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• 12 ISIS mercenaries escaped thanks to the cooperation with other gangs 

  SOHR said that 12 ISIS mercenaries escaped from a prison controlled together with the gangs of the occupying Turkish state.
• Co-chairs of the Court for the Protection of the Social Contract elected 

  Co-chairs of the Court for the Protection of the Social Contract of North and East Syria were elected.
• HRW: Syrians face dire conditions in Turkish-occupied ‘Safe Zone’ 

  Between January and December 2023, Turkish authorities deported 57,519 Syrians and others over its border crossings, including 16,652 through the Tel Abyad crossing.
• Anti-Terrorist Forces thwart suicide attack by ISIS in Hesekê 

  Anti-Terrorist Forces affiliated with the Internal Security Forces killed 2 ISIS gang members who were preparing a suicide attack in Hesekê and captured 2 others.
• 3 killed in ISIS attack in Syria 

  In an attack carried out by ISIS on Palmyra-Homs highway, 3 members of Lîwa al-Quds forces were killed and 2 others were wounded.
• Political parties discuss draft agreement on Kurdish unity and solution to the Kurdish question 

  Political parties in North and East Syria held a series of meetings to discuss the draft agreement for Kurdish political unity and a solution to the Kurdish question.
• Attack kills two security officers of Raqqa Military Council  

  An armed attack by unknown assailants claimed the lives of two security officers of Raqqa Military Council on Wednesday.
• Terrorist cell eliminated while trying to plant a mine on a road in Deir ez-Zor 

  The SDF launched an investigation and went into action after a landmine explosion struck a military vehicle of the SDF forces on March 15.
• 'UN report on Syria important but deficient' 

  Xalid Ibrahim from the Foreign Relations Department of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria said that the findings of the UN report on Syria are important, but the lack of action is a major deficiency.
• 4 drug dealers arrested in Hesekê 

  Internal Security Forces arrested 4 people involved in drug trafficking in Hesekê.
• 2 ISIS members linked to the mercenaries in Serêkaniyê captured in Shaddadi 

  Internal Security Forces detained 2 people in an operation against ISIS cells in Shaddadi district of Hesekê. The mercenaries confessed that they were linked to the Turkish-backed gangs in Serêkaniyê and that they committed many crimes.
• SDF thwarts an escape attempt at Hol Camp 

  Two members of the so-called “Cubs of the Caliphate” were captured along with a Syrian national involved in facilitating the attempted escape.
• 49 people died in 37 attacks in "de-escalation zone" since the beginning of March, says SOHR 

  A Damascus army soldier died in an attack carried out by mercenaries affiliated with the Turkish state in the Idlib countryside. According to SOHR, 49 people have died in 37 attacks in the "de-escalation zone" since the beginning of March 2024.
• “We are not alone, it is worldwide: One struggle, one fight” 

  A commemoration for the internationalist martyrs took place in North-East Syria on March 24th, International Martyrs' Day.
• Parents of Sehid Andok send message to memorial held for international martyrs 

  A commemoration for the international martyrs was held in Northern and Eastern Syria.
• A key ISIS financier eliminated in joint security operation in Raqqa  

  The SDF vowed to continue anti-ISIS operations in close partnership with the International Coalition forces to maintain security and stability in the North-East Syria Region.
• SDF celebrates the fifth anniversary of Baghouz victory 

  March 23 marks the fifth anniversary of the defeat of the terrorist organization ISIS in its last stronghold in the town of Baghouz after a long struggle by the Syrian Democratic Forces.
• Book pays tribute to internationalist martyrs of Rojava 

  Internationalists in Rojava have written a book about their martyr comrades. The book “Martyrs never die – The internationalist heroes of the Rojava Revolution”, will be translated into other languages.
• ISIS mercenaries continue to attack villagers collecting desert mushrooms in Raqqa 

  ISIS mercenaries attacked villagers collecting desert mushrooms in the rural area of Raqqa, which is under the control of the Damascus government, killing 2 people, wounding one and kidnapping five.
• On the fifth anniversary of the victory in Baghouz, SDF continues its relentless fight against ISIS 

  Dedicating the victory at al-Baghouz to their martyrs and all the people, SDF emphasized that all forces concerned with defeating terrorism must assume their full responsibilities and increase their participation in the struggle against ISIS.
• Newroz in Aleppo: Resistance grows with Leader Öcalan’s philosophy 

  In the Newroz celebration in Aleppo, it was pointed out that the Kurdish people raised resistance with Abdullah Öcalan's philosophy.
• Attack in Manbij claims the lives of two children 

  An attack with an explosive device attached to a vehicle killed a ten-year-old in Manbij on Wednesday and injured twelve other people. A twelve-year-old has succumbed to his serious injuries today.
• Newroz celebrations in North-East Syria call for 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan' 

  In 8 centres of Northern and Eastern Syria, people gathered in Newroz areas and gave messages for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and against occupation.
• Car bomb explodes in Manbij, wounding 11 

  Eleven people were wounded in the explosion of a bomb-laden vehicle in the al-Serb neighbourhood of Manbij on Wednesday.
• Mehmûd Ehmed: We have broken the chains of slavery 

  Mehmûd Ehmed from Dêrik in Rojava recalls the history of Newroz and the connection to the PKK: "Through our fallen children, we woke up from a deep sleep and broke the chains of slavery."