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• Sinn Féin’s spokesperson condemns Turkish attack on Afrin 

  Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has condemned Turkey’s ground offensive and invasion of Syria, and its attacks on Afrin in north-western Syria.
• Turkey attacks Kurds in Afrin with German tanks 

  The Turkish army uses German tanks in the attack against Kurds in Northern Syrian region of Afrin.
• “Honorable people of the world should raise a voice for Afrin” 

  “The Turkish state is committing a war crime and must be tried”, said human rights defenders from Iran and Rojhilat and called on the “honorable people of the world” to act for Afrin.
• SYKP: The resistance of Afrin people is our resistance 

  SYKP: “Erdogan, who aims to construct a fascist dictatorship with the lowest opposition, begins bombing Afrin with “the permission” of Russia and the USA.”
• Iraqi parliament sets May 12 as election date 

  Iraq's parliament has set May 12 as the parliamentary election date on Monday.
• PKK: AKP-MHP fascism will drown in the blood they spill 

  PKK has saluted the resistance of the people of Afrin against the attempted invasion and called everybody to fight the AKP-MHP fascist dictatorship. PKK said, “Afrin will be fascism’s grave. The AKP-MHP dictatorship will drown in the blood they spill.”
• SDF denies involvement in bombings in Kilis and Reyhanli 

  The Turkish army is bombing Kilis and Reyhanli in an attempt to legitimize their attacks on Efrîn. 20 rockets have hit the two towns since yesterday, while the SDF issued a statement saying they “have nothing to do with the attacks”.
• Egypt: Turkish attack on Afrin is unacceptable 

  Egypt has also voiced opposition to the Turkish state’s invasion operation against Afrin Canton of Northern Syria.
• Kurds in Europe protest Turkish invasion attack on Afrin 

  Thousands of Kurds protested Turkish invasion attacks on Afrin throughout Europe.
• Another step from "Murderer Assad" to "My brother Assad" 

  Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırim said that the Syrian regime could not be ignored as Turkish troops launched an invasion operation against Afrin. This represents another step in the rapprochement between the AKP and Baath regimes.
• Istanbul police detain demonstrators against Afrin operation 

  Turkish police detained demonstrators protesting against Turkish invasion operation against Afrin in Istanbul.
• Iran calls for immediate end to Turkey’s Afrin operation 

  The Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Iran is closely and concernedly following the current developments in the city of Afrin.
• Erdoğan ordered, judiciary launched investigation against HDP MPs 

  Following Erdoğan’s threats against the HDP, Turkish judiciary launched an investigation against DTK Co-chair Leyla Güven, HDP Spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen and HDP Deputy Co-Chair Nadir Yıldırım due to their remarks on Afrin operation.
• France calls for urgent UNSC meeting on Turkey’s Afrin operation 

  French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called for an urgent meeting by the United Nations Security Council to discuss Turkey’s invasion operation against Afrin.
• Socialist Alliance National Council in solidarity with Afrin 

  The Socialist Alliance called on the Australian government to vigorously protest Turkish aggression and to immediately remove the PKK from its decreed list of "terrorist" organisations and recognise it as Kurdish liberation organisation.
• Clashes reported between YPG/YPJ and Turkish army in Afrin 

  Clashes started between YPG/YPJ fighters and Turkish army in Jindires, Bilbile and Shera districts of Afrin on Sunday.
• "Afrin will be turned to a graveyard for AKP-MHP’s fascist gangs" 

  KCK condemned Turkish attack against Afrin and urged Kurdish people and democracy powers to stand up for Afrin just as they stood up for Kobane back in 2014.
• Academic: Qadir: Öcalan has become the ideology of freedom 

  Academic Aram Qadir stated that Öcalan has turned into a system of freedom, ideology, revolution and struggl, adding: “Turkey can’t prevent the revolution of ideology and struggle through physical isolation, or manage to hold a whole people in dungeons ."
• Russia approved, Turkey attacked Afrin with 69 jets 

  Russia reached an agreement with Turkey and Turkish army attacked Afrin with 69 fighter jets.
• HDP on Afrin: Invasion attempt is unacceptable 

  HDP Co-chair Serpil Kemalbay has strongly responded to Turkey’s invasion attempt and aerial bombardment on Afrin.
• KCDK-E issues urgent call for Afrin 

  KCDK-E has called for urgent action across Europe in response to Turkey’s invasion attempt against Afrin.
• Barzani meets with Abadi in Baghdad 

  Southern Kurdistan Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani had a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi in Baghdad.
• Die Linke MEP: Turkey’s attacks on Afrin are unacceptable 

  Die Linke member in the European Parliament (EP) Martina Michels issued a statement and stressed that Erdoğan’s Turkey stockpiling large scale forces to attack Afrin and its surrounding villages is unacceptable.
• Will Germany modernize the Leopards for Afrin? 

  It has become certain that the fellowship of weapons will be the most important step in the easing of tension between the Merkel and Erdoğan governments. The German government reportedly wants to approve the plan to modernize the Turkish army’s tanks.
• US: Turkish artillery fire undermines regional stability 

  Turkish artillery fire into Afrin would undermine regional stability a senior U.S. State Department official said on Friday.