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• Committee established for women's participation in decision-making mechanisms in N/E Syria 

  The MSD Women's Office and the Zenubiya Women's Community have established a committee to strengthen the role of women in all areas of life and ensure their broad participation in decision-making mechanisms.
• Transportation routes in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah reopened after 4 months 

  Transportation routes in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah neighborhoods were reopened after four months and checkpoints were opened for joint inspections.
• Meeting between DAANES delegation and Syrian Ministry of Education starts in Damascus 

  The meeting between the Education and Training Council of the Autonomous Administration and the Ministry of Education of the Damascus government started in Damascus.
• Joint checkpoints set up in Kurdish neighborhoods of Aleppo 

  As part of an agreement concluded on April 1 between the General Council of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah and the Damascus administration, joint checkpoints are being set up in the two Kurdish neighborhoods.
• Delegation from Mexico and Argentina visits Kongra Star  

  A delegation from Mexico and Argentina visited the Kongra Star in Qamishlo.
• Ilham Ahmed: Visit to Tishrin Dam important step for new Syria 

  The co-chair of the Autonomous Administration's Foreign Relations Department, Ilham Ahmed, said that the reconciliation process with the Damascus administration has reached an important stage with the joint visit to the Tishrin Dam.
• New meeting between the SDF and Damascus administration takes place in Hesekê 

  A new meeting was held between the SDF and the Damascus administration in Hesekê.
• Kurdish National Congress to convene next week in Rojava 

  The Kurdish National Congress will meet next week in Rojava.
• ‘Two tent cities in North Syria repurposed to resettle Gazans through Turkish and Qatari efforts' 

  Qatar and Turkey allegedly use the tent cities in al-Bab and Azaz, previously built for Syrian refugees, to resettle Gazans. Two Turkish organizations, Avaaz and IHH, are overseeing the implementation of the plan. 
• New group of citizens takes over vigil at Tishrin Dam  

  A new group of people coming from 4 cities of Cizir Canton reached Tishrin Dam and took over the vigil on the 93rd day.
• Hundreds more fighters withdraw from Ashrafiyah and Sheikh Maqsoud 

  Following the agreement reached between the Damascus government and the council of two Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo, a second group of military forces withdrew from Aleppo's Ashrafiyah and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods.
• No news from three young people who set out from Aleppo to Afrin 

  There is no news from the three young people who set out from the Ashrafiyah neighborhood of Aleppo to return to the rural area of the occupied city of Afrin.
• A life for language: Hemdiya Seyfedin’s struggle for Kurdish 

  Hemdiya Seyfedin, once denied education under the Ba'ath regime, became a teacher and a pioneer in Kurdish literacy thanks to the Kurdistan Freedom Movement.
• Sports center for citizens with disabilities opens in Raqqa Canton 

  The Autonomous Administration has opened a dedicated sports facility for people with disabilities in Raqqa Canton.
• YPJ announces the death of a fighter 

  YPJ fighter Gerilla Qamishlo lost her life while carrying out her duty in the city of Tel Rifaat on March 20.
• 16 ISIS members detained in Roj Camp operation 

  A joint security operation by the Women's ISF and the YPJ at Roj Camp in Derik, Jazira Canton, ended with the detention of 16 individuals linked to ISIS.
• Thousands march in Kobanê, demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  In the city of Kobanê, the stronghold of resistance in Rojava, thousands of people marched for the physical freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• SDF Military Council holds its regular meeting 

  The meeting was attended by the SDF Commander-in-Chief, Mazloum Abdi, along with members of the SDF General Command.
• How do Israel-Turkey tensions affect Syria and the Kurds? 

  Bedran Ciya Kurd said that Turkey’s expansionist policy is alarming not only Israel but also Syria and the Kurds.
• Students protest in Damascus against graduation exam 

  University students in Damascus demanded the cancelation of the mandatory National Exam during a protest held outside the Ministry of Education.
• Military forces withdrawing from Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah reach Tabqa 

  Withdrawing from Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah neighborhoods, military forces reached Tabqa Canton in North-East Syria.
• Internal Security Forces take over security in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah neighborhoods of Aleppo 

  Following the withdrawal of military forces from Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah neighborhoods, Internal Security Forces (Asayish) took charge of securing the neighborhoods.
• Women’s Unit of Internal Security Forces launches operation against ISIS in Roj Camp 

  The Women’s Unit of Internal Security Forces launched a comprehensive security operation in Roj Camp.
• Delegation from Austria visits Kongra Star 

  A delegation from Austria visited Northern and Eastern Syria.
• YPJ fighter Destan Rojhat falls a martyr in the Tishrin resistance 

  The YPJ said in a statement that one of its fighters, Destan Rojhat (Derya Heci), fell a martyr in the Tishrin resistance.