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• Ehmed: This year Newroz will be Leader Öcalan's Newroz 

  Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) co-chair Rûken Ehmed said that “Newroz of 2024 will be Leader Öcalan's Newroz."
• Four Heyva Sor employees killed in an accident in Deir ez-Zor 

  Four members of the Kurdish Red Crescent organisation Heyva Sor a Kurd have been killed in an accident during a service mission in Deir ez-Zor in north-east Syria.
• Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Initiative collects nearly 3 million signatures in North-East Syria 

  The Initiative for the Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan reported that 2 million 876 thousand 709 signatures signatures were collected in 35 days in the signature campaign launched on February 9 in North and East Syria.
• SDF fighter killed during mine clearance operation in Deir ez-Zor laid to rest in Kobanê 

  Two SDF fighters were killed on Tuesday in eastern Syria while clearing a booby trap left by ISIS. Rohat Hesekê was laid to rest in Amûdê yesterday and Şêro Kobanê in Kobanê today.
• Three women killed while picking mushrooms in Deir ez-Zor 

  In the southern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, three women collecting desert mushrooms were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire.
• 15 people kidnapped in Afrin sent to prison in Turkey 

  The Turkish state kidnapped 15 people, including 6 women, in Afrin and sent them to prisons in Turkey.
• Teenager killed in Afrin 

  A man registered to the Idlib population and residing in Jindirês, murdered 15-year-old Ehmed Xalid and threw his body into a well. The teenager's family said they would not bury the body until the killer was caught.
• 14 drug traffickers arrested in Hesekê 

  Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria arrested 14 drug dealers and distributors during an operation in Hesekê.
• PYD commemorates the martyrs of 12 March Uprising 

  PYD commemorated the martyrs of 12 March Uprising and said "12 March Uprising is the foundation of 19 July 2012 Revolution."
• MSD: 12 March Uprising is the first spark of the Syrian people's revolution 

  In a statement on the anniversary of the 12 March Qamishlo Uprising, MSD said that 12 March was the first spark of the Syrian people's revolution.
• Turkey and its mercenaries kidnap 5 people in Afrin 

  The Turkish state and the mercenaries it recruited from ISIS kidnapped 5 people, one from Aleppo and 4 from Afrin Jindires.
• Ten years ago, the Qamishlo Uprising 

  On 12 March 2004, an uprising broke out in Qamishlo, which quickly spread to all of Rojava. The Qamishlo uprising is considered to be the first mass uprising in Rojava.
• New UN report on Syria: Turkey's attacks may amount to war crimes 

  The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria stated that the Turkish attacks on northern and eastern Syria are a violation of international law, and that attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure may amount to war crimes.
• 195 people died in ISIS attacks in Syria since the beginning of 2024 

  Since the beginning of this year, 195 people have died in ISIS attacks in the Syrian deserts.
• Russia repatriates 32 ‘Islamic State’ children in coordination with the Autonomous Administration 

  32 ‘Islamic State’ children of Russian nationality were repatriated in coordination with the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
• Child died when ISIS mine explodes in Deir ez-Zor 

  A child died, and 4 others were injured as a result of the explosion of a mine left by ISIS mercenaries in the west of Deir ez-Zor.
• 16 people abducted in Turkish-occupied Afrin in one week 

  The occupying Turkish state forces and allied gangs kidnapped 16 people in Afrin in the first week of March.
• Turkish drone attack on Menagh Military Air Base 

  The Menagh Air Base in Syria has been the target of a suspected Turkish drone attack.
• 159 families left Hol Camp to return to Iraq 

  The first Iraqi citizens group left Hol Camp to return to Iraq.
• Two more people kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The northern Syrian canton of Afrin has been occupied by the Turkish state and allied mercenaries since 2018.
• Mihemed: Women should trust their own strength and abilities 

  Hibe Mihemed, a member of the Syrian Women's Council, said that women should trust their own strength and abilities and added: "Women who were tortured and made slaves during the ISIS period are leading society today."
• Turkey bombs village in Shehba, wounds two people 

  The Turkish state bombarded the village of Şêx Isa in Shehba using heavy weapons. Two people were wounded in the attack.
• Turkish forces abduct 14 people in Afrin and Jarablus 

  The Turkish state, which has established a complete terror regime in the occupied territories, has kidnapped at least 14 people in Afrin and Jarablus in recent days.
• 'Our struggle for a free life is not limited to one day' 

  Stating that no revolution has ever succeeded without women, YPJ and YPG fighters said, "Our duty is to spread the struggle in the spirit of Rêber Apo and fulfill our promise of a free life."
• Two injured in Turkish UCAV attack in Manbij 

  The Turkish state has intensified its occupation attacks against Manbij.