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• MSD and PYD mark the 4th anniversary of the invasion of Afrin 

  The northern Syrian canton of Afrin has been occupied by the Turkish army and allied jihadist mercenaries for four years now.
• Xelîl: Everyone should take a clear stance against the KDP-Turkish state  

  PYD Co-Presidency Council member Aldar Xelîl said: "All of our people should get together to oppose the KDP-Turkish state. Everyone must take a firm position against the occupation and its allies."
• ‘The Freedom Movement gave hope to the peoples in North-East Syria’ 

  The Arab, Syriac, Kurdish and Armenian people living in North-East Syria said that the Freedom Movement has given hope to them by protecting their rights.
• "Afrin will be liberated at any price" 

  Afrin was occupied by Turkey four years ago. With the approval of NATO and Russia, an Islamist occupation regime has been established in what was once Syria's most peaceful region. The displaced population is fighting for their return.
• TEV-DEM: Demographic change in Afrin is a Turkish project ready to explode 

  TEV-DEM said that the invaders had turned Afrin into a "militization center of terror and gangs", and evaluated the demographic change as "a Turkish project ready to explode against the will of the peoples of the region".
• 13-year-old boy killed when mine exploded in Tabqa 

  A 13-year-old boy was killed in an IS mine explosion in Tabqa. His younger sister suffered serious injuries.
• Autonomous Administration in North East Syria declares partial general amnesty to mark Newroz 

  The Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria declared a general amnesty, excluding certain crimes, on the occasion of Newroz.
• SDF Commander-in-chief meets U.S. diplomatic delegation 

  SDF Commander-in-chief Mazlum Abdi met a delegation from the US State Department. The talks focused on cooperation in the fight against ISIS, which both sides continue to regard as a major threat.
• Two young men from Rojava tortured to death by Turkish soldiers 

  It is reported that Turkish soldiers tortured and murdered two young men from Rojava.
• Living in a half-destroyed house, a family challenges Turkish occupation 

  The SDF Press Center interviewed a local from the Turkish-occupied Gire Spi (Tal Abyad) city who challenges the Turkish occupation army and allied jihadist mercenaries.
• Yet another civilian kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in the territories they have invaded in North-East Syria in violation of international law.
• PYD: Turkish withdrawal needed to resolve the Syrian crisis 

  If the AANES and the SDF are not recognized in the Syrian constitution, the rights of the Kurdish people and minorities are not guaranteed in it, and a decentralized democratic system is not established, there will be no solution in Syria.”
• Fatma Omer: I couldn't leave my country 

  Fatma Omer is co-chair of the Federation of War Invalids of North and East Syria. Instead of fleeing the region, she chose to fight and join the YPJ. This gave her life meaning.
• Jazira Military Council holds tribal reconciliation meeting 

  The Military Relations Office of the al-Jazeera Military Council held, on Sunday, a tribal reconciliation between the clans of Kabara and Poplan.
• Syrian Democratic Council issues statement to mark beginning of Syrian Revolution 

  Eleven years have passed since the outbreak of the Syrian Revolution, which began in the city of Daraa.
• SOHR: Russian forces in Syria receive mercenaries’ applications to fight in Ukraine 

  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that since Sunday, Russian forces began receiving applications of those wishing to fight in Ukraine at headquarter of Russian forces in Al-Villat district in Deir ez-Zor.
• "My son fell protecting the world from ISIS" 

  Imran Khalif set out on his own initiative to stop the ISIS attack on Hesekê and Sina prison. He was killed in the fighting. His father says he feels pride because his son fell to protect the world from terror.
• 11 more civilians kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and allied mercenaries continue committing crimes in the territories they have invaded in North-East Syria in violation of international law.
• Emine Osê: Damascus does not work for a solution to the Syrian crisis 

  Emine Osê, co-chair of the Autonomous Administration Executive Council, said that the policy of Damascus seeks to incite the Kurdish and Arab people against each other.
• Future Syria Party: People’s co-existence frustrated the plans of Damascus 

  In a statement on the 18th anniversary of the Qamishlo Uprising, the Future Syria Party said, “The people of North-East Syria have produced a solution basing on co-existence and frustrated the plans of Damascus.”
• Three minors injured in Turkish attack on Ain Issa 

  Three minors between the ages of ten and fifteen were injured in an artillery attack by Turkish occupation forces on Ain Issa.
• Turkish border guards torture four young men from Heseke 

  Turkish Border Guard Forces have killed five people, including two children, since the beginning of 2022 in different Syrian areas bordering Turkey and wounded another 13, including three children.
• Autonomous Administration: 12 March 2004 uprising in Qamishlo opened way to Rojava Revolution 

  On March 12, 2004, an uprising broke out in Qamishlo, which quickly spread to all of Rojava.
• ISIS ringleader and members captured in Manbij 

  Manbij Military Council announced capturing four ISIS members, including a ringleader.
• TEV-DEM: "The 12 March uprising was the answer to the conspiracies" 

  TEV-DEM said that the "12 March uprising was the answer to the conspiracies. We will follow in the footsteps of the martyrs of the uprising."