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• SOHR: 289 civilians killed in Afrin 

  289 civilians were killed including 43 children during Turkish invasion attacks in Afrin, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
• Bombardment and heavy fighting in Afrin 

  Heavy fighting continues between YPG/YPJ fighters and Turkish army in Afrin as Turkish warplanes and artillery bomb the city center.
• Operation Cizire Storm halted because of Turkey’s Afrin invasion 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) halted the military operations against ISIS gangs in the east of Deir ez-Zor, SDF spokeswoman said.
• “Those silent on Turkish attacks are responsible for massacres" 

  Syrian Democratic Peace Party Co-chair Talal Mihemed stressed that international forces who remain silent in the face of the Turkish state’s attacks against Afrin are responsible for the massacres. “Their silence both lays the groundwork for massacres."
• "Peoples of Afrin will become Kawas of today" 

  Democratic Autonomous Administration Executive Advisor Mizgîn Ehmed stated that the international states and organizations are complicit in the massacres with their silence in the face of the invading Turkish state’s attacks against Afrin.
• SDF: Avrin Hospital bombing has been documented 

  The SDF has said that the bombing of Avrin hospital in Afrin by Turkish warplanes has been documented with photographs and videos.
• Invader Turkish ground forces attacks Afrin 

  Turkish army and its gangs are attacking Afrin on the ground as the warplanes hit the besieged city on Saturday.
• Heyva Sor workers discover body of a civilian in Afrin 

  Heyva Sor a Kurd workers discovered a body of a civilian who lost his life and buried him by the side of the road.
• Bombing in Afrin: Civilians trapped under rubble 

  The invading Turkish army continues to massacre civilians on the 57th day of the attacks against Afrin.
• Urgent call for aid for migrants from Afrin in the Shehba desert 

  The Democratic Autonomous Administration Migration Bureau issued an urgent call for aid for tens of thousands of Afrin residents who have had to migrate to the Shehba Desert.
• “People of Afrin suffer the same genocidal attacks as Syriacs” 

  A member of Afrin's Syriac community Silêman Siteyfo says, “The same genocide our grandfathers were subjected to back in the day is happening now in Afrin.”
• Turkish attacks kill 47 civilians in Afrin in one day 

  Turkish bombing and air raids killed 47 civilians, including 16 children and 14 women, in Afrin city center on Friday.
• Turkish army bombs Avrin hospital in Afrin: 15 killed-UPDATE II 

  At least 15 people have been killed and several were wounded as the Turkish army bombed Avrin hospital in Afrin city center.
• Autonomous administration launches urgent appeal for refugees 

  Democratic Autonomous Administration of northern Syria launched an appeal to help refugees who had to leave their homes in Afrin because of the Turkish invasion.
• YPG: Turkish army attacked our position in Tirbespiye 

  YPG Press Office reported that the Turkish army attacked their position on Tirbespiye border today, killing one fighter.
• Two vehicles of invading forces destroyed in Afrin 

  YPG/YPJ fighters destroyed two vehicles of the invading Turkish army in Afrin’s Shera district.
• A nurse’s cry for help at Avrin Hospital 

  A nurse working at Avrin Hospital in Afrin spoke to ANF and said they need help in every way possible.
• Turkish savagery in Afrin: Death toll rises to 21 - UPDATE 

  The Turkish state has committed yet another massacre on the 56th day of the attacks against Afrin. Bombardments on city center claimed the lives of 21 civilians and left dozens wounded.
• At least 13 civilians killed in Afrin 

  Turkish bombardments on Afrin city center that continued from last night into this morning have killed at least 13 civilians and wounded many more. Most of the dead are children.
• Two young men take care of the wounded with self-made ambulance 

  Xelîl Ezîz and Alan Bekî drive from village to village in their self-made ambulance to take care of the injured in Afrin.
• “Those who support our fight against terror are looking away now” 

  Hundreds of thousands of civilians live in Afrin. They face a genocide that is being carried out in the eyes of the world public by the Turkish state.
• Internationalist in Afrin: Resilient people will win 

  An internationalist fighter named Şilan has come to Rojava in support of the revolution, now she is taking part in the resistance of Afrin, declaring: "The resisting people will win."
• Alevis in Afrin: We are not leaving our homes 

  While the Turkish state attacks Afrin in every conceivable way to change the demographics of the region, Alevis from Afrin emphasize that they will not leave their villages despite the threat of massacres and heavy attacks.
• Two Turkish soldiers and 29 gang members killed in Afrin 

  At least two Turkish soldiers and 29 gang members were killed during clashes between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Turkish army in Afrin.
• Turkish army attacks Afrin city center 

  The invading Turkish army continues its attacks on Afrin Canton, northern Syria.