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• 31 more Covid-19 cases recorded in North-East Syria 

  In the northeast Syrian autonomous regions 31 new infections with the coronavirus have been reported in the past 24 hours.
• PYNK calls for action against crimes and occupation in Syria 

  The Kurdish National Unity Parties (PYNK) welcomed the report issued by the United Nations, which highlighted Turkey's crimes against the Kurdish people, and called on the international community to end the Turkish occupation of Kurdish and Syrian areas.
• Occupation attack injures a woman in a village of Manbij 

  The Turkish state and jihadist proxies continue their genocidal attacks seeking to invade the entire North-East Syrian territory in violation of international law.
• Hundreds of escape attempts from Hol Camp prevented 

  Since 2019, 700 escape attempts from the Hol Camp in northeast Syria have been prevented by the security forces of the autonomous administration.
• 30 parties in North-East Syria support the KCK campaign 

  A total of 30 political parties in northern and eastern Syria expressed their support for the KCK campaign in a joint declaration.
• Thousands in Shehba protest isolation of Abdullah Öcalan 

  Thousands in Shehba attended the march against the isolation of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Turkish-backed mercenaries attack people in Serêkaniyê 

  The Turkish state and its mercenaries attacked the people protesting the pillage and occupation in the city of Serêkaniyê in North East Syria and injured many people.
• Two civilians, including a woman, abducted in Afrin 

  Thousands of civilians have been kidnapped in Afrin since it was occupied by the Turkish army and allied mercenaries in March 2018.
• Mine explosion injures two minors in Deir ez-Zor 

  The two minors are reported to be in critical conditions.
• MSD invites UN Commission to Northeast Syria 

  The Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) invites the independent UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria to the autonomous regions to investigate its accusations against the SDF on the ground.
• Evin Cuma: UN report only shows part of the crimes against women 

  “The international community should call for a fair investigation and pressure the Turkish state and its mercenaries to withdraw from occupied Afrin, Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî," said Jazira Region Human Rights Organization co-chair Evin Cuma.
• Football tournament kicks off in Raqqa 

  A football tournament was organised in Raqqa as part of the "We will definitively succeed" initiative.
• Occupation forces kidnap 10 civilians in Afrin 

  Thousands of civilians have been kidnapped in Afrin since it was occupied by the Turkish army and allied mercenaries in March 2018.
• Regime forces attack two Turkish armoured vehicles in Syria 

  While the targeted armoured vehicles caught fire due to the attack, no casualties have been reported.
• New Turkish military reinforcement enters “de-escalation zone" 

  From February 2 to date, more than 9,665 trucks and military vehicles have entered the “de-escalation zone”, according to SOHR.
• Autonomous Administration: UN report good but not sufficient 

  Co-chair of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Foreign Relations Department, Ebdulkerim Ömer said UN report important but not sufficient.
• Abdi: The UN report is just a small part of the war crimes 

  “The international community should hold the parties accountable for war crimes and take serious action to prosecute the perpetrators of these crimes and bring them to justice,” said the SDF Commander-in-Chief.
• 41 more coronavirus cases recorded in North-East Syria 

  The number of coronavirus infections in North-East Syria has reached 1,007, while 48 deaths and 313 recoveries were recorded.
• Deir ez-Zor youth launch 'We say no' campaign 

  Call for the United Nations, UNOCEF and all international organizations to take action against the crimes committed by Turkish occupation forces and jihadist proxies in the North and East Syria.
• British delegation visits Rojava  

  A delegation from England has met with representatives of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria in Rojava.
• 125 members of the al-Akidat tribe join SDF in Deir ez-Zor 

  125 members of the al-Akidat tribe in Deir ez-Zor have joined the SDF. Previously, the regime and Turkey had attempted to upset the tribe through attacks against the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
• TEV-DEM calls on people to expel Turkey from Syria and Iraq 

  The Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) called on Kurds in four parts of Kurdistan and the peoples of Iraq and Syria to unite and expel the occupying Turkish state from both countries.
• UN officials hold meeting with SDF and Autonomous Administration 

  UN and UNICEF officials held a televised meeting with the leadership of the SDF and the Autonomous Administration on the joint work plan for the protection of minors and the steps taken in the explicit commitment.
• North East Syria reports 63 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours 

  63 new coronavirus cases were detected in the last 24 hours in Northern and Eastern Syria, bringing the total number of cases to almost a thousand.
• PYD launches campaign against occupation in the Euphrates region 

  PYD calls on the peoples of North and East Syria, all political parties, civil society organizations and women and youth as the leading figures of society to join the campaign.