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• 4 guerrillas martyred in ongoing Turkish airstrikes on guerrilla zones 

  HPG announced that the Turkish state continues the bombardments against the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• Smokes rising and artillery fire heard from Xerabê Bava 

  Turkish soldiers continue to block the delegations that want to reach Nusaybin's Xerabê Bava village from where reports of executions, torture and mass arrests are coming through amid the ongoing siege of state forces.
• Turkish police attack the graves of guerrillas in Van 

  Police forces attacked the graves of guerrillas in Van province, burned the yellow-red-green flags symbolizing the Kurdish people, and wrote 'TC' on tombstones.
• DTK-DBP-HDP delegation blocked near Xerabê Bava starts a vigil 

  The DTK-DBP-HDP delegation that headed to Nusaybin's Xerabê Bava village but was blocked by soldiers on their way have started a vigil where they were stopped.
• HPG: Turkish jets bombed Zap and Zagros 

  HPG reported that Turkish jets shelled Zap and Zagros areas of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• DTK, DBP, HDP delegation once again denied access to Xerabê Bava 

  Soldiers blocked a DTK, DBP, HDP and Peace Mothers delegation heading to Xerabê Bava village. The delegation said they would wait there until the siege in the village is ended.
• KNK issues urgent appeal for Xerabê Bava 

  KNK made an urgent appeal to international institutions and public opinion to take required measure against Turkish state’s atrocities in Kurdistan.
• 2.000 more migrants from Bab arrive in Efrîn 

  2.000 more migrants from Bab who fled the oppression of ISIS gangs, the Turkish state and their allied gangs have entered the Efrîn Canton.
• YPG: Turkish army and affiliated gangs continue to attack Rojava 

  YPG announced that the Turkish army and gangs operating under their command continue to attack Rojava.
• Tyranny and resistance not new in Xerabê Bava 

  Neither tyranny nor resistance are new in Xerabê Bava, one of the burning places of memory for the atrocities imposed upon the Kurdish people, and it will resist until the end, never forgetting the most recent undescribable horror.
• Body of American YPG fighter Paolo Todd sent to South Kurdistan 

  The body of American YPG fighter Paolo Todd who died during the Raqqa operation in January, has been sent to South Kurdistan from where it will be sent to the US.
• Three people executed in Xerabê Bava taken to Mardin 

  Bodies of three people who have been executed in Nusaybin's Xerabê Bava village during the ongoing siege for 10 days, and who are still unidentified, have been taken to Mardin.
• HDP MP Behçet Yıldırım taken into custody 

  HDP Adıyaman MP Behçet Yıldırım has been taken into custody by police.
• Footage from the Cemetery of Martyrs bombed by Turkish jets in Qandil 

  Turkish jets bombed the Mehmet Karasungur Cemetery of Martyrs in Qandil region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory at 20:00 on February 17.
• Turkish jets shell several areas in guerrilla zones 

  Turkish warplanes have shelled several areas in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory Monday morning.
• 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.