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• Co-mayor of Silopi taken into custody 

  Co-mayor of Silopi, Emine Esmer, has been taken into custody while on her way back from Amed to the town together with a delegation from GAP Union of Municipalities.
• Turkish forces demolish the graves of Kurdish fighters in Cizre 

  State forces remain mobilized in Şırnak's Cizre district for the 72nd uninterrupted day despite the announcement of ending of operations two weeks ago when over 150 people trapped in several basements were savagely massacred.
• SDF combatants take control of the road between Shaddadi and Shengal 

  Combatants of the YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are continuing their mop-up operations in the villages of Shaddadi town they liberated 4 days ago.
• Two people murdered by state forces in Derik 

  State forces have killed two people in Mardin's Derik district where attacks are ongoing for 4 days. The town remains under a siege by Turkish military and police forces despite there being no curfew in effect.
• Declaration of the Conference of European Left Parties in Amed released 

  The final declaration of the European Left Parties Solidarity Conference With Kurdish People in Amed has been released.
• Eight more corpses found in Cizre's Cudi neighborhood 

  Eight more dead bodies have been found in Şırnak's Cizre district where a state of siege continues for over two months.
• Sit-in outside European institutions against massacres in Kurdistan 

  Led by the KCD-E, hundreds of people from Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium gathered in front of the EC, the ECHR and the CPT buildings in Strasbourg to launch a 5 days-long sit-in.
• Bodies of 53 Cizre victims kept at Khabur still unidentified 

  Families of 53 people massacred in the basements of savagery in Cizre have been waiting at Khabur Border Gate for 10 days now in order to identify the bodies of their children.
• HPG reports actions by guerrillas in Amed and Mardin 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office has released a statement reporting ongoing attacks by Turkish forces and actions by guerrillas in response.
• Locals claim Turkey used chemicals against guerillas in Bagok Mountain 

  The civilians who went to retrieve the bodies of 4 HPG guerillas that were killed during a Turkish military bombardment in Bagok Mountain began to show signs of eye and nose irritation as well as skin rashes,
• Hearing for summary judgement in Öcalan's case held in Athens 

  The legal case in the Greek capital Athens regarding Greece’s violation of the law during the international conspiracy that targeted Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan entered its final phase
• Aerial bombardment announcements by state forces in Sur 

  Turkish state forces continue to shell and make aerial bombardment announcements in Amed’s Sur district, where 3 big explosions happened this morning.
• Turkish forces shelling neighborhoods in İdil 

  In İdil district of Şırnak where a state of siege continues for 7 days, state forces have started a fresh wave of attacks against Yeni and Turgut Özal neighborhoods which are protected by local units of self-defense for self-rule.
• 13 civilians killed, 197 others wounded in Sheikh Maqsoud in 5 days 

  Al-Nusra and Ahrar Al-Sham gangs continue their heavy aggression on the mainly Kurdish Sheikh Maqsoud (Şêxmeqsûd) neighborhood of Aleppo city over the past 5 days.
• Sur under heavy artillery fire by state forces 

  In Amed's central historic Sur district which remains under a siege and onslaught by Turkish forces for 82 uninterrupted days, attacks against the neighborhoods protected by locals are getting heavier every day.
• More Arab youths join the ranks of YPG in Efrîn 

  The first group of Arab fighters have finished the “Martyr Feyrûz” training cycle at Martyr Xebat Military Academy in Efrîn Canton of Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• International Freedom Battalion also joining the Shaddadi operation 

  More people from various states and folks around the world are joining the defense of Rojava Revolution every day.
• People of İdil forcibly evacuated from home amid intensified attacks 

  In İdil district of Şırnak where a state of siege continues for the 6th day, people are forcibly evacuated from their houses and the town.
• YPG emplacements east of Hesekê bombed by an unidentified jet 

  The General Command of YPG (People's Defense Units) has reported that their emplacements to the east of Hesekê were bombed by an unidentified jet on 19th of February.
• 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.