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• Guerrillas celebrate Öcalan's birthday in Makhmur 

  Tens of HPG and YJA-STAR guerrillas celebrated April 4, the birthday of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan, in the Martyr Rüstem Refugee Camp in Makhmur.
• İdil revives itself after the 8th massacre in its history 

  In the aftermath of the declaration of self-rule, the old Assyrian town of İdil in Şırnak province responded to the 8th massacre in its history and destruction of the state forces with resistance.
• Popular resistance for self-rule endures in Şırnak for 22 days 

  Attacks by state forces against the areas of self-rule in Şırnak continue on the 22nd day of the resistance. Intense military dispatches to the city also continue.
• Gever under ongoing bombardment of state forces 

  State forces, failing to break the popular resistance in Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district, have started bombing Güngör and Cumhuriyet neighborhoods, where popular resistance continues, with mortar, artillery and howitzer fire last night.
• YPG announces the balance sheet of war for March 

  131 gang members were killed and large amounts of ammunition belonging to them was seized in clashes during the month of March. 73 fighters of YPG also lost their lives.
• Turkish jets bomb two villages in Qandil 

  Turkish fighter jets bombed Komuta village and Bukriska village surroundings in Qandil last night around 21.10. The attack was supported with drones.
• One major and one sergeant killed in Nusaybin 

  One major and one sergeant were killed in clashes between state forces and YPS members in Nusaybin yesterday.
• 9 civilians killed by ongoing attacks on Sheikh Maqsoud 

  Death toll rose to 9 in the attack conducted by SNC and ENKS thugs on Sheikh Maqsoud (Şêx Meqsûd) neighborhood of Aleppo city.
• Clashes intensify in Silopi 

  Reports say several special operations unit members were killed and at least 12 were injured in clashes continuing in Silopi since last night.
• Öcalan's birthday celebrated in his village despite all the obstructions 

  Despite all the obstructions by Turkish forces, hundreds have today managed to reach Amara village in Urfa's Halfeti district to celebrate the birthday of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG: Dozens of soldiers killed in Kızıltepe 

  People's Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office released a written statement reporting ongoing attacks by Turkish military forces and actions by guerrillas in response.
• YPG/YPJ launch operation against gang groups 

  As ISIS groups continue to attack the town of Ayn îsa and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo city, combatants of YPG /YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) have conducted an operation against gang groups.
• Clashes ongoing in Şırnak for 3 days 

  Heavy bombing and clashes continue non-stop in the areas of self-rule in Şırnak province. Several houses have caught fire and İsmetpaşa neighborhood has witnessed heavy clashes for the last 3 days.
• Clashes in Gever 

  After a quiet night, clashes erupted again in the morning in Gever where the popular resistance against the siege and attacks of state forces continues non-stop for 23 days.
• People flock to Amara for Öcalan's birthday 

  Despite the martial law practices around Urfa’s Halfeti district, people are still flocking to Amara for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s 67th birthday.
• ISIS attacks across Rojava 

  ISIS gangs continue their attacks on Rojava. YPG/YPJ fighters responded to yesterday’s attacks and 3 gangs were killed.
• People marching to Amara detained in Siverek 

  People marching to Amara in order to participate in the celebration of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s birthday on April 4 are being prevented and detained by state forces.
• Rojava youth marches for Öcalan 

  As part of the April 4 march organized by YCR, young people are marching from Girkê Legê to the village of Endîwer on the Cizîra Botan border.
• Attacks on Şırnak continue 

  State forces continue bombarding Şırnak on the 20th day of the genocidal attacks on the city. Military deployment continues in the city and many houses and worship spaces have been damaged by the on-going bombardment.
• State forces attack cemetery in Nusaybin 

  Unable to end people’s resistance in Nusaybin, state forces attacked a cemetery and broke the tombstones of deceased guerillas in Girmeli (Girêmîra) neighborhood.
• Bombardment in Gever continues 

  State forces continue to bombard Cumhuriyet, Orman and Güngör neighborhoods in Gever where the self-administration resistance enters its 22nd day.
• Violent clashes in Nusaybin 

  As state attacks increase on the 21st day of the resistance in Nusaybin, violent clashes broke out in the neighborhoods of resistance.
• HPG: Operations in Bazid, bombardments in Şemzinan and Zap 

  HPG announced that the Turkish army launched operations near Bazid and Mount Tendürek, and bombarded Şemzinan and Zap.
• Attacks of ISIS gangs continue 

  YPG Media Center stated that ISIS gangs attacked the region to the south of Kobanê’s Tişrîn dam with heavy weaponry between 00:00-03:30 and 12:00-14:00.
• YPG informs the ISSG Ceasefire Task Force about two attacks 

  YPG General Command sent 2 letters to the ISSG Ceasefire Task Force in Syria regarding two recent attacks.