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• Dozens of soldiers killed in Mermer outpost razed to the ground 

  Mermer Gendarmerie station located on the road between Amed and its Lice district was targeted by a bomb action at around 22:00 yesterday evening.
• Êzidîs freed from ISIS: We're proud thanks to Kurdish Leader and fighters 

  51 Êzidî Kurds - 10 women and 41 children- were freed from ISIS captivity and reunited with their relatives in the Êzidî Women’s Assembly in Mount Shengal.
• YBŞ commander and HPG guerrilla laid to rest in Shengal 

  1 YBŞ commander and 1 HPG guerrilla that lost their lives on March 21 during the 'Operation Vengeance for Martyrs of Shilo' were laid to rest following a military ceremony in Mount Shengal.
• HPG and YBŞ-YJŞ free 51 Êzidîs from ISIS 

  HPG guerrillas and fighters of Shengal Resistance Units YBŞ-YJŞ have freed 51 Êzidî Kurds from ISIS in the village of Medban as part of the 'Operation Vengeance for Martyrs of Shilo'.
• 3 more special operations police killed in Şırnak 

  Heavy clashes continue in Şırnak’s Dicle and Cumhuriyet neighborhoods. Initial reports say 3 special operations police officers have been killed.
• YBŞ: Our comrade's flag of struggle won’t fall to the ground 

  YBŞ Military Assembly Member Şengal Şengali and 2 HPG guerrillas have lost their lives on March 21. YBŞ stressed that “the flag of struggle won’t fall to the ground.”
• 1 special operation member killed, 4 others wounded in Nusaybin 

  Detonation of an explosive left 1 special operation member dead and 4 others wounded in Nusaybin.
• Operation against ISIS-held areas at Makhmur front 

  Peshmerga and Iraqi army forces at Makhmur front have started an operation against ISIS-held areas at 6 am this morning.
• 5 police killed in guerrilla action in memory of ‘Bagok Martyrs’ 

  5 police officers were killed in a sabotage action in memory of the guerrillas that had lost their lives in Bagok.
• State forces demolish buildings in Cizre's Cudi neighborhood 

  State forces began to demolish buildings in Cudi neighborhood as they continue their siege on Cizre district of Şırnak.
• Citizens in Hakkari and Şemdinli join the march to Gever 

  People continue their march to Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district where state forces continue to carry out genocidal attacks for 11 days.
• People of Van march to Gever to break the siege 

  Hundreds of people are marching from Van province to Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district in order to end the siege by state forces ongoing for the 11th day.
• Brussels Sit-In Demo Organisation Committee calls for joint struggle 

  Brussels Sit-In Demonstration Organisation Committee announced a pause to the demonstration until March 28 due to the massacre in the city. The Committee stated that AKP was responsible for the ISIS attack and emphasised a joint struggle.
• Bodies of 18 people killed in Sur still unidentified in Malatya and Elazığ 

  Bodies of 18 people killed in state forces' genocidal attacks in Sur and moved to the Forensic Medicine Institutes in Malatya and Elazığ are still unidentified.
• Intense clashes in Nusaybin under curfew for 10 days 

  Artillery fire intensified on the 10th day of the curfew in Mardin's Nusaybin district where popular resistance against state forces' attacks continues.
• 4 separate investigations launched on Newroz event in Amed 

  Diyarbakır Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched 4 separate investigations on the Newroz celebrations in Amed held on March 21, the day marking the beginning of the Kurdish New Year.
• Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Makhmur 

  HPG and YJA-Star guerrillas celebrated Newroz in the Martyr Rüstem Cudi refugee camp in Makhmur and lit fires on the hills nearby.
• One police killed, three others wounded in Mardin 

  Blast on Amed- Mardin highway left 1 police dead and 3 others wounded.
• Demirtaş: Cizre stands strong 

  HDP co-chair Demirtaş called on the AKP saying “The best you had in JİTEM have come and gone, but the people are still here and they are standing strong”, in protest to the state keeping them from attending the final Newroz activities in Cizre.
• Police attack the people before Newroz celebration in Cizre 

  Police forces attacked the crowd wanting to celebrate Newroz in Cizre. People are resisting the aggression.
• DTK-HDK-HDP delegation stopped on the way to Cizre for Newroz 

  Police forces have blockaded the DBP building in Cizre before the final Newroz activities that are held in memory of the lives lost. People start gathering in front of the party building despite the blockade.
• State forces burn down houses in Nusaybin 

  State forces use artillery and mortar fire in Nusaybin where they have failed to advance in the 9th day of the attacks after the curfew.
• KCK's message to Newroz celebration in Qandil 

  KCK congratulated the Kurdish leader Öcalan, people of Bashur, Bakur, Rojava, and Rojhilat Kurdistan on 2016 Newroz, in addition to those fighting the AKP ruling's atrocity in Sur, Cizre, Silopi, Hezex, Şırnak, Nusaybin and Gever towns of Bakur.
• Amed Newroz in photos 

  Tens of thousands have today flocked to the Newroz area in Batıkent district of the main Kurdish city Amed to mark the Kurdish New Year, 21 March.
• Karayılan: This will be the Newroz of a new beginning 

  Kurdish New Year Newroz has been celebrated by HPG and YJA-STAR guerrillas in PKK-held Medya Defense Zones today.