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• Refugees in Van are sent to Afrin 

  Hundreds of refugees aged between 15 and 25 that have been settled in Van are secretly sent to Afrin at night hours.
• Pro-Afrin demonstrations in Rojhilat and Iran 

  People took to the streets across Eastern Kurdistan (Rojhilat) and in Iranian capital city Tehran to protest against the Turkish state’s attacks on Afrin.
• Demonstration in solidarity with Afrin in Shengal 

  People of Shengal protested against Turkey's attacks on Afrin.
• Turkish warplanes bomb Medya Defense Zones 

  HPG Press Center reported attacks by the Turkish army in Northern and Southern Kurdistan territories.
• 4 soldiers killed as YJA-STAR hits operation forces in Gabar 

  YJA-STAR guerrillas hit the Turkish military units that launched an operation in Mount Gabar.
• 24 people jailed in Van 

  Turkish regime's political genocide operations against the Kurdish people continue increasingly.
• Iranian army ambushes kolbers: 1 killed, 4 wounded 

  Iranian army ambushed a group of kolbers (porters) on the Iran-Iraq border near Piranshar. One kolber was killed and four others were wounded.
• Flight ban on Kurdish airports to be lifted off soon 

  International flight ban imposed after the independence referendum in Southern Kurdistan will be lifted soon, an aide close to Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said.
• HPG hits a military vehicle in Igdır: 8 soldiers dead 

  HPG Press Office stated that guerrillas carried out an action against a military vehicle in Igdır, killing 8 soldiers.
• IHD report: Turkish army executed four in Erzurum 

  Turkish soldiers executed four people instead of capturing them alive in Erzurum, a report by Human Rights Association said.
• 30 people detained in several villages of Van 

  As many as 30 people have been taken into custody during house raids in several villages of Van province, Northern Kurdistan.
• Six people detained amid curfew and military operation in Mardin 

  Six people were taken into custody in a village of Mardin following the declaration of curfew in the region Monday morning.
• In the footsteps of their son, who fell in Afrin 

  Başûr Soran fell in the resistance of Afrin. His parents made their way from Southern Kurdistan to Afrin to support the resistance.
• Two kolbers step on mines, two others freeze to death in Rojhilat 

  Two kolbers in Eastern Kurdistan were heavily wounded when they stepped on landmines and two others froze to death.
• Curfew declared in Mardin's Nusaybin district 

  A curfew was declared in Nusaybin’s Duruca village with the excuse of a military operation in Mardin.
• 4 killed, 8 detained during raid in a village of Erzurum 

  Turkish military forces killed 4 people and detained 8 others in a village of Erzurum.
• Turkish state forces set a house on fire during a raid 

  Turkish state forces set a house on fire during a raid in Karayazı district of Erzurum.
• Former HPD MP for Ağrı jailed 

  Former HPD MP for Ağrı, Mehmet Emin İlhan, who was taken into custody three days ago, has been jailed.
• KCK calls for a boycott of Turkish goods and tourism 

  The umbrella organization of the Kurdish freedom movement called for a boycott of Turkish goods and tourism in Turkey to deal a blow against the economy of Turkey, which is the engine of the war against the Kurds.
• Petition to remove Turkish bases submitted to the KRG 

  The signatures gathered to demand the removal of the Turkish state from Bashurê (Southern) Kurdistan have been submitted to the government. There are over 10.000 signatures.
• KCK issues Afrin call for all Kurds and humanity 

  KCK Executive Council Co-presidency has issued a statement and said nobody directly or indirectly involved in the invasion attacks against Afrin will be forgiven.
• HPG: Turkish army used chemical gas in Gabar 

  HPG Press Center announced that the Turkish army used chemical gas during an operation on Mount Gabar.
• HPG hits the Turkish army in Şemdinli 

  Two soldiers were killed as HPG guerrillas hit a Turkish military unit in the countryside of Hakkari yesterday.
• Guerrillas down a Turkish drone in Çukurca 

  Guerrillas have downed a drone of the Turkish army in Çukurca on February 24.
• Turkish army launches an operation in Cudi region 

  While the Turkish military started an operation in Cudi region, counter-guerrilla units in guerrilla uniforms are reportedly persecuting the local people in Silopi region.