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• Turkish forces remove tombstones from PKK fighters’ graves 

  Turkish police and soldiers removed several tombstones from PKK fighters’ graves in the Kurdish region.
• KDP detains protesters against Turkish massacre of civilians 

  KDP’s security forces detained those protesting the Turkish state’s massacre of civilians in Southern Kurdistan.
• Kurdish doctor: Supporting Afrin is a national, humanitarian duty 

  Southern Kurdistani Dr. Dilgeş Kerkûkî who went from Europe to Afrin after the launch of Turkish state invasion attacks said: “As a Kurd who lived through Anfal, I am trying to serve my people here.”
• Turkish army shells Sideqan villages 

  Turkish artillery hit villages in Arbil’s Sideqan district and dozens of livestock of the villagers were wasted.  
• Turkish warplanes kill four civilians in Southern Kurdistan 

  Turkish bombardment killed four civilians in rural Arbil on Thursday, local sources say.
• Hundreds of thousands celebrated Newroz in Amed 

  Hundreds of thousands of people joined this year’s Newroz celebration in the main Kurdish city of Amed in Northern Kurdistan. Police attacked the mass and detained around 50 people.
• Tens of thousands celebrate Newroz in Qandil 

  Tens of thousands of Kurds celebrated Newroz in foothills of Qandil mountains in Southern Kurdistan.
• Afrin sends message to Amed Newroz: Play your role as capital 

  People of Afrin sent a message to Amed’s Newroz and said; “Amed is the capital and must play its role as such”.
• Newroz in Cizre and Gever: We are the fortress of resistance 

  Messages of resistance were given in the Newroz celebrations in Cizre and Gever, Northern Kurdistan.
• HPG: Two soldiers were killed in Semdinli 

  HPG Press and Communications Center announced that two Turkish soldiers were killed in the countryside of Hakkari province, Northern Kurdistan this morning.
• PKK prisoner protests the invasion of Afrin with self-immolation 

  Sefer Çağlar, a PKK prisoner in Van's High Security Prison, burned himself and ended his life in protest of the Turkish regime's invasion of Afrin.
• Dêrin Peshmerga: The Turkish state wants to invade Bashur as well 

  The Dêrin Peshmerga say the Turkish state’s invasion attacks won’t be confined to Afrin and point out that, with dirty plans in place, Turkey wants to invade Bashur as well.”
• One Turkish soldier killed in Sirnak 

  HPG announced that one soldier of the Turkish army was killed as result of an action in Sirnak province, Northern Kurdistan.
• Eight Kurdish activists detained in Van 

  Eight Kurdish activists have been detained by Turkish police in Van’s Chaldiran province, on Monday.
• KCK: Kurdish people are closer to freedom more than ever 

  Although war of position has been abandoned in order to prevent civilian massacres and destruction of the city, the resistance in Afrin continues, KCK said.
• HPG: 4 soldiers killed, 2 others wounded in Bazid 

  4 soldiers of the Turkish army were killed and 2 others were wounded as a result of guerrilla actions in Bazid district of Ağrı.
• HPG: 18 soldiers were killed in the Bradost region 

  HPG Press Center announced that 18 soldiers have been killed and 2 guerillas lost their lives in the Bradost region and a drone has been downed in the Zap.
• Village guard killed in Van 

  A village guard has been killed by unknown assailants in Ipekyolu, a district of Van province, on Friday.
• KCK: Afrin should not become a new Halabja 

  KCK released a statement on the anniversary of the attacks of the Iraqi Baath regime on Halabja on March 16, 1988 and said"If you do not want to become an accomplice of a new Halabja massacre, you must take action now."
• Halabja massacre: Thousands died in ten minutes 

  "Everything happened so fast. Thousands of people drew their last breath in ten minutes. Dead bodies were lying everywhere one looked. The rest left the city and took the migratory path. Those left to poverty and sickness were as many as the dead."
• Fierce clashes between the Turkish army and guerrillas in Xakurkê 

  Violent clashes are taking place between HPG, YJA Star guerrillas and Turkish soldiers that are attacking Southern Kurdistan.
• PYD visits PUK for Afrin 

  PYD Co-chair Şahoz Hesen has visited PUK with a delegation.
• HPG statement about Turkish attacks on Southern Kurdistan 

  HPG Press Office released a statement about the Turkish military attacks on Bradost region of Southern Kurdistan.
• Turkish state expands its invasion attacks in Southern Kurdistan 

  The invading Turkish state has launched attacks to expand its invasion in Bradost region in Southern Kurdistan that it taken under control in autumn.
• Turkish army shells Sidekan in Southern Kurdistan 

  Turkish army started shelling villages of Sidekan in Southern Kurdistan on Thursday.