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• Mothers of martyrs light Newroz fire in Manbij 

  Mothers of martyrs lit the Newroz fire in Manbij during an event attended by hundreds of citizens, under the slogan “We will liberate Öcalan with the spirit of Newroz and defeat the occupation.”
• ‘People of Rojava never gave up on Newroz and turned it into a day of resistance’ 

  Celebrating Newroz in Syria was forbidden for years. The people did not give up on Newroz and turned it into a day of resistance together with the Freedom Movement. After the revolution in Rojava, people started to enjoy free Newroz.
• Euphrates Region executives call on everyone to attend Newroz celebration in Kobanê  

  The Euphrates Region Newroz Preparatory Committee visited shopkeepers and people in Kobanê and called for participation in the Newroz celebration to be held tomorrow.
• All ready for Newroz celebration in Hesekê  

  The Preparatory Committee is continuing its work for the celebration of Newroz in Hesekê tomorrow. Newroz Square at Şerqî Dam was decorated with flags and photos of Leader Öcalan.
• Kurds and Arabs light the Newroz fire in Tabqa 

  Kurdish and Arab residents of Tabqa lit a Newroz fire to welcome Kurdish New Year under the motto “In the spirit of Newroz resistance, we will liberate Leader Öcalan and defeat occupation”.
• Newroz fires lit in Tirbespiyê and Hesekê 

  The Syrian Revolutionary Youth Movement held a Newroz march in Tirbespiyê. Citizens in Hesekê lit a Newroz fire.
• Condolence ceremony in Til Temir for YAT fighter Rênad Elî 

  People from the surrounding cities went to the condolence ceremony held in Til Temir for YAT fighter Rênad Elî, who fell a martyr in a helicopter crash on 15 March.
• Ceremonies in Kobanê and Qamishlo for YAT fighters who fell as martyrs in a helicopter crash 

  Ceremonies were held in Kobanê and Qamishlo for the YAT fighters who fell as martyrs in a helicopter crash on 15 March.
• Thousands in Aleppo march for Afrin 

  Masses the freedom of Syrians relies on inter-Syrian dialogue and solution, vowing that Afrin would be liberated and ad a democratic Syria would be built by the people.
• AANES calls for international action on the fifth anniversary of the occupation of Afrin 

  Calling for sanctions against Turkey five years after the occupation of Afrin, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria said: "We will not allow Afrin to be bargained over anywhere in the world."
• Orphanage "Keskesora Alan" in Kobanê named after internationalist Lorenzo Orsetti 

  The orphanage "Keskesora Alan" in Kobanê is a project implemented by the women's foundation WJAS. The medical centre has now been expanded - and named after internationalist Lorenzo Orsetti.
• SDF publishes identities of 9 members who fell as martyrs in helicopter crash 

  Last Wednesday, nine members of the YAT anti-terrorist units died in a helicopter crash in South Kurdistan. The Syrian Democratic Forces have released their full identities and paid tribute to their struggle.
• Kongra Star condemns the Turkish invasion of Afrin on its 5th anniversary 

  In a statement marking the fifth year of the Turkish invasion of Afrin, the Kongra Star Assembly strongly condemned the invasion and commemorated all the martyrs of the freedom movement.
• SDF: Nine of our fighters were martyred in helicopter crash 

  Nine SDF fighters were martyred while on their way to the south of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• TEV-DEM calls for enhanced struggle to liberate Afrin 

  TEV-DEM calls on national forces, society, women and youth to liberate Afrin by expanding struggle and diplomacy.
• People in north-eastern Syria demand Öcalan’s freedom 

  Participants of the campaign launched for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan appeal to the relevant parties to meet their demand and to release Öcalan.
• HRE repels attempted attack on a village of Shehba 

  Afrin Liberation Forces continue confronting the invasion forces in northern Syria.
• Syria’s Assad announces demands to meet Erdogan 

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that he could meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan if the Turkish army withdrew troops from Syrian territory.
• MSD: All democratic forces should participate in national dialogue 

  The Syrian Democratic Council said that “all democratic national forces should participate in national dialogue for a democratic and decentralized Syria.”
• PYD: Autonomous administration offers the best model to solve problems 

  PYD calls on the peoples of Syria to fight to make a real revolution by acting jointly with the democratic forces that are struggling inside and outside the country.
• Rojava University calls for support networks for students in Rojhilat and Iran 

  Rojava University students called for the creation of support networks for students in Rojhilat Kurdistan-Iran.
• Students' Movement Meeting about future of education system in NE Syria 

  Hundreds of students attended the Students' Meeting to discuss and propose solutions to the educational system.
• SDF announces identities of 2 fighters who fell as martyrs  

  The SDF announced the identities of the 2 fighters who fell as martyrs in an accident during the training period.
• Protection of civilians in Syria remains an illusion says UN Syria Commission of Inquiry 

  “We witnessed a wholesale failure by the Government and the international community, including the United Nations, to rapidly direct life-saving support to Syrians in the most dire need,” said Paulo Pinheiro.
• Damascus government blocks aid from Sulaymaniyah 

  25 trucks of aid supplies were enabled to access the Tahiyah border crossing by AANES six days ago, but the Damascus government has not approved their passage yet.