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• People of Afrin settle in Shehba with promises of revenge 

  The inhabitants of Efrin, who were evacuated to Shehba because of the Turkish occupation of their homeland, try to start a new life in mined areas. But they swear revenge.
• Turkish army attacks villages of Kobane 

  The Turkish army has attacked Siftekê and Ziravê villages of Kobane Tuesday evening.
• Camp being built in Shehba for displaced people of Afrin 

  Preparations are underway for the building of a camp in Shehba region for the people of Afrin who were forced to leave their homes because of the massacre and destruction of the invading Turkish state.
• 74 members of invading forces killed in Afrin 

  At least 74 members of invading forces have been killed as a result of actions carried out by YPG-YPJ forces in Afrin within the past 24 hours.
• Ezidis in Sherawa face threat of massacre 

  The Ezidi village of Kimara in Afrin’s Sherawa district is facing a threat of massacre by the Turkish state.
• Turkish army and gangs attack villages of Sherawa 

  Turkish invasion forces and allied gangs conducted artillery attacks against two villages in Afrin’s Sherawa district.
• AFP documents looting in Afrin 

  After the Turkish regime entered Afrin city center on March 18, they started to loot everything that belongs to the civilians along with their gangs.
• Kurds under pressure in historic city of Til Rifat 

  Kurds who moved to the historic city of Til Rifat in the Shehba region because of the Turkish invasion in Afrin are now pressured by the Damascus regime.
• Turkish army bans entry to Afrin 

  The Turkish army has banned entry to the Afrin center after they invaded. Civilians trying to return to their homes are being arrested.
• “Turkey attacked Afrin to give breathing room for ISIS” 

  Syria Kurdish Left Party administrator Mecîd El-Hisên stated that the Turkish state attacked Afrin to give breathing room to ISIS gangs who were about to be erased from the region by the resistance of SDF, YPG and YPJ forces.
• Invading Turkish forces bomb villages of Serêkaniyê 

  The Turkish state has intensified its attacks in the border area in parallel with its invasion campaign against Afrin Canton, ongoing since January 20.
• Ammunition-loaded vehicle destroyed in Afrin’s Bilbile district 

  An ammunition-loaded vehicle of the Turkish invading forces has been destroyed in Kala village in Afrin’s Bilbile district which is located in the border area with Turkey.
• Turkish army kills a civilian, wounds another in Serêkaniyê 

  One civilian has lost his life and another has been wounded as a result of the invading Turkish army targeting civilians on the Sêrekaniyê border for the last two days.
• Dozens of looters killed in Afrin 

  Dozens of Turkish gang members who looted people’s homes in Afrin were killed on the first day of the invasion, YPG sources say.
• British female fighter killed in Turkish airstrike in Afrin 

  Anna Campbell, a British internationalist fighter has been killed in a Turkish airstrike in Afrin.
• Internationalist from the U.S. in Afrin to defend the people 

  American Tolhildan Cîwan, who has already taken part in the "Operation Cizîrê Storm" for the liberation of Raqqa, has come to Afrin to take his place in the defense of civilians.
• A street of co-existence in Afrin 

  With the Rojava revolution, Afrin has become the common living space of the peoples.
• YPG hits Turkish armored vehicle in border region 

  YPG fighters destroyed an armored vehicle of invading Turkish forces in Alamdarah village inAfrin’s Bilbile district.
• Afrin administration: The war has moved to another stage 

  Afrin Canton Democratic Autonomous Administration stated that they have decided to evacuate civilians from the city to avoid civilian massacres, and that the war has moved to another stage.
• Afrin: Some do not want to leave home amid intensified attacks 

  The SDF forces are trying to evacuate the civilian population from the bombed Afrin city that is under intensified attack. They had no success with Ednanê Cindo who refuses to leave the city.
• Genocide in Afrin 

  The Turkish military invasion of Afrin has killed more than 300 people from the civilian population so far. Hundreds were injured.
• Thousands of civilians encircled in a village of Afrin 

  The Turkish army that continues its attacks against Afrin has encircled thousands of civilians in Basute village of Sherawa district. No news is received from the civilians.
• 35 members of invading forces killed in Afrin 

  An action by YPG/YPJ left 35 members of the invading forces dead in Afrin.
• Hundreds of civilians killed in Turkish airstrike 

  Turkish warplanes attacked a vehicle convoy carrying more than 300 civilians in Jindires on Saturday. Local sources report hundreds were killed in the attack.
• Guerrilla action in Silopi: Several soldiers killed and wounded 

  A guerrilla action against a Turkish military position in Sırnak’s Silopi district left several soldiers killed and wounded.