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• Damascus allows aid sent by Autonomous Administration to earthquake victims to pass 

  Camions carrying aid sent by the Autonomous Administration to the earthquake victims entered the Damascus government region through Tahiye Gate.
• People of Rojava protest the international conspiracy and demand Öcalan’s freedom 

  Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the autonomous region of northern and eastern Syria on Wednesday to demonstrate their solidarity with Abdullah Öcalan 24 years after his imprisonment and to point out his key role.
• Syria and Rojava after Maraş-centered earthquake – III 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) responded to the earthquake in a very short time and is now helping other parts of the country despite limited means.
• Internationalist Commune of Rojava releases video for 15 February 

  The Internationalist Commune of Rojava has released a video to mark 15 February, Roja Reş or The black day.
• Syria and Rojava after Maras-centered earthquake – II 

  There were no serious regulations and countermeasures for earthquakes in North-East Syria as in the whole of Syria, since earthquakes and natural disasters have almost never been experienced.
• 13 schools in Kobanê damaged as a result of earthquake 

  Bekir Cerade, from the Education committee, said that 13 schools were damaged as a result of the earthquake in Kobanê and that they will not start education until all 571 schools in the region are examined.
• Kurdish Red Crescent aid convoy still denied access to Syrian earthquake zone 

  The Kurdish Red Crescent aid convoy is still stuck outside Aleppo. The government in Damascus continues to deny the aid organisation access to the Syrian earthquake zone, although many people are waiting for help.
• Syria and Rojava after Maras-centered earthquake – I 

  The Maras-centered earthquakes destroyed more than a hundred buildings in Syria and Rojava. 3,581 people lost their lives and 5,348 were injured. Thousands are still under the rubble in the Turkish-occupied areas as the death toll is not disclosed.
• SDF: One of our fighters killed in Turkish drone attack in Kobanê countryside 

  The SDF said that one of their fighters was killed in a Turkish drone attack in the Kobanê countryside.
• Regime forces ask for half of humanitarian assistance by AANES and Heyva Sor 

  The Syrian regime continues blocking delivery of aid from the Autonomous Administration and the Kurdish Red Crescent, Heyva Sor.
• Turkish drone strikes a car in Kobane 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks in Kurdistan despite the devastating earthquake disaster that has claimed thousands of lives.
• Heyva Sor a Kurd calls for "humanitarian corridors" to deliver aid to earthquake victims 

  After the earthquake, the situation in Syria is catastrophic. Everything is missing: emergency services, medicines, food. Despite this, the Damascus regime refuses aid from Heyva Sor a Kurd.
• People in Northern and Eastern Syria protest International Conspiracy  

  The International Conspiracy that led to the capture of Kurdish people's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was protested in the cities of Northern and Eastern Syria.
• SDF dismantles an ISIS cell in Deir ez-Zor countryside 

  SDF dismanted a terrorist cell responsible for supplying the ISIS cells with weapons and equipment and planning for terrorist acts that target the safety and stability of the region.
• Afrin refugees in Shehba open their tents to earthquake victims 

  Despite the limited opportunities and conditions and the embargo imposed by the Damascus government, the 5 refugee camps in the Shehba canton hosted 1,200 families from the earthquake region sharing their tents with them.
• Aid convoys sent by Autonomous Administration to earthquake victims still denied permission to pass 

  Two humanitarian aid convoys sent by the Autonomous Administration for the earthquake victims in northern Syria and Aleppo are waiting to pass at Tahiye and Um Jilud gates.
• Turkey blocks aid delivery to earthquake survivors in northwest Syria 

  The Turkish state does not allow the delivery of humanitarian aid prepared by the Autonomous Administration for earthquake survivors in northwest Syria.
• Death toll from earthquakes rises to 3,383 in Syria 

  The death toll from the earthquakes that struck northern Kurdistan and Syria on Monday has climbed to 3,383, and the number of injured to 5,302.
• Most schools in Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiye in Aleppo damaged by earthquake 

  Most of the schools in the neighbourhoods of Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiye in Aleppo were damaged as a result of the earthquake.
• Ankara and Damascus block aid deliveries from AANES 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) accuses Ankara and Damascus of blocking aid deliveries to the population affected by the earthquake, demanding the opening of all border crossings.
• Freedom for Öcalan campaign collects nearly one million signatures in 19 days in North East Syria 

  The Northern and Eastern Syria People's Initiative gathered nearly one million signatures demanding to end the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and to ensure his freedom.
• Raqqa Civil Assembly distributes food to victims of earthquake 

  Raqqa Civil Assembly Social Affairs and Labor Committee and many citizens from Raqqa distributed food to the citizens who stayed in tents after the earthquake.
• People in North-East Syria in need of aid after deadly earthquake 

  AANES representative Khaled Derviş condemned the Turkish attacks on the earthquake zone in northern Syria and called for rapid aid for the self-governing autonomous region.
• Raqqa People's Municipality starts new projects to improve the city 

  Raqqa People's Municipality has rolled up its sleeves to implement many projects to develop the city in 2023.
• Afrin and Shehba Autonomous Administration calls on Damascus to lift embargo 

  Afrin and Shehba Cantons Autonomous Administration called for the lifting of the embargo imposed by the Damascus government.