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• Newroz celebrations begin in the mountains of Kurdistan 

  Newroz celebrations have begun in the mountains of Kurdistan as guerrillas held a ceremony in Medya Defense Zones to welcome the Kurdish new year and spring.
• Newroz celebrations in South Kurdistan kick off in Kirkuk 

  Newroz celebrations in South Kurdistan kicked off in Kirkuk's Şivesor area yesterday with the participation of thousands.
• Turkish Interior Minister comes to Şırnak to find empty streets 

  The rally of Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu in Şırnak has ended up with fiasco.
• HPG: 14 soldiers killed in Amed and Şırnak 

  HPG reported that 14 soldiers were killed as result of guerrilla actions targeting Turkish troops in Amed and Şırnak provinces, North Kurdistan.
• Ballot boxes in 10 villages of Bitlis relocated "for security reasons" 

  More applications have been made before the upcoming referendum to relocate the ballot boxes in hundreds of villages and neighborhoods in 13 centers whose electors are almost completely HDP supporters.
• Turkish army starts an operation in Dersim's Munzur Valley 

  Turkish military forces have reportedly launched an operation in the Munzur Valley region of Dersim province.
• Co-mayor of Şırnak's Balveren town jailed 

  Co-mayor of Şırnak's Balveren town has been jailed for alleged “membership to a terrorist organization”.
• KCK: We'll honour the memory of Halabja victims in Kurdistan struggle 

  KCK vowed to honour the memory of Halabja victims in national unity and the struggle for free Kurdistan
• 34 new recruits join the ranks of Shengal's self-defense forces YBŞ/YJŞ 

  The 'Martyr Brusk Karker’ training cycle at the 'Martyr Berxwedan Academy' of YBŞ and YJŞ has been finalized with a ceremony.
• HPG: 4 soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out actions in Şemzinan and Çele, as result of which 4 Turkish soldiers were killed and an emplacement of Turkish forces was destroyed.
• Turkish forces harass and detain locals in the operation zone in Lice 

  Turkish military and police forces are raiding villages and harassing the locals, mainly women, in the zone of the military operation in Lice district of Amed. 24 people have been detained during the raids.
• Shengal Administration: We won't allow the gangs to invade our land 

  Shengal Administration condemned the attack in Khanasor, vowing that “we will not allow these occupant groups to invade Shengal at any cost”.
• HPG: 12 soldiers killed in Ağrı and Hakkari countryside 

  12 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed as result of actions carried out by HPG/YJA Star guerrillas in Ağrı and Hakkari.
• TEV-DEM member: Attack on Shengal targets the Rojava revolution 

  TEV-DEM Coordination member Hanife Huseyin: “KDP and AKP are aiming to throttle the Rojava revolution by taking Shengal and to attack Rojava easily from there.”
• IHD Diyarbakır branch Chair Raci Bilici detained 

  Human Rights Association (IHD) Diyarbakır Branch Chair Raci Bilici has been taken into custody.
• Two soldiers killed in blast on Mardin-Amed highway 

  Two soldiers were killed as result of a blast on the highway between Mardin and Amed provinces in North Kurdistan.
• KDP deploys peshmerga forces around PKK-held Qandil region 

  South Kurdistan's KDP is deploying forces on the line of contact with the Qandil region held by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
• Artists from South Kurdistan: This is a war of betrayal, not birakujî 

  Artists from South Kurdistan condemned the KDP forces' attacks on Shengal, describing it as a war of betrayal but not birakujî.
• 24 areas in Hakkari declared 'military security zone' 

  24 areas in Hakkari province and its districts have been declared 'military security zone.'
• Military deployment by the Turkish army in Şırnak's Gabar area 

  Reports are coming through of intensified Turkish military deployment in the area of Mount Gabar in Şırnak countryside.
• Two journalists injured during AKP/KDP gangs' attack in Shengal 

  Two journalist got injured during today's attacks by AKP/KDP gangs on civilians in Shengal.
• 3 of the 15 civilians wounded in Shengal in critical condition 

  Out of the 15 people who were wounded as result of the AKP/KDP gangs' attack on civilians in Shengal, 3 are reported to be in critical condition.
• Civilians attacked by KDP forces: We will defend Shengal to the end 

  The people who were attacked by KDP-affiliated gangs in Khanasor said: “They attacked us although we are civilians and unarmed while PKK has always stood with us. We will stand with PKK and defend Shengal to the end.”
• Images from the KDP forces' attack on civilians in Shengal 

  One civilian was killed and 10 others were wounded as KDP forces opened fire on civilians who marched to their positions in protest at their attack on Shengal land.
• Dêrîn Peshmergas: Attacks on Shengal serve the Turkish state 

  The Dêrîn Peshmerga are the latest to protest KDP-AKP’s attack on Shengal, which they said serve the Turkish state.