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• Crisis Desk: 101 out of 178 Cizre victims yet to be identified 

  The Crisis Desk formed for the purpose of identifying the casualties of Cizre massacre stated that out of the 178 victims whose bodies were recovered from the area of massacre, 101 are yet to be identified.
• State forces hinder the Friday prayer in İdil 

  As the onslaught in Şırnak's İdil district continues for 11 days, local people were hindered by state forces on their way to mosques for Friday prayer.
• MEPs write a letter to PM Davutoğlu on the situation in Sur 

  18 members of the European Parliament have sent a latter to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu calling for an end to the state of siege ongoing in Amed's central Sur district for 87 days.
• Wife of Cizre victim: They gave me bones, saying 'This is your husband' 

  51-year-old Mahmut Duymak was one of the over 200 victims savagely massacred by state forces in Şırnak's Cizre district some 3 weeks ago.
• 54 victims of Cizre massacre still unidentified 

  The popular resistance in Şırnak's Cizre district has already left a mark on the Kurdish history by taking no step backward in the face of the genocidal attacks by state forces during two months of onslaught.
• Guerrilla areas bombed by Turkish forces from the ground and the air 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Press Office said Turkish forces bombed guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones from both the ground and the air yesterday.
• Police attack funeral of Cizre victim in Hakkari 

  Police forces have attacked the funeral of a Cizre victim in Hakkari, and detained many people before the burial.
• Turkish forces attack Cizre people returning home 

  People of Cizre who were forcibly displaced by genocidal attacks of state forces have started to return home as the curfew remains in effect despite Turkey's announcement two weeks ago that military operations in the town have ended.
• Heavy clashes ongoing in Şırnak's İdil district 

  Attacks by state forces are getting heavier in Şırnak's Cizre district where a state of siege under the name of curfew continues for 10 days.
• Turkish military continues to attack Rojava 

  The Turkish army’s attacks targeting Rojava, which began on October 24, 2015, have intensified since February 13, 2016.
• Condition of civilians in Sur worsens 

  Condition of civilians who have been under siege in Diyarbakır’s Sur district since December 2 worsens. Children, babies, and sick and elderly people are among these civilians.
• Turkish jets shell Qandil 

  Turkish jets shelled PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory Wednesday evening.
• German YPG fighter martyred in the Operation Wrath of Khabur 

  ID information of the German YPG fighter Gunter Helsten who fell during the Operation Wrath of Khabur has been made public.
• Clashes intensify in Turgut Özal neighborhood of İdil 

  The onslaught by state forces is getting heavier in Şırnak's İdil district where a state of siege under the name of curfew continues for 9 days.
• Sarıyıldız: Silence of Europe also responsible for the massacre in Cizre 

  The 5 days-long sit-in in front of the Council of Europe (EC), European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) and the European Commission for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) buildings in Strasbourg continues in its third day.
• Spinelli: The terrorist label on the PKK has political motivations 

  In her press release in the European Parliament (EP), Italian parliamentarian Barbara Spinelli stated that the designation of the PKK as a ‘terrorist organization’ had political motivations.
• Bombardment of Sur continues 

  State forces continue their siege and shelling of neighborhoods in Sur.
• Seven DBP executives detained in Van 

  Turkish police continue the operation against people who joined the condolence ceremony for TAK militant Abdulbaki Sömer who carried out the action against a Turkish military convoy in capital city Ankara one week ago.
• Helicopters shelling Yeni neighborhood of İdil 

  Genocidal attacks by state forces are ongoing in Şırnak's İdil district for 9 days now.
• 57-year-old awaiting an ambulance found killed home in İdil 

  As the curfew and state of siege continues in Şırnak's İdil district for 8 days, cardiac civilian M. Sadık Bozderi (57) who had been awaiting an ambulance for 5 days was found dead home today.
• Footage from Sur: We cannot breathe under intensified attacks 

  The people in the historic district of Sur are facing a threat of imminent massacre like in Cizre where over 150 people awaiting evacuation had been killed savagely in mass two weeks ago.
• Father and brother of TAK militant detained in police raid in Van 

  Police have raided the house of condolence for TAK militant Abdulbaki Sömer who carried out an self-sacrifice action against a Turkish military convoy in capital city Ankara on 17th February.
• Police attack the tent of condolence for fallen YPJ fighter in Van 

  A tent of condolence has been set up in Van's central Tuşba district for YPJ combatant Dilan Çoban (Ruken Hêlin) who lost her life as a result of ISIS attacks around Tishrin Dam on the 17th of February.
• Co-mayor of Silopi taken into custody 

  Co-mayor of Silopi, Emine Esmer, has been taken into custody while on her way back from Amed to the town together with a delegation from GAP Union of Municipalities.
• Turkish forces demolish the graves of Kurdish fighters in Cizre 

  State forces remain mobilized in Şırnak's Cizre district for the 72nd uninterrupted day despite the announcement of ending of operations two weeks ago when over 150 people trapped in several basements were savagely massacred.