The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has announced that a mine explosion in Afrin city center has claimed the lives of 13 FSA members while the state-run Anadolu Agency has reported that 11 people, four of whom were FSA members, have been killed in the explosion.

Nine women who were subjected to verbal and physical violence by a venue’s owner and personnel in Kartal on March 8 International Women’s Day have issued a statement for the press at Human Rights Association.

A three-day mourning has been declared in Sulaymaniyah, the biggest city in Kurdistan Regional Government, for Afrin. Newroz celebrations in the city have also been cancelled.

Joining the Women’s Protection Units to fight ISIS, Campbell has lost her life in Afrin. Cambell had dyed her hair black to be in the front lines.

Gathering in Diyarbakır, NGOs, professional associations, political parties have said, “Afrin was an oasis of co-existence, peace and fraternity which hosts those who ran away from tyranny of ISIS. This oasis is attempted to be dried".

In a press conference held yesterday, Afrin Canton Democratic Autonomous Administration has announced that they decided to evacuate the civilians to avoid a massacre and that the war has moved to a new phase.

Former PYD Co-Chair Salih Müslim has made a statement on his Twitter account about Afrin and said, “Withdrawal from one battle doesn’t mean losing war or giving up the struggle.”

After the second Constitutional Court decision, ruling that his rights have been violated, journalist Şahin Alpay, who was in jail for 20 months, has been released from Silivri Prison on house arrest.

FSA members have pulled down the statue of “Kaveh the Blacksmith”, which is the symbol of Newroz and revolt, in Afrin city center.

In his speech at Çanakkale yesterday, President Erdoğan said, “Afrin city center was taken under control by TAF-supported FSA members at around 8:30 a.m. this morning”.

To protest violence against women, a group of women have greeted President Erdoğan, who has come to Erzurum to attend the provincial congress of AKP, with domestic-violence makeup.

Speaking prior to Erzurum Provincial Congress, concerning EP’s call for withdrawal from Afrin Erdoğan has said, “Hey the EP, since when have you started to give advice to this nation. You keep your advices to yourselves”.