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• HPG: 11 Turkish soldiers killed in southern Kurdistan 

  HPG Press Office announced that 11 soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed in Barzan region of southern Kurdistan.
• Sixth day of boycott in eastern Kurdistan 

  The boycott launched by shopkeepers in Rojhilat (East Kurdistan) against Iran banning border trade is growing.
• Guerrillas hit the Turkish forces in southern Kurdistan 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas hit the invading Turkish troops in Lelikan, southern Kurdistan, resulting in casualties.
• Fire started by Turkish military attacks in Dersim spreads 

  The fire started by Turkish bombardments in Dersim countryside is growing.
• Wedding dresses for little girls at ‘Marriage Fair’ in Van 

  Wedding dresses for little girls are presented at the ‘Marriage Fair’ organized by the governor’s office and usurped municipality officials in Van province.
• ISIS carries out another suicide attack in Kirkuk 

  ISIS gangs carried out a suicide attack targeting Hashd al-Shaabi and federal police points in Zap subdistrict in Kirkuk. Fierce clashes followed the attack.
• Protest actions in Rojhilat continue 

  Boycott actions in Rojhilat continue to increase. The protest is against the laws affecting Iran's borders and prohibit border trade.
• Graves of HPG guerrillas desecrated in Tatvan 

  The AKP-MHP regime increases its attacks on the values of the Kurdish people who haven't surrendered despite all fascist practices.
• Families in Şırnak's Besta region under artillery fire 

  While the operation that the Turkish army launched in Cudi and Gabar mountains (Şırnak) continues, an artillery attack was launched in the Besta Region, hitting the people living in tents.
• KCK: Occupation and war policy will meet resistance 

  "The purpose of the bombardment of Bashur Kurdistan is to make it easier to invade Kurdistan by provoking an exodus", said KCK Executive Council.
• Nusaybin trial continues 

  The trial of 50 people arrested during the resistance actions against the Turkish police and military attacks on the city of Nusaybin in 2016.
• Iranian Pasdaran forces kill a family in Rojhilat 

  Four members of the same family were killed following an attack by Pasdaran (Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution) on a house in Diwandere, Sine (Rojhilat).
• HPG: “5 Turkish soldiers killed in Southern Kurdistan” 

  HPG Press Center announced details for the action against Turkish soldiers stationed on the Bayrak (Flag) Hill within the borders of Southern Kurdistan.
• Boycott in East Kurdistan grows 

  The boycott launched by shopkeepers in Rojhilat (East Kurdşstan) against Iran banning border trade is growing. There are boycott campaigns in Meriwan, Saqiz, Mahabat and Sardasht.
• Grazing despite the Emergency Law 

  Hundreds of fields and rural areas have been banned and virtually closed to the people under the excuse of being “special security zone”.
• Shop keepers on strike in East Kurdistan 

  The shopkeepers, reacting to the closure of border gates and increased tax and customs fees, have been on strike since the weekend, in East Kurdistan (Iranian Kurdistan).
• Nusaybin case: Resistance to fascism will prevail! 

  The first trial day against 50 people arrested in defense of Nisêbîn (Nusaybin) in 2016 took place yesterday..
• Police raids home, kicks pregnant woman 

  Turkish police raided a home in Batman and battered a pregnant woman and another elderly woman. The pregnant woman was kicked in the abdomen.
• Communal life on the high alps of Qandil 

  With the beginning of spring, the population of Qandil moves to the high pastures.
• “We have a promise to the children of Afrin, Sur, Cizir, Bradost" 

  Guerrillas spoke about the operation launched by the Turkish state in Bradost and said: “As long as we are here, the invaders won’t rest easy. We have a promise to the children of Afrin, Sur, Cizir and Bradost to defend our country.”
• 16 Turkish soldiers killed in actions and clashes 

  HPG reported that 16 Turkish soldiers were killed as a result of sabotage actions by guerrillas and clashes in northern (Bakur) and southern (Bashur) Kurdistan.
• Guerrilla actions target Turkish military base locations in Besta 

  Reports say actions have been carried out on several military base locations in Şırnak’s Besta region and at least three soldiers are dead.
• “Turkish bombardments on southern Kurdistan harm the people" 

  Guerrillas in Zagros region stated that Turkish bombardments affect the local people rather than guerrillas.
• Şırnak: From the city back to the village 

  The village of Cifane (Cevizdüzü) in the northern Kurdish province of Şirnex (Şirnak) was "depopulated" by the Turkish military in the 1990s. Some families have returned.
• "Turkey wants to depopulate Kurdistan" 

  "The Turkish State, which attacks our people and values ​​at every opportunity, is also engaged in many occupation operations. The latest being the attempt to invade South Kurdistan and target the Bradost area."