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• 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.
• SDF says clearing and security operations in Sina prison continue 

  The SDF Press centre said in a statement that “following regaining control of Sina prison and following the surrender of about 3,500 terrorist detainees” the clearing and security operations inside the prison continue.
• PYD General Assembly says unity of the people and SDF brought about victory in Hesekê 

  The PYD General Assembly said that the unity of the people and military forces brought about the victory in Hesekê.
• Til Temir Military Council forces respond to Turkish attack in Til Temir 

  The Til Temir Military Council forces, which responded to the attacks of the Turkish state against the village of Til Elebin in Til Temir, killed a mercenary.
• Autonomous Administration: Hesekê operation is second milestone in resistance against ISIS 

  The Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria said in a statement regarding the SDF operation in Hesekê that "this victory is the second historical milestone for our people in raising the resistance against ISIS."
• KNK: AANES needs international support to contain ISIS threat 

  The Kurdish National Congress (KNK) said that the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) needs international support to contain ISIS threat.
• Kongra Star releases video to mark anniversary of liberation of Kobane 

  Kongra Star has released a video to mark the 7th anniversary of the liberation of Kobane.
• 'Kobanê became the forerunner of a new spirit' 

  Xalid Bekir, Co-Chairman of the Raqqa Legislative Assembly, remarked that Kobanê developed a new spirit of resistance that embodies the designs of freedom, hope, and the future of the peoples.
• First images from Sina prison under full control 

  According to SDF, the security forces have regained full control of Sina prison in Hesekê and all Islamists are in custody. The successful completion of the operation took place on the anniversary of the Kobanê victory.