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• HPG discloses identity of two guerrillas  

  The HPG released the identity of two guerrillas who fell martyrs saying: "Our comrades have been fighting for freedom of the Kurdish people and values ​​until the very last moment."
• Co-mayors of Batman released with travel ban 

  The co-mayors of Batman, who were arrested on Monday, have been released with a ban on leaving the country.
• Military operation launched in Lice countryside 

  The Turkish state has intensified its political and military operations against the Kurdish population while the entire world is engaged in a global fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
• HPG: 4 Turkish soldiers killed in Heftanin 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• People of Maxmur under threat amid growing corona disaster 

  Although Corona is also rampant in South Kurdistan, the Maxmur refugee camp is still under an arbitrary embargo. Aid supplies and medicines are withheld by the KDP. If the virus reaches Maxmur, a catastrophe is imminent.
• Spring and the guerrilla in the mountains of Kurdistan 

  Spring is a very special season for the guerrillas in the mountains of Kurdistan. Our correspondent Zeynep Nergiz Botan captured the atmosphere of the joy of life with her camera.
• One Turkish soldier killed in Heftanin 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Footage from action that killed 6 soldiers in Bashur 

  Six soldiers died in an action of a Revenge Unit against a Turkish military base in the South Kurdistan’s Duhok Governorate. The action was carried out as retaliation to Turkish attacks on Shengal.
• Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in the mountains of Kurdistan 

  Kurds and other peoples in Kurdistan welcome the new year.
• Heavy blow against the Turkish army in Ağrı: 25 dead 

  25 soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed during guerrilla actions in the countryside of Ağrı province in northern Kurdistan.
• Turkish army launches new operation around Bingöl 

  The Turkish army launched a comprehensive operation in the village of Şirman and hamlets of Adaklı.
• Police attack Newroz celebration in Van 

  The confrontation continued into the night.
• Six Turkish soldiers killed in Amadiya, South Kurdistan 

  Six soldiers died in an action of a Revenge Unit against a Turkish military base in the South Kurdistan’s Duhok Governorate. The action took place as retaliation to Turkish attacks on Shengal.
• Newroz fire in the Qandil mountains 

  The guerrillas and the people of the Qandil Mountains in Southern Kurdistan have lit Newroz fires in many different places.
• Newroz fires lit in Sulaymaniyah 

  Newroz was celebrated in many different places in the region of Sulaymaniyah, South Kurdistan.
• Maxmur residents light 42 fires to celebrate Newroz 

  Some 42 fires were lit in Maxmur refugee camp to celebrate Newroz.
• HPG: A commander of the Turkish army killed in Bazid 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Medicine supplies in Maxmur refugee camp exhausted 

  The embargo on the Maxmur refugee camp, which has been in place for eight months, increases the risk posed by Covid-19. Co-mayor Bedran Piranî warns that the supplies of medicines are exhausted.
• Coronavirus curfew in South Kurdistan extended till 23 March 

  The curfew imposed since 14 March in an attempt to curb the coronavirus to spread in South Kurdistan has been extended for another 5 days.
• Six people including two politicians imprisoned in Adıyaman 

  The Turkish state’s political genocide operations continue unabated.
• HPG commemorates three guerrillas martyred in Metina 

  The HPG published the names of three guerrilla fighters who died in a Turkish air raid in Metina in June 2019.
• Commemoration for Halabja victims canceled over Coronavirus 

  In Southern Kurdistan, a curfew remains in place to stop the spread of corona virus infections.
• DTK: The massacre of Halabja was followed by Roboski and Afrin 

  Commemorating the victims of the Halabja Massacre, the DTK said: "Genocidal practices continued, but the Kurdish people did not surrender." The DTK called for the establishment of national unity.
• Trustees "forget" to carry out disinfection of churches in Van 

  No disinfection work has been done in Van's Protestant and the International Church.
• Newroz fire lit in Savur 

  Newroz was celebrated with fires lit in Yeşilalan (Barman), Savur in the province of Mardin.