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• Newroz celebration in Kirkuk 

  Hundreds of people attended a Newroz celebration in Kirkuk. The slogan 'Bijî Serok Apo' [Long Live Leader Öcalan] was frequently chanted at the celebration where the Newroz fire was lit.
• PKK: A Newroz of Victory 

  On the occasion of the huge Newroz celebrations this year, the PKK Executive Committee stated, "This Newroz was truly a Newroz of victory. It was a Newroz for Abdullah Öcalan."
• Guerrillas destroy two Turkish military positions in Zap 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas shot one Turkish soldier dead and destroyed two military positions of the Turkish army in Zap.
• Writer Masud Ebdulxaliq: "The real threat for South Kurdistan is the KDP government" 

  Writer and political observer Masud Ebdulxaliq said, "We define Iraq, Turkey and Iran as occupying powers, but the real threat is the KDP government, which is directing the invaders to attack the status of the South."
• Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Garê 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas celebrated Newroz in Garê and said that they would secure physical freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in the 50th Newroz year.
• Guerrillas carried out an action in Zap in memory of Heroic Week Martyrs 

  An action was carried out by guerrillas in Zap, in the Medya Defense Areas. The action was in memory of the Martyrs of the Heroic Week. While 2 invading Turkish soldiers were killed in the action, 2 positions were destroyed.
• Newroz celebration by guerrillas in Behdinan 

  Guerrilla commander Rojhat Muş underlined that they welcomed 2022 with profound faith and determination.
• HPG, YJA Star guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Xakurke 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas celebrated 2022 Newroz with great enthusiasm in Xakurkê region of the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Zap 

  In the Zap region of Southern Kurdistan, the HPG and YJA Star held a passionate Newroz celebration. The fighters declared, "We will make 2022 the year of victory, no one should doubt that."
• HPG reports intensive Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas in South Kurdistan 

  Turkish forces continue to shell the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) amid huge celebrations marking the Kurdish New Year, Newroz.
• Mobile Guerrillas Units celebrate Newroz with solemn ceremony 

  The mobile guerrilla units celebrated Newroz in a solemn ceremony. HPG commander Agit Reşit said: “The enemy should fear us even more. Here come the fighters of Rêber Apo. We will take revenge.”
• KCK’s Bayık sends message to Qandil Newroz: No power can stop this spirit 

  In a video message to the Newroz celebration in Qandil, KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Cemil Bayık said, “No power can stop this spirit, for it is the spirit of freedom, unity and resistance.”
• HPG and YJA Star fighters celebrate Newroz in Medya Defence Zones 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas celebrated the Newroz Festival with great enthusiasm in the guerrilla-held Medya Defence Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• YRK guerrillas celebrate Newroz 

  The Eastern Kurdistan Defence Units (YRK) celebrated the Newroz festival by lighting fires and dancing traditional dance.
• People tear down police barriers and flock to Newroz site in Amed 

  Countless people flock to the Newroz festival in Amed. People tear down police barriers in front of the stage under the slogan "Bijî Serok Apo".
• HPG commander Gülistan Gülhat: We are more determined than ever to win freedom 

  Gülistan Gülhat from the central command of the HPG declared at a Newroz celebration in the Kurdish mountains: "We are more determined than ever to go towards the freedom of the Kurdish people and the peoples of the region."
• YJA-Star guerrillas: We will fight against the dirty policies targeting women 

  Celebrating Newroz in Media Defense Areas, women guerrillas said: "We will make Newroz bigger with the resistance of the oppressed. We will also fight against the dirty policies on women."
• Newroz celebrations begin in Qandil  

  The Newroz celebrations started in Qandil.
• Newroz fire lit across East Kurdistan 

  Kurds and the peoples of the Middle East are welcoming the New Year, Newroz.
• Noam Chomsky sends Newroz message to Van  

  U.S. linguist Noam Chomsky has sent a message of greeting to participants in the Newroz celebration in Van: "It is a privilege for me to be able to make even a small contribution to the remarkable struggle of the Kurdish people."
• HPG Commander: An important year has begun for us 

  At a Newroz celebration in the Medya Defense Zones, HPG commander Rizgar Êrsî announced an expansion of the struggle: "We will prove ourselves worthy of Rêber Apo, our martyrs and our people."
• Masses demand freedom for Öcalan at Newroz celebration in Van 

  Newroz celebrations are taking place throughout Kurdistan, with hundreds of thousands of people celebrating in Van. HDP deputy Feleknas Uca said in a speech that the demand for freedom for Abdullah Öcalan will never be given up.
• Qandil ready for Newroz 

  The mountain community of Qandil in South Kurdistan is preparing for a big Newroz celebration again this year. The first guests have already arrived, and ANF South Kurdistan correspondent Rêbaz Hesen is also on site.
• Guerrillas: We will defeat the AKP-MHP regime like Kawa defeated tyrant Dehak 

  Celebrating Newroz in 2022 with great excitement and enthusiasm under heavy snowfall in Xakurke, the guerrillas send a message: "The AKP-MHP regime will be destroyed by the resistance of the modern Kawas".
• Newroz 2022 celebrated in Maxmur 

  Newroz 2022 was celebrated with enthusiasm by thousands of people in Maxmur, who expressed the determination to "continue the struggle with the spirit of the 50th Newroz."