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• People's Initiative North and East Syria calls for delisting the PKK 

  The People's Initiative North and East Syria has joined the international campaign for the removal of the PKK from the EU and US "terror lists".
• Families’ vigil at Semalka on day 100 

  The vigil launched near the Semalka Border Crossing by families demanding the bodies of their children killed by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has entered its 100th day.
• Families of martyrs from Afrin: We stand with the resistance of Kobane people 

  Martyrs’ families from Afrin protested the Turkish state’s attacks on Kobane, underlining that they stand with the resisting people of Kobane.
• Villagers in Rojava: Turkey can't force us out of our land 

  The residents of the villages of Cirin and Serzûrî said that no Turkish state's attack would be enough to force them out from their lands.
• ISIS members in Hol Camp kill Heyva Sor a Kurd medical worker 

  ISIS cell members attacked Heyva Sor a Kurd point in Hol Camp, and killed a medical worker.
• ‘NATO should investigate Turkey’s use of chemical weapons’ 

  Condemning the silence of the international community, Kurdish politician İsmail Hec Ferhan urged NATO to fulfil its duty and investigate the Turkish state’s use of chemical weapons.
• Semalka vigil on day 99 

  The vigil at Semalka border crossing in protest at the KDP's actions was taken over by people from Amûdê on the 99th day.
• Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria creating new fields of employment 

  Officials at the spring water processing facility in Tirbespiye maintain their work to meet North-East Syrian people’s need for clean water.
• Kobanê Hospital: Those injured by Turkish attack are recovering 

  The Kobanê Hospital administration announced that the citizens who were injured following a bombing of the Turkish army and its mercenaries are in good condition and will be soon discharged from the hospital.
• YPG International releases eight episode of mini web-series 

  The YPG International released the eight episode of its web mini-series called "Meet the internationals". Mizgin from the US shares his experience in Rojava.
• “People of North-East Syria will frustrate the attacks through self-defense” 

  Kongra Star member Rehan Luqo explained that the Turkish attacks against north and east Syria, especially Kobane, come in retaliation for the defeat of ISIS. She stressed that the people of the region do not trust international forces.
• International Congress on Mesopotamian Religions and Beliefs calls for unity 

  The International Congress on Mesopotamian Religions and Beliefs has kicked off in North and East Syria. Participants convey messages of unity against oppression and occupation during the congress.
• "Attacks on Kobanê a continuation of the war of annihilation" 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria condemned the bombardment of Kobanê by the Turkish army and its proxies and called on the international anti-ISIS coalition and Russia to act.
• Four-year-old injured by Turkish attack in critical condition 

  Twelve people were injured, some seriously, in yesterday's attacks by Turkish occupation forces on villages in northern Syria. One civilian was killed and four-year-old Abdo is in critical condition after his leg was amputated.
• Turkey’s attacks on Kobanê and Girê Spî continue 

  Turkish occupation forces and their jihadist proxies intensify their attacks on Kobanê and villages in the west of the occupied city of Girê Spî (Tal Abyad).
• Turkish forces establish new military post near M4 highway 

  The strategic position of the new post, which is located near Damascus-Aleppo international highway “M5”, enables Turkish forces and their proxies to monitor the regime forces’ movements on the international highway.
• Turkey attacks Kobanê because it represents its greatest defeat, says PYD chair Ayşe Hiso 

  Kobanê is the symbol of the Rojava revolution and the place where the decline of ISIS began. The PYD's goals for 2022 are a radical fight against increasing aggression and the international recognition of the Autonomous Administration.
• PYD condemns Turkish state's attacks on Kobanê  

  The PYD condemned the Turkish state's attacks on Kobanê and warned that the attacks would have dangerous consequences.
• More refugees leave Hol Camp  

  More refugees left Hol Camp at the weekend. 113 Iraqi families went to the camp in the south of Mosul.
• People of Qamishlo: “KDP cannot draw us away from our cause” 

  “The KDP cannot draw us away from our cause and the revolution. We draw our strength from our martyrs, and we will resist the conspiracies against our lands till the end.”
• Four more civilians kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in the territories they have invaded in North-East Syria in violation of international law.
• MSF vows to “uphold the self-defense of our people and our country” 

  “We renew our promise to our people and our martyrs that we will not fail to uphold the legitimate self-defense of our people and country against all threats of violence and terrorism as we move forward to achieve the security and safety of our regions."
• People of Afrin rally for Sakine, Fidan, Leyla 

  Kurds and their friends pay tribute to the three Kurdish revolutionaries murdered in the heart of French capital Paris nine years ago.
• Six civilians kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Girê Spî 

  Occupation forces continue their brutal actions against civilians in the regions they have occupied in North-East Syria.
• Ongoing attacks on Kobanê and Girê Spî kill one, injure eleven civilians 

  Turkish occupation forces and their jihadist proxies intensify their attacks on Kobanê and villages in the west of the occupied city of Girê Spî (Tal Abyad).