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• Thousands at 4 April celebration in Kandil 

  Thousands of people have attended a celebration of the 66th birthday of Abdullah Öcalan in Kandil.
• 4 April celebrations in South Kurdistan 

  The birthday of the Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan has been celebrated in many centres in South Kurdistan.
• 4 April celebrated in Kobanê 

  The Rojava Democratic Youth Union has organised an event to celebrate the birthday of Kurdish Leader Abdullah Ocalan in Kobanê.
• 11 gang members killed in Til Temir 

  YPG/YPJ forces have launched operations on gang groups in Til Nesrî, Xêbiş and Til Şamîran villages of Til Temir, leaving 11 gang members dead.
• Kurdish people gather in Halfeti 

  Kurdish people from all over North Kurdistan and Turkey have started to arrive in the Halfeti district of Urfa where celebrations for the 66th birthday of the Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan will take place.
• PKK guerrillas: 4 April is the sprouting of new seeds 

  PKK guerrillas have expressed their feelings regarding the 66th birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, describing his birthday of 4 April as a date of rebirth.
• Operation in Sinjar continues 

  5 ISIS gang members were killed in Sinjar in clashes on 1 April, said a joint statement of the HPG and YBS Commands.
• Clashes intensify in Til Temir 

  Clashes between YPG/YPJ forces and ISIS gangs have intensified in the Til Temir district of the Cizire (Jazireh) canton of Rojava.
• KCK: Hundreds of thousands should go to Amara 

  The KCK Executive Council Co-presidency has called for mass participation in the ongoing marches to celebrate Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s birthday.
• Return to Kobanê continues 

  People from Kobanê who had to flee to North Kurdistan after the attacks of the ISIS gangs are continuing to return to their home town. Recently 5 families who were staying in the Ercis district of Van returned to Kobanê.
• “Freedom for the leader” march continues 

  The march from Urfa to Amara demanding the freedom of the Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is continuing.
• People of Roboski: Fresh massacres being planned 

  Incidents have begun taking place again in Roboski in recent weeks with the appointment of Abdullah Baysal, who was present in in the area during the original massacre of 34 people, to the Şırnak Division Command.
• March from Adıyaman to Amara for freedom for Öcalan 

  Another march has started from Adıyaman to the birth place of the PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, while the march from Urfa continues under the slogan “Freedom for Öcalan”.
• Town near Kobanê taken without firing a shot 

  It has been reported that YPG/YPJ forces took the town of Şêxler to the west of Kobanê city earlier this month from ISIS gangs without firing a shot.
• Öcalan's letter conveyed to Talabani 

  A delegation consisting of HDP Amed MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Amed MP Leyla Zana and KNK Co-president Nilüfer Koç, who went to Erbil yesterday has conveyed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan's letter to PUK leader Jalal Talabani.
• Howitzer and mortar attack by the Turkish army 

  Turkish army has carried out a howitzer and mortar attack on Medya Defense Zones.
• MLKP fighters in Sinjar commemorate Mahir Çayan 

  MLKP fighters in Sinjar have commemorated the 43rd anniversary of the death of Turkish revolutionary leader Mahir Çayan at Kızıldere on 30 March 1972.
• Syriac Military Council commander laid to rest in Hasekê 

  Syriac Military Council Commander Senherîb (Heysem Yonan) who lost his life in Til Temir was laid to rest at Syriac Cemetery in Hasekê.
• YPG/YPJ forces close to Tel Abyad 

  YPG/YPJ forces are reported to be close to the town of Girê Sip (Tel Abyad) as they continue their advance, forcing back ISIS gangs.
• Öcalan writes letter to Barzani and Talabani 

  HDP MPs Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Leyla Zana have gone to Erbil after visiting PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and obtaining his views on a Kurdish National Congress.
• Karasu: Guerrillas are the resistant essence of Newroz 

  Guerrilla celebrations are continuing in the Medya Defence Areas for Heroes Week (21-28 March).
• Thousands remember Commander Egît in Newala Qesaba 

  A march led by MEYA-DER Siirt branch has been staged to Newala Qesaba where mass graves containing the bodies of 300 people, including PKK's leading cadre Mahsum Korkmaz (Egît), were found.
• Turkish army shells guerrilla areas 

  People’s Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported in a written statement that the Turkish army bombarded Medya Defence Zones on 26 March, opening mortar fires on guerrilla controlled areas.
• People of Roboski moving to Shirit high pasture 

  The inhabitants of the village of Roboski in the Uludere district of Şırnak said the repression of the Turkish soldiers and the military activity around the village is such that they decided to move to the Shirit high pasture to protect themselves.
• People of Urfa to march to birth place of Öcalan 

  People are preparing to march from Urfa to the birthplace of the Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan, Amara, on the occasion of his birthday, under the slogan “Enough is enough, freedom for Öcalan”.