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• Footage from YPG action against invaders in Azaz 

  YPJ released footage from an action against invading forces near Azaz.
• YPG: We will comply with the UN’s ceasefire decision 

  YPG announced that they will comply with the United Nation’s decision for a month-long ceasefire in Syria.
• Saleh Moslem detained in Prague on Turkey’s demand 

  TEV-DEM foreign relations official and former PYD leader Saleh Moslem has been taken into custody in Prague on Turkey’s demand.
• Prof. Dr. Trabert: “Afrin needs a helping hand urgently” 

  Chairperson for Poverty and Health Association in Germany Prof. Dr. Gerhard Trabert issued an urgent call for aid for Afrin. He pointed out that over 200 civilians have lost their lives and said all types of medical supplies were needed in Afrin.
• Turkey arrests two wedding singers for singing Kurdish songs 

  Turkey arrested two wedding singers and father of the groom after Kurdish songs were sung at a wedding in Istanbul.
• Deir ez-Zor Civil Council: Attacks only strengthen our unity 

  Deir ez-Zor Civil Council condemned the Turkish state’s attacks against Afrin and stressed that attacks only strengthen their unity.
• Turkish bombardment kills a child in Afrin 

  Turkish army and gangs’ bombardment killed a child in Afrin city center on Saturday.
• Protests for Afrin in Europe 

  In many cities in Europe, protests continue against the Turkish military invasion on Afrin.
• Investigate chemical weapons use in Afrin, put Erdoğan on trial! 

  Protests have taken place for Afrin in The Hague and Berlin.
• Investigation against German musician over YPG 

  An investigation has been launched against German musician Johannes König for posting a link to an article by Bavaria’s television-radio institution BR’s on the YPG ban on his social media.
• International aid campaign for Afrin 

  Kurdish Red Crescent Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê has launched an international aid campaign for Afrin Canton of Northern Syria that is under attack from the Turkish state and affiliated jihadist groups since January 20.
• Erdoğan's "Afrin Pretext": Bad weather! 

  Erdoğan explains the military failures in Afrin with the bad weather, but even that is a lie.
• Dortmund police ban a demonstration for Afrin 

  In Dortmund, a demonstration for Afrin announced for Saturday has been banned by the Chief of Police.
• Kurds protest in front of the UN 

  Kurds living in and around Geneva met in front of the UN building to protest the Turkish state’s massacres against civilians. Kurds also protest the silence of international forces and call on the UN to do their job.
• Fighters in Deir ez-Zor: “We will go to Afrin” 

  The Deir ez-Zor Military Council fighters continue with the Operation Cizire Storm and say, “We want to be done in Deir ez-Zor as soon as possible and go to Afrin. We are all prepared for Afrin.”
• Swedish MPs: UN should intervene to stop Turkish attacks on Afrin 

  Swedish MPs Emilia Töyra and Eva-Lena Jahnsson called upon United Nation to intervene in the situation in Afrin and send a support message for the people of the besieged canton.
• 300 meters from ISIS positions in Deir ez-Zor 

  Positioned only 300 meters away from each other, there is heavy fighting between ISIS gangs and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Hajin town of Deir ez-Zor.
• Afrin protest in Berlinale 

  A group protested Turkey’s invasion attack on Afrin, during the gala screening of “The Museum” in Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale).
• Dutch parliament recognizes Armenian genocide 

  Dutch parliament has recognized the Armenian genocide. The government will send a delegation to the commemoration to take place in Yerevan on April 24.
• Turkey targets civilian convoy heading to Afrin 

  Turkish artillery hit a civilian convoy heading to Afrin near Ziyarah checkpoint near Nubl town.
• YPG statement on Aleppo 

  YPG Aleppo Commander Fırat Xelil made a statement about the recent developments.
• America’s forgotten allies in Syria 

  On January 20, Turkey began targeting northern Syria with airstrikes and heavy shelling in a campaign that it claims is designed to neutralize a security threat on its southern border.
• Operation Cizire Storm: 1776 jihadists were killed in 20 days 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have announced that as part of the Operation Cizire Storm the town of Al-Behra was liberated and 1776 ISIS members were killed in the last 20 days.
• “Kurdish community must be part of Syria’s peace process” 

  Joan Ryan MP has called for the Kurdish community to be included in negotiations to end Syria’s civil war and prevent future conflict in the region.
• “Turkish invasion against Afrin violates international law” 

  “The Turkish attacks and invasion against Afrin, canton of the autonomous Region of Rojava – Northern Syria, part of the sovereign State of Syria, are an aggression violating international law”, said author and economist Thomas Benedikter.