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• Turkish army targets Afrin city centre – UPDATE 

  The invading Turkish army targeted the surroundings of Avrin Hospital and children’ park in Afrin city centre on Tuesday. One civilian died and four others were wounded as a result.
• Turkish bombing kills one, wounds two civilians in Afrin 

  Turkish artillery fire has killed one civilian and wounded two others as Turkish army targeted Afrin city center on Tuesday.
• Heavy fighting in two districts of Afrin 

  Heavy fighting reported between the Turkish army and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Bilbile and Shera districts of Afrin on Tuesday.
• “This land is ours, we were born here and we will die here” 

  Just behind the battle front are the Shera and Sherawa villagers who insist on not leaving their villages, and they say: “This is our land, we were born here and we will die here.”
• Footage of houses destroyed by Turkish attacks in Afrin 

  Civilians’ homes were hit and destroyed by the Turkish army in a village in Afrin’s Bilbile district.
• Jaysh Al Thuwar Commander: Turkey turned ISIS, Al Nusra into FSA 

  Jaysh Al Thuwar Commander Mihemed Zaza stated that the FSA has no connection to the forces attacking Afrin together with the TAF:“Turkey tried to use all of us according to their interests. They trained groups for them, turned ISIS and Al Nusra into FSA."
• People of Afrin send a message to all 

  In barcovision screens throughout the city, footage from YPG and YPJ actions are broadcast. The war has become part of daily life, just as the resistance has.
• SDF: 862 soldiers and gang members killed in Afrin in 23 days 

  862 members of the Turkish army and allied gangs were killed and 98 SDF fighters fell as martyrs in Afrin in 23 days.
• 7 civilians wounded in ongoing Turkish attacks on Afrin 

  Seven more civilians have been wounded as a result of Turkish army’s attacks on Afrin Canton of Northern Syria.
• Footage of Turkish UAV shot down by SDF in Afrin 

  SDF fighters shot down a Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle named “Bayraktar”, produced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law.
• Delegation from Southern Kurdistan: Afrin is not alone 

  Southern Kurdistan parliamentarians that came to Afrin for solidarity stated that Afrin victory will be the victory of entire Kurdistan, saying; “To support Rojava and Northern Syria is a duty of ours.”
• Turkish UAV downed in Afrin 

  An unmanned aerial vehicle of the Turkish army has been downed in Afrin.
• Turkish state bombs civilian areas in Afrin 

  The invading Turkish state continues targeting civilian settlements during its attacks against Afrin Canton of Northern Syria. Several villages and towns have been bombed since the launch of invasion operation on January 20.
• Turkish soldiers kidnap three civilians in Afrin 

  Turkish soldiers on Monday kidnapped three civilians in Shera district of Afrin. 
• Bakery in Rajo destroyed by Turkish attacks 

  The Turkish military and the pro-Turkish militias are deliberately attacking the civilian infrastructure in Afrin.
• Footage of bombardment on civilian areas in Afrin 

  The ANHA news agency has published footage of bombardment of civilian residential areas of the Turkish army.
• YPJ fighter: We will achieve victory over the invaders in Afrin 

  YPJ fighter Viyan Tolhildan told how they repelled the Turkish forces’ attack on Afrin’s Sarinckê village.
• Delegation from Southern Kurdistan parliament in Afrin 

  Delegation from Southern Kurdistan that arrived in Afrin said the resistance of Afrin made them proud and put emphasis on the importance of national unity.
• Migrant in Atme Camp: Turkish forces use us as human shields 

  A migrant in Atme Refugee Camp, from where the Turkish state conducts attacks against Afrin, stated that they are being used as human shields by Turkish forces.
• 23 soldiers and gang members killed in clashes in Afrin 

  Attacks on villages of Afrin’s Shera district have been repelled and at least 23 members of the Turkish army and allied gangs have been killed.
• Another civilian wounded in attacks against Afrin 

  The Turkish army and allied gangs continue their attacks against Afrin and Northern Syria.
• 4 tanks destroyed, 5 soldiers killed in Azaz 

  Details of the action carried out by SDF fighters against the Turkish army and allied gangs are emerging.
• SDF: 130 Turkish soldiers were killed in Afrin in one week 

  At least 130 Turkish soldiers were killed in Afrin in one week, while a number of tanks and vehicles of the Turkish army were destroyed.
• Turkish jets bomb villages in Jindires and Shera 

  Turkish warplanes are conducting strikes against villages in Jindires and Shera districts of Afrin.
• Turkish army targets civilians in Afrin 

  The Turkish army has targeted civilians in villages in Afrin’s Rajo district, reportedly resulting in casualties.