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• HPG: Turkey attacked guerrilla areas 34 times 

  The Turkish army continues its attacks on guerrilla positions in southern Kurdistan although the guerrillas have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February.
• YJA Star guerrilla Miştenûr: We will increase our struggle  

  YJA Star guerrilla Faraşîn Miştenûr said that they are aware of their role as female guerrillas and said, "We will increase our struggle."
• HPG and YJA Star guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Medya Defense Zones 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas celebrated Newroz with a ceremony held in Medya Defense Zones.
• HPG reports 33 attacks on guerrilla areas in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army continues its attacks on guerrilla positions in southern Kurdistan although the guerrillas have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February.
• Clash between Turkish troops and guerrillas in Doğubayazıt 

  Fighting is reported to have taken place between the invading Turkish army and the guerrillas in Doğubayazıt. One guerrilla fighter was reportedly captured during the fighting.
• HSM: The AKP-MHP regime wants to launch a war before the elections 

  “The AKP-MHP will resort to all means and methods in order to maintain its power. The AKP-MHP regime wants to launch a war before the elections in May,” warns the HSM Headquarters Command.
• Tevgera Azadî: "We will get rid of the Lausanne Treaty and free Kurdistan" 

  Tevgera Azadî made a statement at Qandil Newroz and said the "struggle will bring Lausanne to an end. We will liberate Kurdistan."
• Newroz in Amed: “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Hundreds of thousands celebrated Newroz in Amed, expressing their will for peace and democracy.
• Bayık: The Lausanne alliance must be broken 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Cemil Bayık, in his message to the Qandil Newroz, said that “We are well on our way towards the victory” and called for the Lausanne Treaty to be eliminated in its 100th year.
• First Newroz fire in Rojhilat lit by the grave of Jina Mahsa Amini 

  The first Newroz fire in Rojhilat (East Kurdistan) was lit by the grave of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini, who was killed by the so-called “morality police” in September 2022.
• Shengal Autonomous Administration celebrates Newroz 

  “We will light the Newroz fire every year with the spirit of guerrilla resistance on the free mountains and we will embrace this culture,” said the Shengal Autonomous Administration, which does not celebrate Newroz this year to pay tribute to martyrs.
• Final Newroz event kicks off in Amed 

  Thousands demand the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan at the closing Newroz event in Amed (Diyarbakir).
• Thousands of people attend Newroz celebrations in Qandil region 

  Thousands of people have mobilized since the morning to attend the Newroz celebrations in the Qandil region of South Kurdistan.
• HPG: One soldier killed after Turkish attack on guerrilla positions 

  The Turkish army continues to attack the Medya defence Zones in southern Kurdistan. The guerrillas retaliated in self-defence, killing one soldier and destroying a reconnaissance drone and a surveillance camera.
• HBDH guerrilla calls for struggle against contemporary Dehaks 

  İmera Fera Yeşilgöz, a fighter of the HBDH-DKP/BÖG, calls for enhanced revolutionary struggle in the ranks of the People's United Revolutionary Movement against contemporary Dehaks.
• KNK urges Kurds to strengthen national unity on Newroz 

  “Unity among the Kurds must be established, and national unity must be strengthened. Whatever may come, we must make this year the year of freedom,” said the KNK Executive Council.
• YJA Star guerrillas: We will increase the resistance with the fire of Newroz 

  YJA Star guerrillas said that the Newroz celebrations in the mountains of Kurdistan were seen as a response to today’s cruel tyrants and added: "This year, we will increase the struggle."
• Women delegation visits South Kurdistan 

  A women delegation coming from Germany and organized by the Kurdish Women's Center for Foreign Relations (REPAK), continues to meet with women's organizations in South Kurdistan.
• HPG reports 16 attacks on guerrilla areas in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army continues its attacks on guerrilla positions in southern Kurdistan although the guerrillas have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February.
• Newroz in Batman: “Bê Serok jiyan nabe” 

  Thousands celebrating Newroz in Batman reiterated their demand for “Freedom for Öcalan”.
• Newroz in Siirt: We will break the isolation of Öcalan 

  Kurdish people welcome Newroz all around Kurdistan and beyond.
• Newroz in Van: “Bijî Serok Apo” 

  Tens of thousands of people in Van province celebrate Newroz, chanting “Bijî Serok Apo” (Long Live Leader Öcalan).
• Street in Erciş named after a perpetrator of Zilan genocide 

  Erciş District Governor and trustee Nuri Mehmetbeyoğlu has named a street in the district centre of Erciş after Süleyman Erdinç, one of the perpetrators of the Zilan Genocide.
• YJŞ fighter Arya Zekî killed by flood in Shengal laid to rest 

  A young fighter of the YJŞ died in the flood disaster in Shengal. Arya Zekî's body was only found after a two-day search and laid to rest today.
• HPG: Turkish attacks with banned weapons continue 

  The Turkish army continues its attacks on the Kurdish guerrillas who have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the earthquake on February 6.