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• Heavy fighting in Bilbile and Sharawa 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) sources report heavy fighting between its fighters and Turkish army in Afrin’s Bilbile and Sharawa districts.
• YPG seizes Turkish panzer in Sharawa 

  YPG forces seized a Turkish panzer and a heavy machine gun mounted vehicle during clashes in Afrin’s Sharawa district on Wednesday.
• People of Afrin: In defiance of the attacks, we are here! 

  On the 53rd day of the Turkish war of aggression, several thousand people moved to the Martyr Avesta Xabûr Cemetery to visit the graves of the militants who fell in the resistance of Afrin.
• Scenes from the resistance in the streets of Afrin 

  Despite the attacks of the Turkish state on Afrin hardly anyone leaves the region. The population has grown significantly as a result of the many people who have fled to Afrin from the villages attacked by Turkey.
• YPG: Those coming to Afrin with Turkey will be our target 

  YPG Afrin Command released a statement regarding the invading Turkish state’s settlement of refugees in camps in the plundered villages of Afrin in an attempt to change the demography of the region.
• 25 soldiers and 46 gang members killed in clashes in Afrin 

  25 Turkish soldiers and 46 members of allied gangs were killed during clashes in districts of Afrin.
• Turkish army commits massacre in Bedina: Nine killed 

  Turkish army killed nine civilians in Bedina village in Afrin.
• 31 Turkish soldiers and gang members killed in Afrin 

  At least 31 Turkish soldiers and gang members killed during clashes between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Turkish army in Afrin.
• Southern Kurdistan delegation in Afrin for solidarity 

  A delegation from Southern Kurdistan, made up of faith groups representatives, KNK members, political party representatives and Derin peshmergas, have arrived in Afrin for solidarity with the resistance against invasion attacks.
• Turkish airstrike on Afrin wounds a minor 

  Committing repeated war crimes in Afrin, the invading Turkish state has wounded yet another child in Tuesday’s airstrike on the city center.
• Fierce clashes in Shiye and Mabata districts of Afrin 

  Fighting continues between YPG/YPJ fighters and the invading Turkish army in Afrin Canton of Northern Syria.
• Turkish airstrike hits Afrin city center 

  Turkish warplanes have carried out an airstrike on Afrin Canton of Northern Syria.
• Turkish artillery targets civilians in Afrin’s Sharawa district 

  A vehicle convoy was targeted by Turkish artillery in Afrin’s Sharawa district.
• Afrin: Portraits from a besieged city 

  Despite continuing Turkish attacks and genocide politics people of Afrin refuse to leave their city. “We are here. We are not going anywhere” residents say.
• Father and daughter made the ultimate sacrifice to defend Afrin 

  YPJ fighter Rohenda and his father Bave Azad fought against the invaders and made the ultimate sacrifice for Afrin.
• Thousands arrive in Afrin to show solidarity with resistance 

  Thousands of activists from Northern Syria arrived in Afrin on Monday.
• Call from Afrin: "Why is the whole world silent?" 

  As the bombing of the Turkish Air Force continues on Afrin, people in the besieged city wonder why the world is still silent on the threat of genocide.
• Turkish warplanes bomb Afrin city center 

  Turkish warplanes carried out two airstrikes targeting Afrin city center.
• YPG releases footage of an ATGM strike on a Turkish vehicle 

  YPG released the footage of an anti-tank guided missile strike on a Turkish vehicle.
• SDF: 125 Turkish soldiers and gang members killed in Afrin 

  At least 125 Turkish soldiers and gang members were killed in Afrin, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said.
• Turkish warplanes bomb Satiya village in Jindires 

  Turkish warplanes conducted several airstrikes on and around Satiya village of Afrin’s Jindires district.
• 4 civilians wounded by Turkish airstrikes on villages of Sherawa 

  More local people are suffering from the increasingly ongoing aerial and ground attacks of the Turkish army against Afrin Canton of Northern Syria.
• Turkish airstrike on Afrin targets civilians 

  Turkish airstrikes on Afrin targeted civilians on Maretê road. Reports say that many civilians have been wounded.
• Locals sheltered in Afrin not leaving the city despite attacks 

  Hundreds of thousands of locals who were forced to seek shelter in Afrin due to the Turkish state’s savage attacks with warplanes and heavy weaponry against the canton, are determined to not leave the city despite the threat of massacre.
• Co-chair of Kurdish Red Crescent: Afrin is under big threat 

  Turkish state trying to force the residents of Afrin to leave the city by uttering massacre threats, Nuri Sheikh Qenber, co-chair of Kurdish Red Crescent Heyva Sor A Kurd said.