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• State forces shelling houses in İdil 

  Artillery strikes by state forces are getting heavier in Şırnak's İdil district where a state of siege under the name of curfew continues for the 5th day now.
• Photos emerge of the 1st basement of atrocity in Cizre 

  Photos have emerged of the building known as the 1st basement of atrocity in Şırnak's Cizre district where state forces massacred 31 trapped people who had been awaiting evacuation under continued attack and fire for days.
• First images from the entrance of Shaddadi 

  Hawar News Agency (ANHA) has released first images of SDF combatants who entered the town of Shaddadi after advancing from Mount Kizwan area yesterday.
• 138 victims of Cizre massacre still unidentified 

  Out of 165 corpses retrieved from the scenes of Cizre massacre, only 27 could be identified and buried so far.
• Attacks by state forces intensify in Şırnak's İdil district 

  In İdil district of Şırnak where genocidal attacks continue, state forces have started a fresh wave of attacks from the village of Xerabşeref.
• SDF liberate the entire town of Shaddadi 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have taken control of the entire Shaddadi town Friday evening.
• TAK claims responsibility for the action in Ankara 

  Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (also known as the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks, Teyrêbazên Azadiya Kurdistan, or TAK) has released a statement claiming responsibility for the action against Turkish army convoy in capital city Ankara.
• Turkey uses photos from Çınar for Ankara blast 

  In an effort to use the blast in Ankara as an excuse for attacking Rojava and implicate the YPG, Turkey used photos from the bomb attack in Çınar last month as proof of the blast in Ankara.
• Police kill a woman and wound her 10-year-old daughter in Nusaybin 

  State forces killed Dılşah Ak and wounded her 10 years-old daughter in Mardin’s Nusaybin district.
• Latest SMS from Sur basement: We cannot breathe, we will suffocate here 

  In his most recent text-message, DİHA reporter Mazlum Dolan noted that state forces continue to attack the area with trapped civilians, who would soon suffocate because they could not breathe.
• Human body parts found on the banks of the Tigris River 

  More evidence on Cizre massacre has emerged on the banks of the Tigris River today. Body parts belonging to the people massacred in the basements of savagery were dumped along the riverside.
• Urgent need for ambulances in Sur 

  DİHA reporter Mazlum Dolan, who has been reporting for Amed’s Sur district for the past 80 days and trapped in a basement with families, emphasized the urgent need for ambulances.
• DIHA reporter and many others trapped under debris in Sur 

  It came out that DIHA reporter Mazlum Dolan and many others who were sheltered in a basement in Amed's Sur district remain trapped under debris after collapse of the building.
• Three unidentified victims of Cizre massacre buried in Dêrgul town 

  While the death toll in Cizre massacre still remains unclear, 13 victims of the mass murder committed by state forces in three basements couldn't be identified.
• At least 50 ISIS members killed around Tishrin Dam 

  At least 50 members of ISIS gangs were killed in heavy clashes with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) around Tishrin Dam.
• YPG Spokesman: Turkey manufacturing reasons to invade Rojava 

  YPG spokesperson Rêdur Xelil responded to the accusations and said that Turkey was manufacturing reasons for invading Rojava.
• Town of Shaddadi encircled by SDF from three sides 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced yesterday initiation of Operation Wrath of Khabur on the region of Shaddadi (Şeddadê), one of the strategic military strongholds of ISIS gangs on February 16th.
• Turkish bombardment on Efrîn kills two civilians 

  Turkish military continues to shell the lands of Rojava, West Kurdistan interruptedly since October and ceaselessly since February 13.
• 8 more corpses retrieved from Cizre's Cudi neighborhood 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak where a state of siege continues for over two months, 7 more corpses have been found in Cudi neighborhood where state forces killed over a hundred people in two basements 10 days ago.
• HPG: Sabotage action on Amed-Bingöl highway is a warning 

  People's Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office has released a statement claiming responsibility for today's “sabotage action” on Amed-Bingöl highway.
• Turkish jets conduct low altitude flights over Sur 

  Turkish jets have conducted consecutive low altitude flights over Amed's central Sur district where a state of siege continues for 79 uninterrupted days.
• Amed's Sur district under heavy artillery fire 

  The historic Sur district of the main Kurdish city Amed is being targeted by heavy artillery fire.
• YPG denies involvement in Ankara attack 

  YPG General Command said they have no links to the Ankara attack, remarking that Davutoğlu put forward this accusation to pave the way for an offensive on Rojava and Syria.
• Turkey closes Mürşitpınar border gate between Suruç and Kobanê 

  Turkish state has closed the Mürşitpınar border crossing between the Suruç district of Urfa and the Kobanê town of Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• Dozens of Turkish military vehicles cross into Rojava 

  Military vehicles of the Turkish army have crossed into Rojava lands over the Efrîn border today.