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• Rûken Ehmed and Xerîb Hiso are the new co-chairs of TEV-DEM 

  The fourth congress of the civil society umbrella organization TEV-DEM took place in Qamishlo. Rûken Ehmed and Xerîb Hiso were elected as new co-chairs.
• Drone shot down in Shehba 

  A drone belonging to Turkish-backed mercenaries was shot down over a village in the northern Syrian canton of Shehba. Artillery attacks are also taking place in the region.
• Combing operations continue in Heseke after ISIS prison attack 

  Security combing operations continue in the city of Heseke and its countryside, as the operations of the Internal Security Forces have reached wider areas with the support of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
• SOHR: Turkish border guards killed and tortured nearly ten civilians in January 

  SOHR condemned violent pushbacks by Turkish border guards and called for referring file of premeditated murders on Syria-Turkey border to international courts.
• TEV-DEM holds 4th congress in Rimelan 

  Under the slogan "Democratic Culture Develops through Democratic Institutions", the fourth conference of the Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) began in the Aram Tigran Center for Culture and Art in the town of Rimelan, in Qamishlo canton.
• People defend themselves together with the SDF 

  HPC and citizens in North and East Syria emphasized that by joining in the region's defence, they will frustrate all the plans of ISIS and its partners, who are attempting to dismantle the Autonomous Administration project.
• 23 fighters fallen in Hesekê laid to rest 

  23 fighters who fell as martyrs in the operation carried out in Hesekê to foil the attack by ISIS in Sina prison, were bid farewell to their last journey at the Martyr Dijwar Cemetery.
• Kurdish local abducted by "military police" in Afrin 

  In Turkish occupied Afrin, a 24-year-old Kurdish man has been abducted by the so-called military police of the occupying regime. The man's fate is uncertain.
• 'The source of ISIS must be wiped off,' says Kurdish politician Gêlo Îsa 

  "It is not enough to combat ISIS. The origin of ISIS must be wiped off. ISIS is fed by the Turkish state. The Turkish state must be stopped," Kurdish politician Gêlo Îsa said.
• MSD: ISIS benefits from the conflicts between the great powers 

  There is no way to eliminate ISIS except for a political solution and democratic transition, the Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) said, insisting that the group takes advantage of the conflicts between the great powers.
• Hesekê martyrs laid to rest in Til Temir 

  In the northern Syrian town of Til Temir, three martyrs from the resistance against the ISIS attack on the Sinaa prison in Hesekê have been laid to rest.
• Omar: ISIS will not end unless a democratic solution is achieved in Syria 

  Abdulkarim Omar, Co-Chair of the Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, stated that ISIS will not end until a complete stability, and therefore a democratic solution, is achieved in Syria.
• Turkey accused of sending scores of refugees back to Syria 

  Syrians returned home tell MEE they were forced to sign papers agreeing to their own deportation.
• Turkish drone targets vehicle in Dirbesiyê 

  A drone belonging to the Turkish state targeted a vehicle in Dirbesiyê, in Rojava.
• Bedran Çiya Kurd: When ISIS is defeated, Turkey steps in 

  Bedran Çiya Kurd, vice president of the Autonomous Administration, said: "When ISIS was defeated once again, the Turkish state mobilized. Our people should take to the streets."
• American special forces operation in Idlib kills nine 

  American special forces carried out an operation near the Atme refugee camp in Idlib, North East Syria. It was reported that 9 people were killed.
• 12 fighters who fell in Hesêke laid to rest accompanied by tens of thousands of people 

  Tens of thousands of people in Qamishlo bid farewell to 12 fighters who fell as martyrs in the Hesêkê Campaign against ISIS, and YJA Star Commander Sozdar Cûdî, who fell in Mardin.
• Ongoing Turkish attacks on northern Syria result in injuries 

  Following last night's Turkish air strikes, Turkish and jihadist occupation forces are carrying out massive attacks on villages in northern Syria.
• SDF: Turkish attack killed 4 fighters and wounded 5 civil employees 

  “We will not remain defenseless and silent in the face of these attacks, and we will hold the Turkish occupation state accountable for this flagrant aggression,” said the SDF.
• Autonomous Administration: Turkey could not accept the defeat of ISIS 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria said that the Turkish state has attacked the region since it did not accept the failure of the ISIS attack on the Sinaa Prison.
• Occupation attacks on Shehba continue 

  In the northern Syrian region of Shehba, villages and the dam are shelled with artillery shells by the Turkish army and its jihadist proxies.
• TEV-DEM Co-chair: “Erdogan could not accept the defeat of ISIS” 

  "Simultaneous attacks are the collaborative plan of the defeated Erdogan and ISIS. It is hoped that these attacks will create a chaotic environment by undermining the region's peace and security. All our people should speak out against the attacks."
• Salih Muslim: When ISIS is defeated, Turkey increases its attacks 

  PYD co-presidency council member Salih Muslim spoke about the attacks on Rojava, Shengal and Maxmur and said: "These attacks are Turkey’s response to the defeat of ISIS."
• Turkey accused of trafficking with organs 

  It was claimed that Rezan Halil Muhammed, who was tortured and seriously injured by the Turkish state in occupied Afrin, died suspiciously in a hospital in Turkey and his organs were stolen.
• Turkey and its mercenary allies kidnap 3 people and cut down 350 olive trees in Afrin  

  The Turkish state and its mercenary allies kidnapped 3 people and cut down 350 olive trees in Afrin in the last two days.