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• AANES hands over four ISIS women and their children to Canada 

  Canada has repatriated several ISIS women and their children from northeastern Syria. The government was obliged to do so by the Canadian Federal Court.
• Aid sent from Sulaymaniyah and Kobanê finally reaches earthquake victims in Aleppo  

  The aid sent by the people of Sulaymaniyah and the people of Kobanê to the earthquake victims in Aleppo and Shehba was blocked by the Damascus government for about a month. The aid will be delivered to the victims in the coming days.
• Violations committed in occupied NE Syria territories by Turkey and its mercenaries in March 

  The Turkish occupying army and its mercenary factions persist in committing human rights violations against the remaining population in the occupied territories.
• Autonomous Administration approves 100 articles of new General Penal Code 

  The General Assembly of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria approved 100 articles of the General Penal Code, which consists of a total of 342 articles.
• SDF denies Turkish state's reports about death of 3 fighters 

  The SDF Press Center denied the Turkish state's reports claiming that 3 SDF fighters were killed.
• Latest developments in Afrin 

  Are latest developments in Afrin where four civilians were killed in Jindires on Newroz day and the Yazidis were forced to convert a few days later, part of a new invasion plan and to justify Turkey’s collaborators?
• Turkey and its mercenaries want to eliminate the Yazidis 

  The Cizre region Yazidi House said that the mercenaries affiliated with the Turkish state used new repression methods against the existence, history and demographic structure of the Yazidis.
• Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria discloses new project to build a new univerisity  

  On Tuesday, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria inaugurated a project to build the University of Rojava in the countryside of Qamishlo. This is one of the largest projects in the region.
• 4 April celebrated in Rojava as the beginning of a new era 

  When Abdullah Öcalan came to Rojava in 1979, the contents of the Kurdish liberation movement were still largely unknown. In the almost twenty years of his stay in Syria and Lebanon, the seeds for the Rojava revolution were planted.
• 450 trees planted in Deir ez-Zor to mark birthday of Öcalan 

  450 trees were planted in Deir ez-Zor on the occasion of the birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• The '4 April Garden' opens in Qamishlo to mark Abdullah Öcalan's birthday 

  The 4 April Garden was opened in Qamishlo to mark the birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• PYD celebrates Öcalan’s birthday, vowing to increase the struggle for his freedom 

  The PYD General Assembly celebrated the birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and said that his ideas served the whole world.
• Trees planted in Rojava to mark Öcalan’s birthday 

  The Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan will turn 74 years old on 4 April. In Kurdistan, the population traditionally celebrates this day by planting trees.
• Assyrians celebrate Akitu in North and East Syria 

  Akitu, as the New Year festival was called in ancient Mesopotamia, is one of the oldest festivals in the world. It derives its name from the word barley, which is emblematic of civilization and the thriving life throughout the region.
• 3rd Amara Festival kicks off in Shehba 

  The 3rd Amara Festival, celebrating the birthday of Leader Öcalan, started in Shehba.
• ISIS suicide bombers engaged in foiled attack were disguised as SDF fighters 

  Two suicide bombers were killed in Hesekê during an attempt to attack a checkpoint of Internal Security Forces.
• The Command of Military Academies launches new military course 

  The fighters will receive ideological and political lectures and military training on light and medium weapons.
• Two ISIS suicide bombers killed in Heseke 

  The Internal Security Forces thwarted an attempted attack by ISIS mercenaries in the northern Syrian city of Heseke on Friday.
• Family of German internationalist Konstantin Gedig visits Rojava 

  The family of German internationalist Konstantin who was killed by the Turkish army in October 2019 in Serêkaniyê visited Rojava where their son fought, and said that they would continue the struggle and hold the perpetrators accountable.
• Internationalist Commune of Rojava launches new website 

  The Internationalist Commune of Rojava is back with a new website.
• Abdullah Öcalan's birthday celebrated in Kobanê and Sirîne 

  Leader Abdullah Öcalan's birthday was celebrated in Kobanê and Sirîne in the Euphrates Region.
• Two Syrian soldiers wounded in an Israeli airstrike near Damascus 

  Two Syrian soldiers were wounded in an Israeli airstrike near the Syrian capital, Damascus.
• Thousands protest the Jindires massacre in Qamishlo 

  In Qamishlo, thousands of people condemned the killing of four Kurds by pro-Turkish mercenaries in Afrin and called on the international community to act against the occupation.
• Damascus government embargo on Shehba continues in Ramadan 

  The embargo imposed by the Damascus government on Shehba continues to create problems for people during the Ramadan month.
• Autonomous Administration hands over 5 ISIS family members to Norway 

  The Autonomous Administration handed over 5 ISIS family members, 2 women and 3 children, to Norway.