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• "I am fighting to stop the war" 

  Çekdar Kobanê is fighting against ISIS 350 kilometers away from his hometown of Kobane, “I have never favored war in the past four years. Yet I am fighting to stop the war,” says Kobane.
• 80 percent of Upper Baghouz village liberated by SDF 

  SDF Commander Adil Cudi announced that 80 percent of the Upper Baghouz village has been liberated.
• YPG announces balance sheet for January 

  The YPG has announced the balance in the resistance, war and operations against invader and terrorist forces for the month of January.
• ISIS mercenaries surrender to SDF fighters in Deir ez-Zor  

  5 children from ISIS mercenaries have sought refuge with the SDF and Iraqi ISIS members surrendered. 
• Explosive laden motorcycle detonated in al-Bab 

  An explosive laden motorcycle was detonated in al-Bab.
• The darkness left behind from ISIS 

  People flee ISIS by their own means, by cars they can find, some with babies in their arms, barefeet, covered in dust, some walking through landmines and many through the safe corridors.
• Wife of ISIS member: My husband was a Turkish army officer 

  A woman from Turkey among the people who sought refuge with the SDF in Deir ez-Zor said her husband was a high ranking officer in the Turkish army.
• Families of 5 mercenaries from Turkey reach SDF territory 

  SDF fighters continue to rescue civilians in the Operation Cizire Storm, and have taken a large group of civilians including 5 families from Turkey to safe areas.
• Women in Hesekê speak out for Leyla Güven 

  Women in Hesekê called on the international community to support HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven and her comrades on hunger strike.
• 5 killed as Afrin Liberation Forces hit invaders in Mare 

  Afrin Liberation Forces are inflicting further blows on the occupation forces in and around Afrin.
• Lilwa Abdullah: Victory against ISIS in Deir ez-Zor is close 

  Operation Cizire Storm Official Spokesperson spoke about the final fight against terror in eastern Syria.
• ISIS holds thousands of civilians as hostage 

  It is reported that ISIS still holds thousands of civilians as hostage in Deir ez-Zor region. ISIS uses the civilians as human shields.
• YPG captures ISIS torturer wanted by Germany 

  YPG forces captured an ISIS torturer and intelligence officer named Martin Lemke during the operation to clear Deir ez-Zor from ISIS gangs.
• Mine explosion kills a civilian in Manbij 

  One civilian died and some others got wounded as result of a mine explosion in Manbij this morning.
• Greetings from Rojava to #RiseUp4Rojava campaign 

  “Today, at the global day of action to defend the revolution in Rojava, we would like to send our greetings of solidarity to all those different struggles all around the world”.
• SDF rescued 150 more civilians from ISIS 

  More civilians have been freed from the captivity of terrorist organization ISIS.
• Paintings for Afrin in Aleppo 

  The paintings portrait the symbols of resistance before the invasion of Afrin and the women’s resistance led by figures such Barîn Kobanê and Avesta Xabûr.
• New group took over the hunger strike in Qamishlo 

  Kurdish hunger strike campaign demanding an end to the aggravated isolation regime imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan is growing.
• A new school opened in Raqqa 

  The school is located in the north of the city and it was opened with a moving ceremony.
• Stranded in Hajin, ISIS demands ‘security corridor’ into Turkey 

  ISIS mercenaries in Hajin region of Deir ez-Zor have reportedly demanded a security corridor to move to Idlib through Turkey.
• Afrin Autonomous Administration promises to raise struggle 

  The Afrin Canton Democratic Autonomous Administration issued a statement on the 5th anniversary of the declaration of autonomy and promised to raise the struggle.
• Two Turkish soldiers and three mercenaries killed in Afrin 

  Afrin Liberation Forces are inflicting further blows on the occupation forces in and around Afrin.
• Car bomb detonated in Azaz 

  The explosion hit a village to the south of Azaz under Turkish occupation.
• Mine explosion kills two in Afrin 

  Two people were killed by a mine explosion on Afrin-Jindires road.
• Syrian Revolutionary Youth against Turkish occupation 

  The Syrian Revolutionary Youth Movement in Shehba organised an event on January 27, the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Avesta Khabour.