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• Turkish army kills three civilians in Shiye 

  Turkish airstrikes killed three civilians in Shikate village in Shiye district of Afrin, local sources report.
• Turkish warplanes bomb villages of Shiye 

  The Turkish army continues its attacks against Afrin Canton of Northern Syria.
• YPG salutes the participants of the Long March in Europe 

  YPG saluted 200 internationalist joining a Long March for Afrin in Europe, saying; “With the strength that we receive from your stance, we will fulfill our duty to defeat terrorism once again.”
• 25 soldiers and gang members killed in a village of Afrin 

  25 members of the Turkish army and allied gangs have been killed during clashes in a village of Afrin’s Shiye district.
• Footage of Turkish bulldozer destroyed in Afrin 

  YPG fighters destroyed a bulldozer of the invading forces in a village of Afrin.
• Fierce clashes in Afrin’s Jindires district 

  Heavy fighting erupted after the Turkish army and allied gangs attacked Afrin’s Jindires district.
• Children in the Rubar and Shehba refugee camps in Afrin 

  ANF correspondent Ersin Çaksu has captured images from her fear and poverty experienced in the refugee camps in Afrin.
• Turkish army uses refugee camp to attack Afrin 

  Turkish army set up positions with heavy weapons in Atmeh Refugee camp and carries out attacks on Afrin from these locations, SDF sources say.
• Turkish warplanes bomb civilian areas in Afrin 

  Turkish warplanes are bombing civilian areas near Shera, Jindires, and Bilbile districts of Afrin, local sources say.
• One civilian killed in Turkish airstrikes 

  A civilian has been killed in Turkish airstrikes that targeted Afrin city center on Friday.
• Imam of the mosque Turkey bombed: “Turkish state has no faith" 

  The imam of 25 years in the mosque in Jindires bombed by the invading Turkish state said, “The Turkish state has no faith. If they had any, they wouldn’t have bombed mosques.”
• Intensified Turkish airstrikes on Afrin and its districts 

  The invading Turkish army continues its attacks against Afrin Canton and its districts in Northern Syria.
• YPG releases another footage of Turkish tank being destroyed 

  People's Protection Units (YPG) released a footage which shows a Turkish tank being destroyed by YPG fighters.
• Heyva Sor Headquarters bombed by Turkey cannot provide service 

  The headquarters of Kurdish Red Crescent Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê, which was targeted by Turkish warplanes 4 days ago, cannot provide service due to extensive demolition.
• Footage of DShK-mounted vehicle YPG destroyed in Afrin 

  YPG fighters destroyed a DShK-mounted vehicle in Afrin’s Shiye district on Thursday.
• Erdoğan’s “National Army” turns out to be chicken thieves 

  The gangs the Turkish state let loose on Afrin, calling them a “national army”, commit severe war crimes on one hand and steal from the people on the other.The gangs filmed themselves stealing large many chickens and turkeys.
• Turkish army attacks villages of Rajo 

  The Turkish army and gang groups under their command continue their attacks against Afrin Canton of Northern Syria since January 20.
• 60 youth from Deir ez-Zor join YPG 

  60 youth from Deir ez-Zor have completed their training and officially joined the YPG ranks.
• SDF: “Bodies are being tortured, it’s barbaric” 

  The Democratic Syrian forces (SDF) have announced that the gangs gathered from ISIS and Al Nusra under the Turkish state have tortured the bodies of SDF fighters who lost their lives.
• People of Afrin: “We are here, we will resist” 

  The people of Afrin say they are not afraid of the invading Turkish state and ISIS-Al Nusra gangs’ attacks and add: “We are here, we will resist.”
• Turkish army is bombing Afrin’s Shiye district for hours 

  Turkish invasion forces are bombing the Shiye district of Afrin Canton since last night.
• Over 100 new signatories join the international call for Afrin 

  Over 100 new signatories have joined the worldwide call with the demand that the Turkish state’s invasion operation against Afrin be stopped, including Barcelona’s Mayor Ada Colau.
• Heavy fighting between SDF and Turkish army in Raco  

  Heavy fighting reported between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Turkish army in Raco district of Afrin.
• TEV-DEM: “Invaders are doomed to fail” 

  TEV-DEM Executive Council has saluted the tens of thousands of people marching to Afrin to support the Resistance of the Age on its 19th day.
• The last of the Afrin’s Armenians 

  Harot Kevork is the last of Afrin’s Armenians still living in Afrin city centre. Living under the Turkish attacks for 20 days Kevork recalls the horror stories of Armenian genocide.