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• People of Dêrik march towards village of Teqil Beqil attacked by Turkey 

  The people of Dêrik marched towards the Teqil Beqil village of Dêrik, where the Turkish state launched a plane attack in the evening.
• People of Kobanê bid farewell to twelve SDF martyrs who fell in Hesekê 

  Twelve of the SDF fighters who died in Hesekê have been given a farewell in Kobanê with great sympathy. Shops in the city remained closed and tens of thousands of people flocked to the cemetery.
• Autonomous Administration: ISIS should be prosecuted, Turkey should withdraw 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria urged international forces and community to take more responsibility to prosecute ISIS members immediately, saying, "Turkey is using terrorists and targeting civilians."
• Turkish army and mercenaries attack villages in Shera, Afrin 

  The Turkish army and its mercenaries have attacked the villages of Meranaz, Alqemiyê and Şiwarxa in Shera district of Afrin. The villages are being shelled by tanks.
• 53 families seek protection in Girê Spi Refugee Camp after Turkey bombed their houses 

  53 families, who had to leave their homes to protect themselves from the attacks of the Turkish state and its mercenaries, took shelter in Girê Spi Refugee Camp.
• Suspect caught in child murder case in Manbij 

  A suspect has been caught after the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Manbij. The suspect is the brother of the child.
• SDF announces results of the operation against ISIS in Heseke 

  SDF stated that ISIS relied on some regional countries such as the Turkish state to carry out the prison attack in Heseke city.
• SDF arrests 27 ISIS elements in Raqqa countryside 

  27 ISIS elements have been arrested by SDF in the eastern countryside of Raqqa city.
• HPC joins the operation against ISIS in Hesekê 

  The Social Defence Forces (HPC) have joined the operation carried out by the North and East Syrian Internal Security Forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the neighbourhoods of Hesekê to capture ISIS members who attacked the Sinaa Prison.
• Residents displaced amid ISIS attacks in Hesekê return home 

  Residents of Hesekê’s Xiwêran and Zihûr neighborhoods have started returning to their homes after displacement due to the ISIS attacks launched on January 20.
• Child sexually assaulted and murdered in Manbij 

  In Manbij, a child was murdered after being sexually assaulted. "This crime is too serious to be tolerated by humanity and conscience," said the Department for the Protection of Children's and Women's Rights.
• Being a child under embargo and attack 

  Since the Turkish state occupied Afrin 4 years ago, the Damascus government has been imposing an embargo on Shehba. Heyva Sor a Kurd (Kurdish Red Crescent) officials remarked that children have suffered the greatest damage caused by these attacks.
• SDF forces in Deir Ez-zor arrest five ISIS mercenaries 

  The SDF said that the affiliated Hajeen Military Council arrested 5 ISIS mercenaries in Diban, in the eastern countryside of Deir Ez-zor.
• Afrin Autonomous Administration: "We will liberate our lands" 

  Afrin Autonomous Administration said that they "will continue the resistance until the occupied areas of Afrin and Shehba are liberated."
• Brothers Mihemed (Hemze) and Ehmed (Heyder) Îyade El Tebxan laid to rest in Hesekê 

  Brothers Mihemed Îyade El Tebxan (Hemze) and Ehmed Îyade El Tebxan (Heyder) fell as martyrs in the operation against ISIS in Sina prison and were buried with a ceremony held in Hesekê.
• Heseke Canton Council meets the needs of displaced locals after ISIS attack 

  The Crisis Desk in Heseke Canton enhanced the security and aid work carried out by various committees and communes to provide support to the citizens who migrated from Zihur and Xiweran neighbourhoods due to clashes.
• Clash erupts during security operation in Hesekê 

  In Hesekê, security forces continue to search Sinaa prison and surrounding residential areas for entrenched ISIS members. One jihadist was killed in a skirmish that broke out.
• Newroz Ehmed calls for establishment of International Court on Islamic State 

  Newroz Ehmed, a member of the SDF General Command, called for the establishment of an International Court on the Islamic State.
• Operations against ISIS continue after Sinaa prison attack in Hesekê 

  The Internal Security Forces and the SDF are continuing operations to root out remaining ISIS fighters who attacked the Sinaa Prison. A significant amount of the group’s military equipment has been seized.
• 700 children used by ISIS placed in rehabilitation centers 

  ISIS used 700 children as human shields in the Hesekê operation, and they have now been placed in rehabilitation centers.
• YPJ: We defeated ISIS mercenaries once again 

  The YPJ General Command said that ISIS mercenaries were defeated once again and added: "We will always be prepared to protect the values ​​and gains of the revolution."
• Swedish delegation visits Autonomous Administration  

  A Swedish delegation visited the Autonomous Administration and took some of the Swedish children and wives of ISIS mercenaries, back with them.
• SDF announces the names of eleven fighters martyred in Hesekê 

  SDF published the names of eleven fighters who died in the first days of the operation against ISIS in Hesekê.
• Şervan Derwêş: We cherish the memory of Ebû Leyla 

  Spokesperson for Manbij Military Council, Şervan Derwêş, said that they cherish the memory of Ebû Leyla who was one of the symbols of the Kobanê and Manbij battles.
• SDF responds to UNICEF 

  SDF called on the UNICEF and humanitarian organizations to provide, through a clear action plan, sustainable support to the Autonomous Administration to construct rehabilitation centers that meet humanitarian and international standards.