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• Number of families coming to Shehba after earthquake increased 

  With the increase in the number of families coming to Shehba from the neighbourhoods of Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiye after the earthquake, the Bakers Committee in Shehba increased the daily bread production.
• Universities of Rojava and Kobane hold meeting with German EmdenLeer University 

  A delegation from the Universities of Rojava and Kobane was officially invited by the German EmdenLeer University.
• MSD warns against further displacement of Kurds in the aftermath of earthquake 

  Noting that more than 70 percent of Afrin's people have already been displaced, MSD warned against Turkish policy of demographic change in the wake of the 6 February earthquake.
• Two ISIS members arrested by SDF in Raqqa 

  The arrested terrorists were collaborating with the cells of ISIS by providing intelligence and coordinates to facilitate terrorist acts.
• Turkish drone strikes a vehicle in Qamishlo 

  A vehicle has been bombed by a Turkish killer drone in the north-eastern Syrian town of Qamishlo.
• Autonomous Administration Education Committee ends meetings in Germany 

  The Autonomous Administration Education Committee ended its meetings with the German Education Association and many other educational institutions.
• Seven trucks of aid from Sulaymaniyah arrive in Shehba  

  After 5 days of blockades from the Damascus government, 7 trucks of aid collected by the people of Sulaymaniyah in Bashur Kurdistan as part of the "We are all together" campaign, reached Shehba Canton, which is still under embargo.
• Raqqa Zenûbiya Women's Community Office launches campaign to plant 4,500 saplings 

  The Economic Committee of the Raqqa Zenûbiya Women's Community Office launched a campaign to plant 4,500 saplings.
• 'There is an international and regional morality crisis' 

  Residents of Hesekê condemned the closure of the Til Kocher and Semalka border crossings, calling it an immoral practice.
• International aid convoy reaches Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah 

  An international humanitarian aid convoy has entered the quake-hit Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah neighbourhoods of Aleppo.
• Schools in Euphrates Region reopen two weeks after earthquake 

  Schools in the Euphrates Region, which were closed for two weeks due to the earthquake, reopened on Sunday.
• Student Council of Rojava University collects aid for victims of earthquake 

  The Student Council of Rojava University, in cooperation with the Democratic Student Movement, collected aid for the victims of the earthquake.
• UN says 8.8 million people affected by earthquake in Syria 

  According to the UN, 8.8 million people have been affected by the Turkey-centered earthquake in Syria.
• Dozens of olive trees cut down in occupied Afrin 

  Inhumane crimes and ecocide continue in Afrin, which has been occupied by the Turkish state and its mercenaries since 2018.
• 90 civilians and soldiers of the regime killed in ISIS attack in Syria 

  Dozens were killed in an attack by the terrorist organisation Islamic State (ISIS) in central Syria.
• Two senior ISIS members eliminated in SDF-Coalition operations in Deir ez-Zor 

  Two SDF-Coalition security operations in Deir ez-Zor resulted in the elimination of two senior terrorists of ISIS.
• 18 villages west of Kobanê face thirst as earthquake damaged water treatment plant  

  18 villages to the west of Kobanê faced thirst because their groundwater became unusable after the severe earthquake in North Kurdistan.
• Til Rifet District Assembly calls on international community to speak out against Turkish attacks 

  Til Rifet District Assembly condemned the attitude of the international public opinion, which remained silent against the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state.
• Number of migrants killed by earthquake in Turkey and transported to Syria rises to 1,745 

  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced the toll update for the number of Syrians who were killed in the earthquake in Turkey and transported to Syria.
• Autonomous Administration vows to continue helping earthquake victims 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria announced that it would continue to deliver humanitarian aid to the citizens who were affected by the earthquake.
• ‘Closure of Til Kocher border crossing is part of genocidal policies’ 

  Rojava Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) Executive Board Member Ebîr Hesaf reacted to the blocking of the humanitarian aid to North and East Syria, saying that closure the Til Kocher border crossing is part of the genocidal policies against the region.
• Autonomous Administration withdraws aid after continued Turkish obstruction 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria withdrew the aid convoy that had been kept waiting at the Umm al-Julud border crossing for 9 days after the Turkish state did not allow the passage of humanitarian aid for the earthquake victims.
• One civilian killed, another injured in Turkish attack on earthquake-hit town of Tel Rifat 

  Ongoing Turkish bombardments on the earthquake-hit town of Tel Rifat in the northern Syrian canton of Shehba have killed a 70-year-old civilian and injured another man.
• Syria and Rojava after Maraş-centered earthquake – IV 

  Although the international embargo against Syria has been lifted, the Damascus government maintains the embargo against Shehba and Aleppo.
• YPG and YPJ international release video about 15 February 

  The YPG and YPJ International have released a video about the meaning of 15 February and the abduction of Abdullah Öcalan.