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• Syria’s future discussed in invader’s capital 

  Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and their Iranian counterpart Hasan Rouhani met in Ankara for a Syria summit.
• HDP and DTK members prevented from going to Öcalan’s village 

  A group of HDP and DTK members that were on their way to Kurdish leader Öcalan’s village Amara on his birthday have been blocked in Halfeti.
• Two Italian municipalities award Öcalan with Honorary Citizenship 

  Two more municipalities in Italy have awarded Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan with Honorary Citizenship, bringing the total number to 9.
• 9 Boğaziçi University students jailed for defending Afrin 

  Out of the 15 Boğaziçi University students who were detained three weeks ago for protesting those celebrating the invasion of Afrin, 9 have been jailed while the other 6 were released on condition of judicial control.
• 50 new PKK investigations in Germany in two months 

  According to the Federal Prosecutor's Office, 50 new investigations have been initiated in the first two months of 2018 on suspicion of links to the PKK.
• Turkey’s violation of the UN Security Council resolution in Afrin 

  Afrin city and its neighborhoods are still under barbaric bombardment by the Turkish invasion airstrikes, which target neighborhoods and public facilities. The children's section of Afrin Hospital was the target of airstrikes on 13 March.
• HDP Deputy Co-chair taken into custody 

  The AKP regime continues its political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives.
• Two musicians detained for singing in Kurdish in a wedding 

  Police raided a wedding celebration and detained the musicians who were singing in Kurdish.
• Campaign to boycott tourism in Turkey 

  One of the main sources of income of the Turkish regime is tourism. With the invasion of Afrin and the civilian massacres, another boycott tourism campaign has been launched on social networks.
• Afrin: Resettlement from East Ghouta, then Idlib and Atme 

  After the forced eviction of the population of Afrin, Salafist groups from East Ghouta are settled in the city. In the further course, thousands of people from Idlib and the refugee camp Atme are to be brought to Afrin.
• Bomb attack injures 17 in Raqqa 

  Two people carried out a bomb attack with a motorbike in Raqqa at 22:00 last night, leaving 17 people injured.
• Portrait of a Turkish-backed jihadist who died in Afrin 

  The portrait of a Turkish-backed jihadist reveals the organic connections between the far-right Turkmen front, the jihadist Al-Nusra front, and the militias invading Afrin with the Turkish state.
• Netanyahu: Erdogan should not be lecturing us about morality 

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu has bashed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his remarks about Israel and said that Erdogan should not be lecturing Israel on morality.
• FSA gangs may be behind killing of coalition soldiers in Manbij 

  Citing the UK’s Special Air Service sources Mail on Sunday wrote that Free Syrian Army gangs may be behind the killing of two coalition soldiers in Manbij on Thursday.
• Bicycle Tour in Berlin: Expose War Profiteers! 

  Around 70 people came to Berlin-Moabit for a joint bike ride under the motto "Expose war profiteers - tanks to bicycles! No weapons for Erdogan!”.
• Turkey: Reports of fraud in spending EU’s aid for refugees 

  The projects that are financed by European Union within the frame of the Refugee Pact are broke and the finances are misused by Turkey, German magazine Der Spiegel reports.
• Academics sign open letter to support Bogazici students 

  More than 600 academics around the world have signed an open letter of support for the detained students of Bogazici University after being pointed as targets by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Erdoğan threatens Macron 

  Turkish President Erdoğan threatened French President Emmanuel Macron who received a committee from Rojava.
• New statement from Elysée after receiving the Rojava committee 

  The Elysée Palace statement said they don’t foresee a new military operation in northern Syria outside of the international coalition against ISIS.
• Two coalition soldiers killed in Syria 

  The U.S. military said that two coalition soldiers were killed and five were wounded by a roadside bomb in Syria.
• Turkish police detains 35 activists in Adana 

  35 people including JINNEWS reporter Filiz Zeyrek have been detained in house raids in Adana.
• PYD members take over the hunger strike for Afrin in Geneva 

  65 activists from Democratic Union Party’s (PYD) European branch took over the hunger strike action for Afrin in front of the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland.
• French main opposition leader: Leaving Kurds alone is a scandal 

  French main opposition party LR leader Laurent Wauquiez stated that it was unacceptable that Europe leaves Kurds to their fate against Turkey.
• Northern Syria delegation: Cooperation with France will continue 

  The Northern Syria delegation that had a meeting with French President Macron in Paris said the meeting was positive and important. The meeting lasted an hour.
• “France will send troops to Manbij against invasion attempts” 

  A delegation respresenting Rojava and Northern Syria has met with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Elysee Palace. France will reportedly send troops to Manbij against invasion.