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• YPJ: Imralı system collapsed with the resistance of the people 

  "We as YPJ, give the promise to all the peoples and all the women around the world; we will continue our struggle until our peoples' freedom hopes come true. We as Kurdish women will not be able to live a free life until Leader Apo is free."
• Images of the destruction in Bilbilê  

  ANHA news agency has published images of civilian residential areas that were destroyed during the Turkish air and ground attacks against the northern Syrian canton of Afrin.
• Turkish airstrikes on Afrin continue 

  Warplanes of the invading Turkish army continue shelling Afrin Canton of Northern Syria.
• Turkish army kills another civilian in Afrin 

  Attacks by the invading Turkish army resulted in the death of another civilian in Afrin.
• Fierce clashes continue in Afrin 

  Invasion attacks against Afrin continue for the 27th day.
• Turkish army and allied gangs repelled in Bililka 

  SDF fighters are mounting a historic resistance against the invasion attacks of the Turkish army and jihadist groups under their command.
• Turkish army and gangs attack Afrin’s Jindires district 

  The invading Turkish army and allied gangs continue their attacks against Afrin Canton of Northern Syria for the 26th day.
• The 25th day of Afrin resistance through the ANF lens 

  Journalists Baki Gül and Dilgeş Amed visit the villages in the regions of Bilbilê and Rajo in Afrin and take in the impressions of the population as well as the attacks of the Turkish state.
• 27 schools targeted in Afrin, 13 students killed 

  There are 50.000 students in Afrin where the continuing attacks have resulted in the targeting and destruction of 27 school buildings and the death of 13 students.
• SDF: 38 Turkish soldiers and gang members killed 

  At least 38 members of the Turkish army and allied jihadist gangs were killed in clashes during the past 24 hours.
• Turkish attacks wound two more civilians in Afrin 

  Attacks by the invading Turkish army wounded two civilians in Afrin Tuesday evening.
• Footage of Turkish panzer destroyed in Afrin 

  SDF fighters have destroyed another panzer of the Turkish army in Afrin.
• Turkish army targets Afrin city centre – UPDATE 

  The invading Turkish army targeted the surroundings of Avrin Hospital and children’ park in Afrin city centre on Tuesday. One civilian died and four others were wounded as a result.
• Turkish bombing kills one, wounds two civilians in Afrin 

  Turkish artillery fire has killed one civilian and wounded two others as Turkish army targeted Afrin city center on Tuesday.
• Heavy fighting in two districts of Afrin 

  Heavy fighting reported between the Turkish army and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Bilbile and Shera districts of Afrin on Tuesday.
• “This land is ours, we were born here and we will die here” 

  Just behind the battle front are the Shera and Sherawa villagers who insist on not leaving their villages, and they say: “This is our land, we were born here and we will die here.”
• Footage of houses destroyed by Turkish attacks in Afrin 

  Civilians’ homes were hit and destroyed by the Turkish army in a village in Afrin’s Bilbile district.
• Jaysh Al Thuwar Commander: Turkey turned ISIS, Al Nusra into FSA 

  Jaysh Al Thuwar Commander Mihemed Zaza stated that the FSA has no connection to the forces attacking Afrin together with the TAF:“Turkey tried to use all of us according to their interests. They trained groups for them, turned ISIS and Al Nusra into FSA."
• People of Afrin send a message to all 

  In barcovision screens throughout the city, footage from YPG and YPJ actions are broadcast. The war has become part of daily life, just as the resistance has.
• SDF: 862 soldiers and gang members killed in Afrin in 23 days 

  862 members of the Turkish army and allied gangs were killed and 98 SDF fighters fell as martyrs in Afrin in 23 days.
• 7 civilians wounded in ongoing Turkish attacks on Afrin 

  Seven more civilians have been wounded as a result of Turkish army’s attacks on Afrin Canton of Northern Syria.
• Footage of Turkish UAV shot down by SDF in Afrin 

  SDF fighters shot down a Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle named “Bayraktar”, produced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law.
• Delegation from Southern Kurdistan: Afrin is not alone 

  Southern Kurdistan parliamentarians that came to Afrin for solidarity stated that Afrin victory will be the victory of entire Kurdistan, saying; “To support Rojava and Northern Syria is a duty of ours.”
• Turkish UAV downed in Afrin 

  An unmanned aerial vehicle of the Turkish army has been downed in Afrin.
• Turkish state bombs civilian areas in Afrin 

  The invading Turkish state continues targeting civilian settlements during its attacks against Afrin Canton of Northern Syria. Several villages and towns have been bombed since the launch of invasion operation on January 20.