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• Turkish military deployment to Syria continues 

  The Turkish state continues its military activities in various parts of Syria.
• Children of martyrs: Turkey’s crimes in Afrin must be exposed 

  Children of martyrs who fell in the resistance in Turkish occupied Afrin called upon the international community to take action to expose the crimes and bring those responsible to account.
• Three more people die of coronavirus in North-East Syria 

  More Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in North-East Syria where 3 more people have died.
• SOHR: Turkish-backed factions plant cannabis in Afrin countryside 

  Turkish-backed mercenary groups of the so-called Syrian National Army are planting cannabis on the farms of the Afrin people, more notably in Rajo district.
• Fire in Hol Camp: 3 dead, 25 injured 

  A fire broke out in Hol Camp, in Hesêkê. 3 people died and 35 were injured.
• Til Hemis celebrates anniversary of liberation 

  Six years ago, the village of Til Hemis in northeastern Syria was liberated from the reign of terror of the ISIS. The population celebrates February 27 as the day of rebirth.
• Turkish army and mercenaries attack villages in Sherawa, Afrin 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks on North-East Syria as its genocidal campaign seeking to invade the region in violation of international law continues.
• Turkish forces install air defense radars around Ain Issa 

  The Turkish occupation forces installed air defense radars at its bases close to the M4 international highway in Ain Issa as they continued their attacks on the city.
• Death toll in US airstrikes in Syria rises to 22 

  22 militiamen of Iraqi Hezbollah and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces were killed in US strikes on Syria-Iraq border, according to SOHR.
• 80-year-old murdered in Deir ez-Zor 

  An elderly man was assassinated by unknown people riding a motorcycle in the town of Al-Sabha near Deir ez-Zor in North East Syria.
• Turkish army and mercenaries attack villages in Afrin countryside 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks on North-East Syria as its genocidal campaign seeking to invade the region in violation of international law continues.
• Car bomb kills 4 in Serekaniye 

  Reports of casualties after detonation of a car bomb in the northern Syrian city of Serekaniye.
• Overcrowding problem in Girê Spî Refugee Camp 

  Girê Spî Refugee Camp administration announced that the camp has surpassed its capacity creating serious concerns as more refugees continue to arrive.
• Turkish warplanes bomb village of Ain Issa 

  The invading Turkish state bombed a village of Ain Issa and the M4 highway.
• Deir ez-Zor people march to support the SDF 

  The people of Deir ez-Zor took to the streets to express support to the successful operations of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against ISIS in the region and to protest the Turkish occupation.
• Rojava politicians: ENKS should define the Turkish state as occupant 

  Rojava politicians underscored patriotic spirit towards Kurdish national unity and said, "The first job of ENKS should be to define the Turkish state as an occupant."
• Five civilians abducted in raid by occupation militia in Ain Issa 

  Five civilians have been abducted from a village in the northern Syrian town of Ain Issa by the occupation militia "Ahrar al-Sharqiya." They are apparently accused of collaborating with the SDF.
• SDF: 3 mercenaries killed, 7 others injured in Ain Issa 

  SDF responded to the Turkish attacks on Ain Issa region, leaving 3 members of Turkish-backed mercenaries dead and 7 others injured.
• Three more civilians kidnapped in occupied Afrin 

  Crimes against civilians continue increasingly in the northern Syrian canton of Afrin which has been occupied by the Turkish army and allied mercenaries since March 2018.
• Action against invading Turkish state in Til Temir 

  A bomb attack against a vehicle belonging to the invading Turkish state was reported in Til Temir, in the province of Hesekê Canton in Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Syrian Democratic Forces say Turkey is spreading fake news 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) denied the Turkish government's claim that 3 of its fighters fell martyrs while trying to enter Turkey-occupied areas.
• SDF captures 2 ISIS members in Deir ez-Zor 

  SDF arrested 2 elements of the ISIS in charge of carrying out assassinations in Deir ez-Zor region.
• Revolutionary greetings from Afrin people to Europe 

  Saturday was a Europe-wide day of action against the occupation of Afrin. People displaced from Afrin who are staying in the northern Syrian canton of Shehba also took to the streets to send greetings to Europe and show that they will not be broken.
• SDF Commander Abdi confirms determination for Kurdish national unity 

  A constructive solution to the Kurdish question in Rojava is not possible as long as intra-Kurdish conflicts are not resolved. Therefore, all sides should put aside their personal interests, said SDF commander Mazlum Abdi.
• Explosion at busy market in Deir ez-Zor results in casualties 

  In eastern Deir ez-Zor, the explosion of a motorcycle bomb in a busy market killed at least three people.