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• Afrin attack: All vehicles and weapons are made in Germany 

  The Turkish army is using more German-made vehicles in their attack on Afrin than what the public is aware of. In addition to the Leopard tanks, the Turkish soldiers and gangs are using rifles manufactured by Heckler & Koch and Mercedes vehicles.
• HDP’s Kemalbay: Turkey is massacring civilians in Afrin 

  Turkey is massacring civilians in Afrin and the people of Afrin are using their right of self-defense Peoples’ Democratic Party (HPD) co-chair Serpil Kemalbay said.
• Turkish police detain dozens for social media posts 

  Turkish police raided homes in Ankara and detained several activists for posting anti-war and anti-government posts on social media.
• Medico International calls for emergency aid for Afrin's victims 

  The Health Council of Afrin asked Medico International for assistance in the care of the victims of the illegal Turkish attacks on Afrin and Rojava.
• Turkish soldier killed in Hakkari 

  One Turkish soldier has been killed after Kurdish guerrillas took action on a military outpost in Northern Kurdistan, Turkish media reported.
• Turkish warplanes strike Bilbile as clashes continue 

  Air strikes by Turkish army hit Bilbile district of Afrin as fighting between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Turkish army raged for the twelfth day.
• Turkey arrests another journalist for reports on Afrin operation 

  The Turkish state which continues its invasion attacks against Afrin Canton of Northern Syria is arresting journalists, politicians, doctors and civilians for their reports about the operation.
• HDP MP Paylan meets with France's Macron 

  HDP Istanbul MP Garo Paylan attended the annual dinner held in Paris yesterday by Co-ordination Council of Armenian organizations of France, CCAF.
• Turkey declares 30 areas as military zones in Dersim 

  Turkish government declared 30 areas as military security zones in Dersim until September 1, 2018.
• World Medical Association condemns detention of doctors in Turkey 

  The World Medical Association condemned the detention of 11 doctors in Turkey who released a statement against the invasion attack in Afrin.
• Macron: Turkish invasion “real problem” for France 

  French President Emmanuel Macron said that if the Turkish operation in Syria proves to be an invasion, it would pose a real problem for France.
• Kurdish Parliament: Attacks against Afrin are an invasion attempt 

  Southern Kurdistan Parliament has deemed the attacks against Afrin an “invasion attempt” and pointed out that the attacks necessitate national unity
• Roth: “No weapons should be sold to Turkey” 

  A HDP committee held meetings about Afrin in the Federal German Parliament today. Parliamentary Vice President Claudia Roth held a joint press conference with the committee and said, “No weapons should be sold to Turkey.”
• Youth of Manbij ready for mobilization for Afrin 

  Manbij Youth Assembly announced that they are ready for the mobilization they had declared at their 1st congress.
• ANHA: “Turkish army used cluster bombs in Afrin” 

  The invading Turkish army has used cluster bombs in their attacks against Afrin’s Jindirese district and Kefer Sefrê and other neighboring villages therein.
• Final resolution for Sochi announced 

  The conference organized by Russia in Sochi with grand promises had the demand that the Syrian people “determine their own fate through elections” come to the fore, while stressing the need to maintain the territorial integrity of the country.
• Die Linke MPs send joint solidarity message to Afrin 

  One of the groups in the Federal Parliament in Germany Die Linke’s MPs have sent a message in condemnation of the Turkish state attacks via a group photograph in solidarity with the Afrin resistance.
• Turkish soldiers wound a civilian in Tal Abyad 

  Turkish soldiers opened fire and wounded a civilian in El Carx village near Tal Abyad (Gıre Spi), northern Syria.
• Historic racism in Turkish football, Naki receives another ban 

  Amedspor football team player Deniz Naki has been banned from football for 3 years and 6 months, and given 273 thousand TL punitive fine.
• Ankara sent Berlin a note for the German tanks used against Afrin 

  Despite the Federal German Government’s statements on the use of Leopard II tanks in the attacks against Afrin, it has come to light that Ankara had sent a notice to Berlin last week.
• Action plan for Afrin across Germany 

  Protests against the invasion war of the Turkish army against Afrin Canton of Northern Syria will continue in Germany.
• 11 doctors calling for peace against Afrin operation detained 

  Administrators and members of Turkish Medical Association (TTB) who were pointed as a target by Turkish President Erdogan for calling for peace against Afrin operation, have been detained.
• Nine jailed for calling for peace against Afrin operation 

  Of the 11 people who were detained for calling for peace against Turkey’s Afrin operation on social media, nine have been jailed and two have been released on condition of judicial control.
• Demonstration for Afrin at German Government press conference 

  A group of young people protesting against the Turkish state’s use of German weapons in Afrin invasion staged a demonstration at a press conference of German Federal Government.
• HDP calls for international action to stop the invasion of Afrin 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) condemned Turkey’s invasion of Afrin region in Northern Syria in collaboration with mostly Salafi/jihadist Syrian militia and invited the international community to take immediate action to stop it.