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• Death toll from earthquakes rises to 3,383 in Syria 

  The death toll from the earthquakes that struck northern Kurdistan and Syria on Monday has climbed to 3,383, and the number of injured to 5,302.
• Most schools in Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiye in Aleppo damaged by earthquake 

  Most of the schools in the neighbourhoods of Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiye in Aleppo were damaged as a result of the earthquake.
• Ankara and Damascus block aid deliveries from AANES 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) accuses Ankara and Damascus of blocking aid deliveries to the population affected by the earthquake, demanding the opening of all border crossings.
• Freedom for Öcalan campaign collects nearly one million signatures in 19 days in North East Syria 

  The Northern and Eastern Syria People's Initiative gathered nearly one million signatures demanding to end the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and to ensure his freedom.
• Raqqa Civil Assembly distributes food to victims of earthquake 

  Raqqa Civil Assembly Social Affairs and Labor Committee and many citizens from Raqqa distributed food to the citizens who stayed in tents after the earthquake.
• People in North-East Syria in need of aid after deadly earthquake 

  AANES representative Khaled Derviş condemned the Turkish attacks on the earthquake zone in northern Syria and called for rapid aid for the self-governing autonomous region.
• Raqqa People's Municipality starts new projects to improve the city 

  Raqqa People's Municipality has rolled up its sleeves to implement many projects to develop the city in 2023.
• Afrin and Shehba Autonomous Administration calls on Damascus to lift embargo 

  Afrin and Shehba Cantons Autonomous Administration called for the lifting of the embargo imposed by the Damascus government.
• HRE: The Turkish state attacks people hit by earthquake  

  The Afrin Liberation Forces have denied the Turkish Defense Ministry's claim that the YPG had attacked a military base in Turkey. Rather, the Turkish army has bombed the earthquake-hit Tel Rifat region.
• Thousands of citizens from Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiye take shelter in tents set up by General Assembly 

  Thousands of citizens from the neighbourhoods of Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiye and other areas of Aleppo are taking shelter in tents set up by the General Assembly.
• Manbij Military Council helps families staying in tents after earthquake 

  Manbij Military Council helps families staying in tents after the earthquake. "We are always ready to serve our people," said one of the commanders.
• SDF: We stand ready to provide assistance to overcome the earthquake’s aftermath 

  "We share our people in all Syrian territories their painful suffering caused by the devastating earthquake that struck the region," stated the SDF.
• Make Rojava Green Again supports Long March 

  Hundreds of internationalists gathered in Geneva to join the Long March that will kick off tomorrow. Make Rojava Green Again called on ecological activists to attend the march.
• Armenian community in Rojava calls for an end to Nagorno-Karabakh siege 

  The Armenian community in Rojava has called on the West to act against the siege of Nagorno-Karabakh. Since mid-December, the population there has been cut off from the outside world due to an Azerbaijani blockade.
• ‘Operation Retaliation For Raqqa Martyrs’ completed 

  The joint forces managed to dismantle the terrorist cells and their dangerous operatives, destroying channels of communication between them, uprooting their potential hideouts, and drying up the enabling environment.
• Curfew lifted in Raqqa 

  The general curfew declared by the Raqqa Civil Assembly has been lifted.
• Threat of invasion against Rojava and the current situation in North-East Syria-III 

  The Turkish state invaded Afrin in 2018, and Serêkaniye and Girê Spî in 2019. Here is the current situation in these occupied areas.
• Turkey and their mercenaries kidnap 39 people in Afrin in one month 

  More than 39 citizens were kidnapped in one month, 7,000 trees were cut down, colonial houses and military bases were established in many areas of the region.
• SDF discovers tunnel dug by the Islamic State in Raqqa 

  The SDF discovered a tunnel dug by the Islamic State in the east of Raqqa.
• Five kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish state and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in the northern Syrian canton of Afrin which they occupied in 2018.
• Curfew declared in Raqqa 

  Raqqa Internal Affairs Committee said it has declared a new general curfew in the city while the 'Revenge of the Raqqa Martyrs' operation continues.
• Kobanê and Manbij start collecting signatures to the petition demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  Many cities in Northern and Eastern Syria are collecting signatures to the petition demanding freedom for Kurdish people’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Foza Yûsif: Turkey uses ISIS in areas it cannot act itself 

  PYD board member Foza Yûsif said that the Turkish state uses ISIS in areas where it cannot become active itself. Turkey is behind the ISIS activities in Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor and other places in northern and eastern Syria.
• Turkey’s mercenary groups continue to cut down trees in Afrin 

  Turkey-backed mercenary groups have cut down hundreds of more trees in Afrin.
• YPJ commander Rojda Kayner (Mizgin Botan) dies in a traffic accident 

  It was announced that YPJ fighter Mizgîn Botan was killed in a traffic accident.