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• 4 more villages liberated in Kobanê 

  4 more villages have been liberated within the scope of the operation called “Operation for Girik Martyrs”, launched yesterday jointly by the YPG/YPJ forces and Burkan Al-Firat fighters in the southern areas of Kobanê.
• YPG Commander Diyar Bagok laid to rest in Nusaybin 

  YPG Commander Diyar Bagok (Ekrem Bilge), who lost his life in the Kobanê resistance, was laid to rest yesterday at a ceremony in Nusaybin attended by thousands of people.
• Pain and happiness side by side in Kobanê 

  While the cleansing operations of the YPG/YPJ forces against the ISIS gangs continue in Kobanê canton, in the city itself life is returning to normal amongst the rubble.
• Vigil for justice in Roboski 

  The families of the civilians who were killed by aerial bombing by the Turkish air force in Roboski continue to demand justice.
• YPG launch an operation on ISIS-held villages in Kobanê 

  YPG/YPJ forces have started an operation on some villages controlled by the ISIS gangs in memories of Martyr Agiri and Martyr Herdem.
• HPG: Turkish army instigating clashes 

  People's Defense Forces Press Centre HPG-BIM reported in a written statement that the Turkish army has enhanced military activities at the Şırnak border to Haftanin to the extend of instigating new clashes.
• KCK condemns the Anfal genocide 

  KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council Co-Presidency has released a statement vehemently condemning the Anfal genocide perpetrated by the colonial Iraqi state in South Kurdistan 27 years ago.
• TEVDA executive: KDP must stop attacks on Yazidi organisations 

  The KDP’s policies towards the Yazidis are attracting mounting criticism. TEVDA executive Munzur Dersim called on the KDP government and institutions affiliated to it to abandon these policies.
• YBŞ and YPJ Sinjar celebrate Çarşema Sor 

  YBŞ and YPJ Sinjar General Commands released a statement wishing a happy Çarşema Sor to all the Yazidi people, saying this year’s festival marks the liberation of Sinjar and the Yazidi people.
• First mass grave from Dersim massacre opened 

  Excavations have begun in Dersim at a site where it is said 24 people, including women and children, were murdered during the massacres of 1938.
• HPG: Turkish army increasing operations to instigate clashes 

  People's Defense Forces Press Centre (HPG-BİM) reported in a written statement that the Turkish army continued its planned and deliberate operations to instigate clashes.
• YPG: Five more villages southeast Kobanê liberated 

  Defense Units have ended the ISIS occupation in Bocak and Xirab Hişk -both of which involve two villages- and Derfilît village, the strategic Çelebi cement plant and 2 quarry areas.
• Kobanê victory splits ISIS 

  Following the defeat suffered by the ISIS gangs in Kobanê, the organisation feared throughout the Middle East has now split into several parts.
• Operation and clash in Şemdinli 

  It is reported that clash broke out between HPG (People's Defense Forces) guerrillas and Turkish soldiers taking part in an operation of the army in the rural areas of Hakkari's Şemdinli district.
• HSM: Every attack will be responded 

  HSMKK stressed that guerrilla forces abode by the ceasefire since 21 March 2013, while the AKP state and the Turkish army have on the contrary treated the process on the basis of various plans, tactics and games.
• HPG: Turkish army carried out a pinpoint raid at Tendürek 

  HPG stated that the operation of the Turkish army at Tendürek was a preplanned pinpoint raid, and that it was the Turkish soldiers that opened the first fire.
• DBP youth organise protest march against Ilısu dam 

  The Party of Democratic Regions (DBP) Youth Assembly is organising a big march on 13 April in Hasankeyf in protest at the construction of the Ilısu dam.
• KCK: AKP will burn itself if keeps playing with fire 

  KCK stated that in order to implement the presidential system in Turkey, the AKP would do anything, including all kinds of provocation, to prevent further loss of power and disintegration among themselves.
• YPG: Goktepe and Goçekmen villages liberated 

  Clashes between ISIS gangs and YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) are continuing in Kobanê and Cizîrê cantons of Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• Turkish military activity continues in North Kurdistan 

  People's Defense Forces Press Centre HPG-BIM reported in a written statement that the Turkish army continued its aerial and land activities in North Kurdistan territory.
• Clash reported between HPG and Turkish army in Ağrı 

  Clash has been reported between HPG (People's Defense Forces) guerrillas and Turkish soldiers in a rural area in Ağrı province of North Kurdistan today.
• 27 ISIS corpses seized in Til Temir 

  ISIS gangs routed by YPG forces in villages around Til Temir abandoned dozens of dead bodies as they fled. A total of 27 corpses were found by the YPG forces.
• YPG: 36 gang members killed in Kobanê and Cizîrê 

  YPG Press Centre said that heavy clashes on the western boundaries of the Cizîrê Canton continued since the ISIS attacks on 23 February.
• Howitzer and mortar attack by Turkish army in Şırnak 

  Turkish army has carried out howitzer and mortar attacks on some areas in Şırnak province of North Kurdistan.
• Battlefield extending in Rojava: 152 gang members killed in 2 days 

  152 ISIS gang members have been killed in the ongoing clashes between the YPG/YPJ forces and the ISIS in the villages to the south and west of Til Temir.