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• 4 Turkish soldiers killed, 3 others wounded in Bilbile 

  Action by YPG/YPJ fighters left 4 Turkish soldiers dead and 3 others wounded in Afrin’s Bilbile district.
• Afrin calls on the UN to do its duty 

  The Autonomous Administration of Afrin Canton and Berxwedan Camp Administration issued a call to the UN and international community for the return home of Afrin’s people who had to leave home due to the atrocity of the Turkish state and affiliated gangs.
• People of Afrin kick out the Russian officials in Shehba 

  The people of Afrin who were forced to move to Shehba due to Turkish state attacks protested the Russian officials who came to the camp to distribute aid in the camp, and refused the aid.
• No place for invaders in Syria 

  Syrian Future Party Idlib’s Iyad Xetîp stressed that there is no place for invaders in Syria.
• “Islamic State” writings in Afrin 

  The ISIS gangs that invaded Afrin together with the Turkish state wrote “Islamic State” on the walls of houses in Afrin.
• YPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Afrin 

  YPG Press Center reported that three soldiers of the Turkish army were killed as a result of actions on Wednesday and Thursday, including one specialist sergeant.
• Refugees from Afrin: “Shehba should be declared a safe zone” 

  People from Afrin who have had to leave their homes following the invasion attacks by the Turkish state don’t want to leave their lands despite the harsh conditions in Shehba and threats by Turkey. The refugees demand that Shehba be declared a safe zone.
• Seven jihadists including two commanders killed in Rajo 

  In an action by fighters of the YPG/YPJ against jihadist militias of Turkey, seven mercenaries, including two commanders, were killed in Rajo district.
• Two Turkish soldiers killed, six others wounded in Afrin 

  YPG/YPJ forces continue with their actions against the invading forces in Afrin, Northern Syria.
• Erdoğan's bloody Afrin diary 

  The Turkish military invasion of Afrin has killed over 300 civilians and injured 1,200 since January 20.
• People of Northern Syria in unity with people of Afrin 

  Northern Syrian people have mobilized with all the components of society and continue their solidarity with Afrin.
• “Invasion of Afrin was a repeat of what happened in Shengal” 

  Swedish doctor Nîmal Xefûrî, who has witnessed the Turkish state attacks against Afrin and the migration of the civilian population, said “it was a repeat of what happened in Shengal”.
• Aleppo residents protest Turkish invasion 

  Several hundred residents of Aleppo on Wednesday organized a demonstration to protest Turkish invasion of Afrin.
• Michael Wilk: Refugees from Afrin are under extreme conditions 

  Doctor Michael Wilk from Wiesbaden who is in Rojava calls for international support for the refugees from Afrin.
• People from Afrin continue to resist under harsh conditions 

  A small portion of people from Afrin who had to move into the Shehba region have started to settle in a tent city.
• 16 Turkish soldiers and gang members killed in Afrin 

  YPG/YPJ forces continue with their actions against the invading forces in Afrin, Northern Syria.
• “They are changing the demographics in Afrin, this is a genocide" 

  Northern Syrian Democratic Federation Executive Council Co-chair Foza Yusif stated that the Turkish state is enacting a genocide with the gangs they are settling in Afrin.
• Heyva Sor: We are mobilizing all efforts for Efrîn 

  The Kurdish Red Crescent Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê has announced that it's mobilizing all efforts to help the people of Efrîn.
• SDF forms its first brigade in Raqqa 

  Syrian Democratic Forces formed its first brigade in Raqqa and named it after a fallen fighter who fought against Turkish invaders in Afrin.
• Explosion in Afrin kills several soldiers and gang members 

  An explosion in Afrin city center killed several soldiers and gang members on Monday.
• Yesterday Kobanê, today Afrin 

  "Kobanê was also destroyed and had to sacrifice many heroes. But in the end Kobanê won. And that's exactly how Afrin will win. The occupiers cannot stay forever, one day they have to get out of here.”
• Arab family forced to migrate by Turkey: “Afrin will be freed" 

  An Arab family who had to migrate to Shehba due to the genocidal attacks against Afrin said: “Afrin will be freed, and we will return to our homes.”
• People of Afrin in Shehba hopeful and resolute 

  People of Afrin who had to leave their lands due to the Turkish invasion live under harsh conditions in Shehba, but they say, “It is worth bearing these hardships for our lands which we shed so much of our blood for.”
• Afrin and Shehba health councils call for medical aid 

  Afrin and Shehba health councils issued a joint press statement and called for medical aid as there are hundreds of thousands of civilians devoid of health services in the Shehba region.
• Looting gangs clash in Afrin: Casualties 

  Reports say clashes broke out among gangs looting in Afrin and that there are casualties.