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• Turkish warplanes bomb a cemetery of martyrs in Afrin 

  The invading Turkish army has bombed the surroundings of Martyr Avesta Habur Cemetery of Martyrs in Afrin.
• Internationalist in Afrin: We will continue to resist 

  Fighting in Afrin, internationalist Helin said that she learns of great strength and morality from the resistance in Afrin: "We will resist the Occupation Army and its fighters to the end."
• Turkish warplanes bomb Afrin city centre 

  Afrin city centre has been bombed by Turkish warplanes twice this morning.
• Hollande will launch an appeal for a no-fly zone in Syria 

  France’s former president Francois Hollande is preparing to launch an appeal for the creation of a no-fly zone in northern Syria, Le Parisien reported.
• SDF: 95 members of invading forces killed in Afrin 

  According to a SDF Press Center statement, 95 enemy soldiers and jihadists have been killed in battles in Afrin over the past 24 hours.
• Afrin Autonomous Administration’s call to the UN Security Council 

  Afrin Autonomous Administration has issued a call the UN Security Council in order for the Turkish state’s massacres against civilians to stop.
• People of Kobanê on the way to Afrin  

  Thousands of people from Kobanê are on their way to Afrin to support the resistance against invasion attempts by the Turkish army and allied jihadist gangs.
• Socialists go to Afrin as human shields  

  The Initiative for the Unity and Solidarity of the Peoples (SYPG) and the Free Socialist Women (JAS) have announced that they will send groups of human shields against the attacks in Afrin.
• Northern Syria Federation: Victory belongs to Afrin  

  The Executive Council of the Democratic Fedetation of Northern Syria called for international action and initiative against the Turkish invasion war in Afrin.
• ANHA: 450 invaders killed in the past 48 hours 

  In the past 48 hours, 450 Turkish soldiers and gang members were killed during clashes between YPG/YPJ fighters and the Turkish army, ANHA News Agency reported.
• Human shield action starts in Afrin 

  People of Afrin refuse to leave their city and will start human shield action to stop the Turkish bombing, sources told ANF.
• PYD co-chair: Kurds should turn everywhere to resistance fronts 

  Co-chair of Democratic Union Party Shahoz Hesen called upon all Kurds to turn everywhere to resistance fronts in protest of Turkish attacks on Afrin.
• Thousands of Kurds protest invasion of Afrin in European cities 

  Thousands of Kurds and their supporters launched a wave of demonstrations to protest Turkey’s invasion of Afrin on Saturday.
• Turkish warplanes bomb outskirts of Afrin 

  Turkish warplanes bombarded outskirts of Afrin, local sources reported.
• 18 Turkish soldiers killed in Xalta village in Afrin 

  YPG fighters killed 18 Turkish soldiers in Afrin's Xalta village on Saturday.
• Jaysh al-Thuwar: If necessary, we will send more units to Afrin 

  One of the commanders of Jaysh Al-Thuwar, Xelef Mihemed, said that some of the forces in the east of the Euphrates had been moved to Afrin. If necessary, "additional forces will be dispatched to Afrin".
• Turkish army kills another civilian in Afrin 

  On the 50th day of the invasion operation against Afrin, Turkish army has killed a civilian and wounded another in Mabata district.
• Images from the resistance in Afrin  

  For 50 days the people of Afrin have resisted the Turkish occupation.
• Turkish warplanes bomb Afrin city centre 

  Turkish warplanes bombed Afrin city center on Saturday morning.
• Heavy fighting in three fronts in Afrin 

  Heavy fighting reported between Turkish army and YPG/YPJ forces in three fronts in Afrin on Saturday.
• Residents of Afrin refute UN claims: YPG are our children 

  Residents of the northern Syrian canton of Afrin refute the UN reports stating that the People's Defense Units YPG are preventing people from leaving the city.
• Water supply ensured in Afrin again 

  After the destruction of the waterworks in Afrin by the Turkish military, the city administration has repaired old wells to ensure water supply for the population.
• Hêvî Mistefa invites UN to Afrin: "Come and see for yourself"  

  Chairperson of the Canton of Afrin, Hêvî Mistefa has pointed out that about 50 civilians have been killed in Turkish attacks since the UN resolution on a ceasefire in Syria in response to statements made by UN Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric.
• 7 Turkish soldiers killed in Shiye 

  7 members of the Turkish army were killed in clashes with YPG/YPJ forces in villages of Afrin’s Shiye district.
• Three MLKP fighters fall in Afrin 

  MLKP/Rojava announced the identities of three fighters who fell as martyrs in the battle for Afrin.