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• Co-mayor of Cizre taken into custody 

  Berivan Kutlu, the co-mayor of Cizre Municipality, one of the municipalities seized by the AKP / MHP fascist government, was taken into custody.
• No masks to be found in Van as coronavirus panic spreads 

  Van is at the border with Iran, one of the countries most affected by the coronavirus and one with the highest number of deaths.
• Body of a refugee found in Çaldıran 

  Body of a refugee has been found in the countryside of Van province.
• Turkish jets bomb Qandil and Xakurkê 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• 953 people quarantined in Kurdistan Region, 16 confirmed cases 

  According to the Kurdistan Region Ministry of Health, the number of people diagnosed with coronavirus throughout the region has increased to 16.
• Newroz celebrations kick off in Amed with call for national unity 

  Kurds announced the beginning of Newroz celebrations in Amed. A call was made to join Newroz in the spirit of national unity.
• First Newroz fire lit in Mardin 

  The first Newroz fire was lit on Tuesday night in a neighborhood of Savur, province of Mardin.
• Group trying to enter Maxmûr not ISIS but Bangladeshi refugees 

  Bangladeshi refugees, whose staying permits had expired, were removed from Hewler.
• Serhat Region Command commended for the action in Ağrı 

  "We congratulate all comrades and fighters who played a role in the success of the action and contributed to this action."
• Air-supported military operation in Amed and Bingöl 

  The Turkish army has launched an air-supported military operation in the highlands between the provinces of Amed and Bingöl. The region has already been bombed several times.
• HPG announces names of Xakurke martyrs 

  The People's Defense Forces announced the names of five guerrilla fighters who died in May 2019 in a Turkish air raid in the South Kurdistan region of Xakurke.
• HPG reports Turkish air raids on Medya Defense Zones 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in three parts of Kurdistan; in Turkey, Syria and Iraq.
• Turkish UAV crashes in Batman 

  The cause of the crash is not known yet.
• HPG: 79 soldiers killed in revolutionary operation in Ağrı 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas inflicted a heavy blow on the Turkish army in the countryside of the Ağrı province.
• Guerrillas: We must develop a universal culture of resistance 

  Speaking about 8 March, International Working Women's Day, HPG and YJA Star guerrillas stated that women should be able to establish life with their own hands through self-defense.
• Guerrilla TV releases footage of action in Lêlikan 

  4 Turkish soldiers were killed and 4 positions were destroyed in South Kurdistan.
• Five people detained in Savur, Mardin 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations continue unabated.
• YJA Star guerrillas kill one Turkish soldier in Iğdır 

  A soldier was killed in an action carried out by YJA Star guerrillas in Iğdır.
• “Building ISIS camp in Nineveh -Sinjar region is unacceptable" 

  The camp is said to have been completed by 50 percent. It is located in the town of Zumar, which administratively belongs to Nineveh, which is near Shengal.
• One Turkish soldier killed in Heftanin 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Policeman who murdered 12-year-old in Amed not arrested 

  Lawyers stated that Helin was directly targeted and murdered.
• Negligence in dealing with coronavirus in Van 

  The Turkish state's failure to take adequate measures against the coronavirus epidemic, is provoking reactions in Van. Here refugees are not sufficiently taken care of, although the danger of coronavirus is high in the region.
• No help for earthquake victims in Van 

  Many days have passed since the earthquake in the Turkish-Iranian border region. The affected villages in the northern Kurdistan province of Van still do not receive sufficient support.
• Rocket targets Customs Directorate vehicle in Ağrı 

  In Doğubayazıt, a rocket was launched on a vehicle belonging to the Gürbulak Customs Directorate. There are reports of injured.
• Four cases of coronavirus reported in Southern Kurdistan 

  In Southern Kurdistan, the first four cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed. The affected persons are a family of three and another woman. All of them have returned from a trip to Iran.