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• Report on the Turkish state’s war crimes in Afrin 

  In  addition  to  all  the  violations  of  international  law  by  the  Turkish  state,  the  countries concerned  should  intervene  to  stop  the  Turkish  military  operations  in  Afrin,  which  have reached the level of war crimes.
• SDF Commander: “The Afrin attacks are to keep ISIS standing” 

  Operation Cizire Storm Commander General Hasan Qamishlo pointed out that ISIS has started moving one more time with the Turkish state’s attacks against Afrin, stated that Erdoğan can never prevail in Afrin and called for solidarity.
• Asya Abdullah: “The resistance will increase in Afrin” 

  TEV-DEM Co-chair Asya Abdullah stated that there is a historic resistance in Afrin against the Turkish state’s genocidal attacks and gave the message that they will be increasing the resistance with the spirit of Avesta Xabur.
• Avesta: “The unavoidable end for Erdoğan will be defeat” 

  KCK Presidential Council Member Sozdar Avesta stated that the unavoidable end for Erdoğan against the people who resist with their self organization, self will and self defense will be defeat.
• UN is an accomplice in the invasion and civilian deaths 

  If the UN has a responsibility for peace and humanity, it should be towards stopping the aerial attacks and artillery fire that cause civilian deaths. This invasion has no legitimacy whatsoever.
• “Erdoğan attacks Afrin with remnants of ISIS and Al-Nusra” 

  YPG Spokesperson Nuri Mehmud pointed out that Erdoğan is attacking Afrin with the remnants of ISIS and Al-Nusra and said: “Like we resisted and prevailed in Serekaniye and Kobane, we will resist and prevail in Afrin.”
• Father of martyr in the front with 4 sons 

  Hikmet Silêman Hemo (60) has been in the YPG since the start of the revolution. Hemo’s four sons are in the YPG as well, and he is also a father of a martyr.
• Turkey commits a crime against humanity in Afrin 

  Turkey, which has long been the first and foremost supporter of Islamist opposition groups, especially Al Nusra Front and ISIS, has spared no effort to suppress the Kurds.
• Kobanê was the name of resistance, today it is Afrin 

  Kobanê Canton Defense Minister İsmet Şêx Hesen, “Afrin people mobilized alongside whole Kurdistan during Kobanê battle. Today, people of Kobanê and all Kurdistan will mobilize against the invasion attacks on Afrin”.
• Doğu: Animosity against Kurds will make the Turkish state lose 

  KJK Coordination Member Çiğdem Doğu stated that the Turkish nation state that rose over animosity against Kurds will certainly lose in the 21st century due to the enmity.
• Marks of refreshed memory, from Mahabad to Afrin 

  Russia is forcing the Kurds into the vice “either the regime or Turkey” today in Afrin. They were negotiating with the Kurds over the Caspian oil 70 years ago, and today they are trying to negotiate over Kurds in return for the Turkish Current project.
• PKK’s Karasu: Invasion of Afrin will be a test for humanity 

  Karasu remarked that; “Without standing against the invasion of Afrin it’s impossible to prevent Tayyip Erdogan’s presidency or establishment of a religious, hegemonic system in Turkey.”
• PKK’s Karayilan calls for mobilization for Afrin 

  PKK’s Murat Karayilan called upon Kurdish people to mobilize against Turkish invasion in Afrin and said that Turkish state will suffer a historic defeat.
• Invasion can’t pass in Afrin, Erdoğan alone again 

  The greatest response to Erdoğan’s threats against Afrin came from the peoples of Northern Syria while the invasion has received no support from the international public.
• YPJ Commander: We will defeat the Turkish state in Afrin again 

  YPJ Commander Axîn Efrîn stated that the Turkish state will regret their attacks against Afrin and said, “We have defeated the Turkish state’s gangs before, now we will defeat them once again.”
• Öcalan’s warning to Afrin to prepare weapons and stock ammunition 

  Öcalan saw the Turkish state’s threats against Afrin three years ago and warned: “Today is not the day to build textile workshops, it is the day to build workshops for arms and ammunition, to create war communism and to root it in society.”
• YPG’s message to the Turkish state on Afrin: “You are dreaming” 

  YPG Spokesperson Nuri Mehmud stated that after turning armed groups into a bargaining chip by acting as the merchant in the Arab Spring, the Turkish state is now negotiating Afrin against Idlib.
• YPG Commander General Sipan Hemo: Afrin war will be the final 

  Regarding Turkey’s attempt to invade Afrin and Manbij, YPG Commander General Sipan Hemo said: “We will free the region of Erdoğan menace just like our YPG/YPJ forces cleared the region of ISIS.”
• Shirin Ebadi: People want a referendum in Iran 

  Shirin Ebadi stated that economic reasons sparked the protests in Iran and Rojhilat, then political demands allowed them to continue, and now the people want a referendum for a democratic administration.
• Importance of Afrin and why the Turkish state wants to attack it 

  Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) issued a call in order for the protection of Afrin against external attacks.
• YPG's Gifford: SDF fights for democracy, equality and their homes 

  Macer Gifford: “The future of Rojava is incredibly bright and we need the whole world to come together and actually start supporting the local groups that are representing people, and we have got a real chance for peace.”
• Moslem: Should Efrîn be attacked, the war will spread into Turkey 

  TEV-DEM foreign relations official and former PYD leader Saleh Moslem warned that if there’s an attack on Efrîn, the war will spread into Turkey. He said: "When Kurds achieve their national unity, they will become an important force in the Middle East."
• Karasu: Erdoğan ordered, MİT perpetrated the murder of Sara 

  Referring to the assassination of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez in Paris on January 9, 2013, PKK Executive Committee member Mustafa Karasu stated that the triple murder was perpetrated by direct order of Turkish President Erdoğan.
• Who is Sebahattin Asal, the man behind the Paris killings? 

  Tayyip Erdoğan is certainly no ordinary politician or administrator. He is a dictator and a despot who wants to implement a fascist genocidal system he has conceived for himself.
• Comte: MİT administrators’ statements are important for the case 

  Lawyer of the Cansız, Doğan and Şaylemez case stated that the case will continue with different arguments, adding: “If statements by the MİT administrators KCK holds confirm the documents the French prosecutor has, they'll be very important for the case."