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• 9 members of Turkish army and allied gangs killed in Afrin 

  SDF fighters have foiled another attempt of invasion by the Turkish army. 9 members of Turkish army and allied gangs have been killed during ongoing clashes.
• Kurdish and Arab youths headed to emplacements in Afrin 

  Hundreds of Kurdish and Arab youths are on their way to the emplacements of resistance against the Turkish army in Afrin Canton of Northern Syria.
• Clashes between YPG/YPJ and Turkish soldiers 

  Turkish state’s invasion attack on Afrin continues. While Rajo district and its villages are shelled by Turkish jets, clashes are taking place in several areas.
• Moment Turkish tank was destroyed in Afrin’s Bilbile district 

  YPG/YPJ destroyed a tank of the invading Turkish army in Afrin’s Bilbile district Sunday morning.
• Two Turkish tanks destroyed in Shehba 

  The Turkish army that launched an invasion operation against Afrin is also attacking Um Hosh village, Kefernesa and Tal Rifat region and surroundings.
• Fierce clashes in a village of Afrin’s Rajo district 

  Heavy clashes are taking place between YPG/YPJ fighters and Turkish troops in a village of Afrin’s Rajo district.
• YCR calls on the youth of Rojava to join the YPG/YPJ ranks 

  YCR called for a general mobilization and invited the youth of Rojava and Northern Syria to the ranks of defense forces, YPG and YPJ in response to the Turkish state's invasion operations against Afrin.
• Another Turkish tank destroyed in Afrin 

  YPG/YPJ fighters have destroyed another tank of the Turkish army that attempts to invade Afrin.
• Turkish warplanes Shell Afrin center and Mabeta district 

  Warplanes of the invading Turkish army are bombing Afrin city center and Mabeta district.
• Two Turkish tanks destroyed by YPG/YPJ 

  YPG/YPJ fighters destroyed two Turkish tanks in Shera as Turkish army tried to advance on Sunday.
• Turkish artillery seriously wounds a child in Afrin 

  Turkish artillery fire seriously wounded a child in Edame village in Afrin.
• Turkish warplanes bomb Bilbile district in Afrin 

  Turkish warplanes bombed Topal Hill in Bilbile, a district of Afrin province, on Sunday.
• Today in the attack on Afrin launched with Russia’s permission 

  The Turkish army has launched an operation to invade Afrin with approval from Russia, and has started bombing dozens of areas including Afrin city center with fighter jets. Kurdish institutions are calling for mobilization in four parts of Kurdistan.
• MSD’s Hebib: The war will spread to Turkey as well 

  MSD Presidential Council Member Hikmet Hebib stated that Erdoğan wants to revive the Ottoman era with his threats to invade Afrin and that the war will spread to Turkey as well.
• 7-year-old wounded in Turkish attack on Afrin dies 

  A child who suffered critical injuries during Saturday’s airstrikes by the Turkish state against Afrin, has lost his life.
• Turkish jets shell Afrin’s Rajo district 

  The invading Turkish army shelled Afrin canton with howitzer and mortar fire tonight. Reports are coming through of aerial attack on Rajo district.
• Six civilians and three fighters die in Turkish attack on Afrin 

  Six civilians and three YPG/YPJ fighters fell as martyrs during Saturday’s airstrikes by the Turkish army.
• Turkish jets target 100 points including civilian areas in Afrin 

  YPG General Command stated that at least 13 civilians were injured, 3 civilians were killed. 1 YPG and 2 YPJ fighters and 6 civilians have been martyred in Saturday’s Turkish attacks on Afrin.
• YPG: We will resist for Afrin with spirit of self-sacrifice 

  YPG General Command said, “We will resist Turkish state’s attacks with a spirit of self-sacrifice. All Kurdish youth should join the YPG ranks and close the ranks of resistance against the fascist Turkish state’s Afrin invasion.”
• YPJ Spokeswoman: Like in Kobani and Raqqa, we will win in Afrin 

  YPJ Spokeswoman Nesrin Abdullah called on the people of the region to join the defence units in the face of Turkish invasion attacks on Afrin. She said, “We will win in Afrin just as we have won in Kobani and Raqqa.”
• Latest from Afrin 

  The Turkish army launched an attack in the countryside of Baliyen village in Afrin’s Bilbile district following the aerial bombardments of Saturday evening. The attack was repelled, and Turkish warplanes shelled Mınıx military base.
• TEV-DEM calls for mobilization for Afrin 

  TEV-DEM has called for urgent mobilization against the Turkish state’s invasion attacks on Afrin.
• Initial information about Turkish airstrikes on Afrin - UPDATED 

  According to initial reports, 10 civilians got wounded as a result of Turkish airstrikes on Afrin centre and districts. Three of these suffered critical injuries and two children are among the wounded.
• SDF: If attacked, we will defend ourselves and our people 

  SDF urged Turkey to halt its unjustified threats and called on the international community to ensure that all attention is paid to Daesh, which is not yet defeated.
• Aerial attack on Afrin - UPDATED 

  Turkish warplanes are bombing Afrin’s Cindirêsê, Reco, Shera, Shêrawa and Mabata districts.