sent a message from Kandıra Prison. Encü said “These political decisions will not take our will hostage, just like they did not in the past."
• Turkish army shells Arimah 

  The occupant Turkish army is shelling the town of Arimah in Manbij.
• ‘Ferhat was fighting for justice for Roboski, this is why they are scared’ 

  Halime Encü, the mother of Ferhat Encü who was arrested for 104 days, released, and re-arrested, said "Ferhat was fighting for justice for Roboski. This is why they are scared."
• Operation Wrath of Euphrates: 2 villages liberated and 11 gangs killed 

  Operation Wrath of Euphrates fighters advancing at the third front liberated the villages of Fetatish and Bir Shemari from ISIS. 11 ISIS gang members killed during the clashes.
• HDP Batman parliamentarian Mehmet Ali Aslan detained and released 

  HDP Batman parliamentarian Mehmet Ali Aslan was detained by police officers yesterday evening but was released a few hours by the court in Mardin's Midyat district.
• HPG: We won't remain silent against the attacks on our cemeteries 

  HPG reported that Turkish jets bombed the Mehmet Karasungur Cemetery of Martyrs in Qandil, stressing that they will not remain silent against those carrying out these attacks.
• HDP, DBP and DTK delegation on the way to Xerabê Bava village 

  A delegation from the HDP, DBP and DTK has left for Xerabê Bava village in Mardin's Nusaybin district after reports of execution, torture and mass detention of residents amid the ongoing siege of state forces.
• Execution, torture and mass detention in Nusaybin's Xerabê Bava village 

  Three people have been executed, 39 detained after torture and no news is available regarding the aftermath of two people in Nusaybin's Xerabê Bava village under siege of AKP/Palace forces.
• Turkish jets bomb the cemetery of guerrillas in Qandil – UPDATE 

  Turkish fighter jets bombed the Mehmet Karasungur Cemetery of Martyrs in Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan Friday evening.
• Turkish jets hit the Cemetery of Martyrs in Qandil 

  During yesterday's airstrikes on Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones, Turkish jets hit the Mehmet Karasungur Cemetery of Martyrs.
• No news received from the residents of Mardin's Kuruköy village 

  Contact has been lost with locals in Xerabe Bava (Kuruköy) village in Mardin's Nusaybin district which remains under the siege of state forces for one week.
• Injuries reported as result of blast in Viranşehir 

  An explosion has occurred near the lodgings of judges and prosecutors in Viranşehir district of Urfa Friday evening.
• Three people executed in Nusaybin 

  Reports are coming through that three people have been executed in Koruköy village of Mardin's Nusaybin district which remains under the siege of Turkish forces for 7 days.
• Turkish jets bombing Qandil 

  Turkish jets are shelling Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan territory.
• HDP MP Encü arrested once again two days after his release from prison 

  HDP Şırnak MP Ferhat Encü who was released from prison two days ago has been formally arrested once again.
• HDP MP Ferhat Encü detained two days after release from prison 

  HDP Şırnak MP Ferhat Encü who was released from prison two days ago after imprisonment early November, has been taken into custody once again.
• Turkish army and affiliates intensify their attacks on Efrîn and Shehba 

  Turkish army and affiliated gang groups have started to bomb villages in Efrîn and Shehba region to change the agenda after suffering heavy losses at the hands of ISIS in al-Bab.
• 22 tombstones in Batman forcibly replaced due to “PKK propaganda” 

  Batman Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the appointed trustee ordered the replacement of 23 tombstones in the city cemetery claiming that the colors and symbols on the tombstones were "organization (PKK) propaganda”.
• Arrest warrant for HDP's Baluken released from prison two weeks ago 

  Arrest warrant has been issued for HDP vice co-chair and Amed MP İdris Baluken who was released from prison on January 30 after three months imprisonment.
• Communications cut with the village under the siege of state forces 

  As the arrests continue in the three villages of Mardin that remain under a curfew, communications have been cut with Nusaybin's Kuruköy village.
• YPG: Turkish army attacked three villages to the east of Kobanê 

  YPG reported that the Turkish army and affiliated gangs continue their attacks on Rojava uninterrupted.