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• Faysh Khabur border crossing closed, aid can’t be sent to Afrin 

  Afrin Front Member stated that they haven’t been able to send the aid they collected to Afrin because the Faysh Khabur border crossing is closed and called on the government to open the border gates at once so the necessary aid can be sent to Afrin.
• Dead body of a Kolber found in Eastern Kurdistan 

  The dead body of a kolber (porter) has been found in rural Bane in Eastern Kurdistan.
• Footage from the guerrilla action in Cukurca 

  Gerîla TV has published footage from the guerrilla action in Cukurca on February 6.
• YPS member laid to rest 1,5 years after martyrdom 

  YPS member Mazlum Ok, who died in 2016, was laid to rest in Nusaybin.
• Three soldiers killed in Cukurca 

  HPG Press Office reported that 4 emplacements were destroyed and 3 soldiers were killed in the countryside of Hakkari province.
• A delegation from Hewlêr Parliament on the way to Afrin 

  A group of parliamentarians from Kurdistan Region Parliament has left Hewler for Afrin against the invasion attacks of the Turkish state.
• Kurdish writer jailed for his posts on social media 

  Turkey arrested Kurdish author Mirza Kurt on Friday for his posts on social media.
• Turkey looking for village guards to fight for 300 Liras a day 

  The village guards in Şırnak city center and districts were offered 300 Liras a day to participate in the attacks against Afrin. Many of the guards rejected the offer.
• HPG: Six Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari countryside 

  HPG reported that six Turkish soldiers were killed in the countryside of Hakkari province.
• No date set for general elections in Southern Kurdistan 

  No date has been set for general elections in Southern Kurdistan after a meeting between Kurdistan Regional Government and the electoral commission on Wednesday.
• DBP Co-chair detained in Amed 

  DBP Co-chair Mehmet Arslan has been taken into custody in Amed province on Tuesday.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of an action in Çukurca 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action against the Turkish army in Çukurca.
• Arab guerrillas: Arab youth should join the Afrin resistance 

  Arab guerrillas in HPG ranks stated that the Turkish army will face the same fate with ISIS and called on Arab youth to take part in the Afrin resistance.
• Footage of female guerrillas destroying a Turkish tank in Afrin 

  A footage of female guerrillas destroying a Turkish panzer with an anti-tank guided missile released by Women’s Defence Units (YPJ) in Afrin.
• Ezidis demonstrate in Shengal for Afrin  

  Hundreds of Ezidis carried out a demonstration of solidarity with Afrin in Shengal. On Sunday, a group from Shengal will head for Afrin.
• Footage from a guerrilla action in Çukurca 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from an action against a Turkish outpost in Çukurca countryside.
• Two Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  Two Turkish soldiers have been killed in a clash with HPG guerrillas in Semdinli, a district of Hakkari province.
• Caves used for storage and shelter 

  Caves in Güçlükonak that have been used as living quarters in the past continue to be used by locals as storage units or shelter for the animals they keep to this day.
• 11 Turkish soldiers killed in Cukurca 

  11 Turkish soldiers have been killed in an action by People’s Defence Forces (HPG) guerrillas in Cukurca district of Hakkari province.
• Bodies removed from Garzan still not delivered to families 

  No developments have come after the Bitlis Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that the bodies removed from the Garzan Cemetery would be delivered to the families.
• Kurdish mayor sentenced to ten years in prison 

  The co-mayor of Edremit, Sevil Rojbin Çetin, and two other Kurdish politicians have been sentenced to ten years in prison each in Van.
• Two soldiers killed in Şemdinli 

  HPG guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in the countryside of Hakkari. Two soldiers were killed and two others were wounded.
• The only Chaldean in Silopi: “We will not abandon our village” 

  The only Chaldean in Silopi Petrus Karatay who was arrested for 11 days: They burned our village and our cemetery down several times. We won’t abandon our village to anybody. Whatever the circumstances, we will continue with our rightful struggle.”
• “The Afrin resistance will bring the end of Erdoğan” 

  Cizire Canton Foreign Relations Officer Co-chair Ebdulkerim Ömer protested the Turkish state’s invasion attacks against Afrin and said, “The Afrin resistance and the success will bring the end of Erdoğan and his rule.”
• Kurds consider Turkey's Afrin attacks as “against them” 

  SAMER ran a poll in Diyarbakır asking people about the operation launched by the TAF and the groups under their control. 83.2% of Diyarbakır residents think the operations are “targeting Kurds and their gains”.