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• Turkish army kills 5 civilians in Jindires 

  Airstrikes by the invading Turkish army killed 5 civilians in a village of Afrin’s Jindires district.
• SDF forces repulse attack on Jindires 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) repulsed an attack on Jindires by the Turkish army and gangs on Monday.
• 70-year-old defends his village against invaders 

  Despite the Turkish bombing 70-year-old Sheban Ehmed doesn’t leave his village in Bilbile. “Kurds won’t leave their villages and mountains” he says.
• PYD condemns Czechia over the arrest of Saleh Moslem 

  Democratic Union Party (PYD) condemned Czechia for the arrest of former co-chair of the party Saleh Moslem.
• Footage from action that killed 8 soldiers-gang members in Afrin 

  Footage of the action, in which 8 members of the Turkish army and allied gangs were killed in a village of Afrin, has been published.
• On the road to Afrin – We are not afraid! 

  We publish an article written by internationalists from the internationalist commune on the way to Afrin from their “Defend Afrin - Resistance Diaries”.
• SDF: 44 Turkish soldiers and gang members killed in Afrin 

  At least 44 Turkish soldiers and gang members were killed and two military vehicles were destroyed, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) says.
• Bombardment in Jindires, clash in Rajo 

  The Turkish state’s invasion attacks against Afrin continue for the 37th day.
• YPJ Spokeswoman: Kurdish women became a symbol for all women 

  YPJ Spokeswoman Nesrin Abdullah said; “The will of Afrin and Northern Syria people crushed the attacks of invaders and Afrin resistance formed the unity of Kurdish people”.
• “Turkey kills children of Afrin with NATO’s weapons” 

  In a protest demonstration against the Turkish state’s attacks on Afrin, people of Tirbespiyê stated that the Turkish state is killing children of Afrin with NATO’s weapons.
• Tens of thousands take to the streets in Afrin against attacks 

  Tens of thousands took to the streets in Afrin and gave the message “we are here despite the barbaric attacks of the Turkish state” to the world.
• Turkish attacks against Afrin continue 

  The invading Turkish forces carried out airstrikes on a village in Afrin’s Shera district and artillery attacks on a village in Jindires district.
• 35 gang members killed in Shera 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters killed 35 gang members in Shera district of Afrin on Saturday.
• Turkish army hits forces under the Syrian regime in Rajo 

  Turkish airstrikes on Afrin’s Rajo district targeted forces under the Syrian regime and reports are coming through of casualties.
• Turkish army takes villagers hostage, places mines around them 

  In Afrin, the invading Turkish army and their allied gangs took 4 villagers hostage, tied their hands behind their backs and placed landmines around them.
• Turkish army kills 5-year-old boy in Afrin 

  5 years old Ibrahim Reshid Reshid was killed during the aerial attack by the Turkish state in the Mabeta district of Afrin.
• Thousands join a march in Afrin against ongoing attacks 

  People of Afrin and representatives of Northern Syria peoples have started a march against the attacks of invasion.
• SDF: 32 jihadists and four Turkish soldiers were killed in Afrin 

  32 jihadists and four Turkish soldiers were killed in Afrin within the last 24 hours, according to a report by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
• MMC Spokesman: We are prepared for Erdogan’s threats 

  The defense forces of Manbij are prepared against the threats of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Shervan Dervish, spokesman for Manbij Military Council said.
• YPG members speak of the situation on Afrin frontlines 

  ANF spoke with a YPG fighter in the hills of the Bilika village in the Rajo district about how the invasion attempt by the Turkish army and their accompanying ISIS and Al-Nusra gangs looks from the battle field.
• Heavy fighting in Jindires and Raco 

  Heavy fighting reported between the Turkish army and Syrian Democratic Forces in Jindires and Raco districts of Afrin.
• Two civilians wounded by Turkish army in Bilbile 

  Turkish artillery fire wounded two civilians in Bilbile district of Afrin.
• YPG hits hill where gangs gather 

  YPG/YPJ fighters hit the hill where the invading Turkish army’s soldiers and their gangs gathered in the Shiye district. Footage from the action was published by the YPG Press Center.
• Footage from the civilian convoy Turkey bombed in Afrin 

  ANF has acquired footage from the civilian convoy which was bombed by the invading Turkish state, exposing the misinformation that “military vehicles were hit”. The footage shows civilian vehicles torn to pieces with bombs and shrapnel.
• Artillery attack against Afrin’s Basutê town 

  Invasion attacks against Afrin continue for the 35th day. Targeting civilian settlements, invading forces are carrying out artillery attack against Basutê town in Sherawa district.