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• Massacre in Afrin: Seven civilians killed in Turkish airstrike 

  Seven civilians were killed in a Turkish airstrike on Mabata district of Afrin, on Friday.
• Statement from Afrin Canton Democratic Autonomous Administration 

  The Democratic Autonomous Administration of Afrin Canton stressed that they will resist the barbaric attacks against Afrin and stand against Turkey’s attempts to invade Afrin region.
• Moment Turkish tank was destroyed in Afrin 

  Two tanks of the Turkish army have been destroyed by YPG/YPJ in Afrin on Thursday.
• SDF calls on the Turkish army elements to surrender 

  SDF called upon the Turkish army elements and its allies to “surrender to the nearest point of our forces in the lines of contact you see in the battlefields”.
• Two more Turkish tanks destroyed in Afrin 

  Turkish forces continue to suffer heavy blows in their invasion attacks against Afrin. Two more Turkish tanks have been destroyed in Rajo.
• New images of Turkish soldiers killed in Afrin 

  New images have been published of the Turkish soldiers who were killed in clashes in Afrin.
• International fighters on the way to Afrin 

  A group of international fighters in Rojava have taken action to join the “Resistance of the Age” in Afrin.
• Turkish army kills another civilian in Afrin 

  Turkish artillery fire killed a civilian in Cama village in Sherawa, a district of Afrin province.
• YPJ: "We will turn Afrin to a graveyard for Turkish state" 

  YPJ Afrin Command stated that they are fighting against Turkish invasion attacks with great will and that they will defend Afrin with the spirit of Kobanê.
• SDF: 16 gang members killed in Afrin 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters killed 16 Turkish supported gang members in Afrin on Wednesday.
• Turkish warplanes bomb villages of Manbij 

  Turkish warplanes have bombed western villages of Manbij after Afrin.
• Turkish airstrike targets a village in Afrin’s Bilbile district 

  Turkish jets shelled a village in Bilbile district of Afrin.
• Afrin Health Council: 35 people martyred in Turkey’s attacks 

  Afrin Canton Health Council announced that 35 people were martyred and 106 others were wounded in the invasion attacks of the Turkish army ongoing since January 20.
• Gang plunder the houses of people in a village of Afrin 

  Turkish army and allied gangs that continue their invasion attacks on Afrin and Northern Syria have plundered civilians’ homes in Bilbile district’s Qurne village and tried to abduct a family that was rescued as SDF fighters cleared the village.
• Special operation against the Turkish army and gangs in Shehba 

  SDF announced the results of the special operation conducted against the Turkish army in Shehba region of Northern Syria.
• Footage from the fighting in Afrin’s Hammam village 

  YPG Press Office released footage from the fighting in Hammam village of Afrin’s Cindires district.
• YPG publishes identities of Turkish soldiers killed in Afrin 

  YPG Press Office has released footage and images from the defeat suffered by the Turkish army and allied gangs on Hill Qada in Afrin.
• 203 soldiers and gang members killed on the 4th day of attacks 

  SDF has announced the “Historic Resistance” balance sheet against the invasion attacks for the 4th day. 203 gang members and soldiers have been killed, 5 military vehicles have been destroyed.
• Turkish jets bomb the school in Rajo 

  Turkish warplanes are bombing the school in Afrin’s Rajo district.
• Turkish jets hit an ambulance in Afrin 

  On the fifth day of the invasion attacks against Afrin, an ambulance of Heyva Sor a Kurd has been hit by fighter jets.
• Turkish warplanes bomb Bilbile district 

  Turkish warplanes bombed Bilbile district and surrounding villages on Wednesday.
• 37 Turkish soldiers and gang members killed in Afrin 

  SDF sources stated that dozens of Turkish soldiers and gang members were killed during clashes in Omera and Qada villages of Afrin’s Rajo district, and three military vehicles of theirs were destroyed.
• 8 soldiers killed in an action by SDF fighters 

  SDF fighters hit the Turkish units in Bazara village of Darat Izza town, leaving 8 soldiers dead.
• Turkish attack on Rajo kills one civilian, wounds two others 

  Turkish army is bombing Afrin’s Rajo district with howitzers. One civilian died and two others were wounded in the attack.
• Self-Defense Forces: We will not allow Turkey to invade Afrin 

  Northern Syria Defense and Self-Defense Forces said they are ready to defend Afrin and they will not allow an invasion by the Turkish state.