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• Muslim: Humanitarian corridor is essential 

  Kobanê Canton Prime Minister Enver Muslim said it was essential a humanitarian corridor be opened to the canton.
• 550 families have returned to Kobanê so far 

  The Commission of Return which was established in Suruç district of Urfa following the liberation of Kobanê town from ISIS gangs last month stated that 550 families from Kobanê have turned back to their hometown so far.
• ‘YPG/YPJ are not alone. We do not recognise these borders’ 

  78-year-old İsmail Ceylan, who is maintaining a border vigil in the village of Elizer, takes part in a human chain every morning to salute the YPG/YPJ fighters. He says to them: “You are not alone. We do not accept these borders.”
• ISIS flees from Girê Spî as YPG/YPJ advances 

  Following the liberation of the villages of Kultep, Koran, Baxdik and İdaniyê to the east of Kobanê, clashes have intensified in the villages of Hurub and Akbaş of Girê Spî (Tel Abyad).
• Buldan: AKP is endangering the process of peace and resolution 

  HDP deputies who suffered an attack by government deputies in the Turkish Parliament yesterday, said that the incident was an indication of what will happen after the controversial ‘Internal Security Package’ becomes law.
• Bombardment by Iranian army at the border 

  Iranian military shelled Dola Kokê area with howitzer and mortars.
• Return to Rojava continues 

  Thousands of people who took refuge in Mardin and Şırnak provinces of North Kurdistan are continuing to return to Rojava.
• Osman Baydemir nominates himself from Urfa 

  The former mayor of Amed, Osman Baydemir, has submitted his application to the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) to be a candidate from Urfa for the coming general election in Turkey in June.
• Over 30 gang members killed on Mahkmur-Giwêr front 

  ISIS gangs launched 4 attacks last night on peshmerga emplacements in Giwêr and Maxmur, leading to fierce clashes after a strong response by the peshmerga forces.
• AKP entrusts Pervari to the 'landlord’s children’ 

  The AKP has left state institutions in the district of Pervari in Siirt province in the hands of the children of a landlord, Emin Özcan, known as 'Emin Ağa'. The family are reported to have engaged in various acts of irregularity.
• 13 villages liberated in Kobanê 

  YPG Press Centre said in a written statement that the operation to liberate the canton of Kobanê continued on the 155th day of resistance to the ISIS gangs.
• Turkish military activity continues 

  HPG Press and Communication Centre reported that Turkish military activity in Medya Defense Zones increasingly continued.
• One gang member killed in Sinjar 

  One ISIS member was killed as a result of a targeted attack near Suke Jer neighborhood in Sinjar.
• KCK: Process at a dangerous and critical point at risk of ending 

  KCK said that they were at the stage of making new decisions and questioning in the face of the AKP government's failure to take steps serving the resolution process and its inconsistent policies avoiding negotiations.
• KCK: Enemies of women encouraged by AKP mentality 

  The KCK Executive Council said that enemies of women who do not treat women as human beings gain strength and encouragement from the mentality and practice of the AKP.
• Intense air activity over Medya Defence Zones 

  People’s Defence Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported in a statement that Turkish military aircraft carried out intense flights over Medya Defence Zones on 2 February.
• Operation to liberate Sinjar continues 

  HPG and Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) Commands have issued a joint statement regarding the ongoing operation to liberate Sinjar.
• Monumental tomb in Van named after German activist Andrea Wolf 

  A monumental tomb in Van was named after German activist Andrea Wolf.
• Kurdish brothers to be executed by Iranian government 

  Kurdish brothers to be executed by Iranian government
• Supreme Kurdish Commission held emergency meeting about recent events 

  Supreme Kurdish Commission held emergency meeting about recent events
• PYD condemns assassination of Abu Jandi 

  PYD condemns assassination of Abu Jandi
• Sarekaniye: graduation of first Kurdish Language students 

  Sarekaniye: graduation of first Kurdish Language students
• The People’s Council condemned massacre in Kurdish area in Aleppo 

  The People’s Council condemned massacre in Kurdish area in Aleppo
• KCK: AKP using Antep blast to attack Kurds 

  KCK: AKP using Antep blast to attack Kurds
• Severe clashes in Þemdinli city center  

  Severe clashes in Þemdinli city center