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• KCK calls off unilateral ceasefire  

  The KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency announced that it has called off the unilateral ceasefire which was announced after the earthquake on 6 February and extended until after the elections, due to the attacks by the Turkish state.
• Number of detainees in Beytüşşebap rises to 12 

  The Turkish regime continues its political genocide operations against the Kurdish population unabated.
• HPG announces the death of guerrilla commander Zerdeşt Agir  

  Guerrilla commander Zerdeşt Agir was martyred in an attack by the Turkish army in the Gare region of southern Kurdistan after 22 years of revolutionary struggle.
• Hüseyin Arasan laid to rest in Qandil 

  Hüseyin Arasan, a political refugee from Mardin, was assassinated in Sulaymaniyah and laid to rest in Qandil.
• ‘Resistance in Sida is a dagger stabbed into the heart of the enemy’ 

  “The resistance in Sida is a dagger stabbed into the heart of the enemy,” said HPG guerrilla Felat Hîwa Sine, who had spoken to ANF before his martyrdom in resistance.
• ‘Turkish state terror in South Kurdistan must be stopped’ 

  Offering condolences to the family of Hüseyin Arasan who was killed in Sulaymaniyah, Tevgera Azadî criticized the silence and action of political parties, human rights organisations and the United Nations.
• Farewell to Hüseyin Arasan in Sulaymaniyah 

  A funeral service was held in Sulaymaniyah for Huseyin Arasan, who fell victim to a political assassination and will be buried in Qandil.
• HPG pays tribute to 3 guerrillas who fell as martyrs in Medya Defense Areas 

  The HPG paid tribute to the 3 guerrillas who fell as martyrs in the Medya Defense Areas. “Our comrades Alîşêr, Reşîd and Amed managed to become exemplary militants,” said a statement.
• DTK calls everyone to stand up against summary executions in South Kurdistan 

  The DTK issued a call asking everyone to stand up against the summary executions in South Kurdistan.
• Martyr Hüseyin Arasan will be buried in Qandil 

  Martyr Hüseyin Arasan, who was murdered in Sulaymaniyah, will be buried in Qandil.
• KCK: Hüseyin Arasan was assassinated by MIT and Parastin 

  Paying tribute to Hüseyin Arasan murdered in Sulaymaniyah, KCK vowed to hold the occupiers and terrorist centers behind the killing to account.
• Villages depopulated due to Turkish military occupation in southern Kurdistan 

  Turkey has established ten military bases in the Sheladize town of southern Kurdistan, leading to displacement of the local people.
• 16 days alone in Zap 

  Guerrilla Çekdar Baz lost contact with his unit in the Zap region last autumn and had to hide alone from Turkish troops for 16 days. “People can stay on their feet without water and food, but not without hope," he says.
• HDP condemns assassination of Hüseyin Arasan 

  The HDP condemned the assassination of Hüseyin Arasan, a member of the Mesopotamia Workers' Association in Sulaymaniyah, and called for those responsible to be found.
• Hüseyin Arasan, who was attacked in Sulaymaniyah on Friday, died this morning 

  Hüseyin Arasan, a member of the Mesopotamian Workers' Association, who was attacked in Sulaymaniyah on Friday, died today.
• Police violence during house raids in Cizre 

  Police stormed homes in Cizre and detained numerous people, including minors. In one of the flats raided in the operation, the brutal police action was filmed.
• Armed attack against a member of Mesopotamia Workers’ Association in Sulaymaniyah 

  Huseyin Arasan, a native of Mardin, was seriously injured and hospitalized after an armed attack in Sulaymaniyah.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Zerdeşt Başûrî  

  Guerrilla Zerdeşt Başûrî from Sulaymaniyah fell in the resistance against the Turkish invasion in South Kurdistan. The Turkish army has bombed the Medya Defense Zones 110 times in two days.
• Two people sent to prison in Cizre 

  Two of the people taken into custody in the house raid in Cizre on Wednesday morning were sent to prison because of the statements made by a secret witness against them.
• Turkish state cuts down four million trees in southern Kurdistan 

  The leader of the Green Party of Kurdistan, Milko Bazyani, reported the Turkish occupation forces have cut down at least four million trees in the region of Behdinan alone.
• No news about two guerrillas wounded and captured by the Turkish state 

  There is no news about the two guerrillas who were wounded and captured during the clashes with the Turkish state forces, which intensified their attacks despite the decision of inaction taken by the HPG. Families are worried.
• 5-year-old child killed by Turkish military vehicle in Yüksekova 

  A five-year-old child was hit by an armored vehicle driven by a specialist sergeant from Yüksekova District Gendarmerie Command.
• 'One of the plans to annihilate the Yazidi people is to prevent their return to Shengal' 

  Shengal Autonomous Council Vice Co-Chair Hisen Sado said that the invading Turkish state attacked the people of Shengal as part of its plans aiming at the evacuation of the Yazidi town.
• 307 IDPs return to Shengal and Nineveh 

  The Iraqi Ministry of Immigration announced that 307 refugees from the Sarya Camp in Duhok have returned to Shengal and Nineveh.
• 'It is everyone's duty to stand up for Öcalan' 

  The Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Committee member Şoreş Xidir calls on every Kurdish individual to put pressure on the Turkish state to end the isolation imposed on the Kurdish leader.