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• Nine Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions in Xakurke 

  At least nine members of the Turkish occupation forces were killed in a series of guerrilla actions in Xakurke, according to HPG. Meanwhile, the Turkish army is reinforcing its troops in Metîna.
• Iraqi army build more bases on borders of Shengal 

  The Iraqi army is building more bases on the borders of Shengal. About 10 bases have been built in the Arab region near the border.
• Women from the Arab community living in Shengal plant saplings to mark birthday of Öcalan 

  Women from the Arab community living in Shengal planted saplings to mark the birthday of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan in the village of Hesewikê.
• "If it wasn't for the guerrilla, maybe there wouldn't be Shengal today" 

  After Shengal was freed from ISIS mercenaries four years ago, the guerrillas departed from the area. TAJE member Cadlin Hisen stated that "perhaps there would be no Shengal Yazidis today if it wasn't for the guerrillas."
• 'We rediscovered our existence with Rêber Apo' 

  The guerrillas of the Kurdistan Freedom Movement, who stated that they celebrated 4 April as their rebirth, said: "With the birth of Leader Öcalan, we rediscovered our existence. Women, in particular, were given a new outlook on life."
• Baran Nûjiyan: "A very different connection to the fight" 

  The Press Center of the People's Defense Forces spoke to guerrilla Baran Nûjiyan for the new format "Şervanên Azadiyê". Baran Nûjiyan grew up in Germany and has been a member of the HPG since 2019.
• Luxurious villas will be built in Newala Qesaba 

  Construction work has begun to build luxurious villas in Newala Qesaba, where hundreds of Kurds and Armenians are buried.
• Kirkuk residents celebrate birthday of Abdullah Öcalan  

  The birthday of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan was celebrated by planting saplings in a garden in the Rehîmava neighborhood of Kirkuk.
• DBP commemorates Qazi Muhammed, calls for national unity 

  In a written statement on Thursday, the Democratic Regions Party commemorated the leader of the Kurdish Republic of Mahabad, Qazi Muhammed and called for "national unity" among the Kurdish parties.
• ‘The KDP is implementing the plans of Turkey and Baghdad’ 

  Cubeyr Şêx Sileman stated that the conspiracy forces are attempting to besiege Shengal and the KDP's wall between Shengal and North-East Syria is a collaborative plan of the Turkish state and Baghdad.
• Mihemed Bekir: Removing the PKK from the list of terrorist organisation will help peace  

  Mihemed Bekir, said that the PKK is the party of peoples who want freedom and added that "removing the PKK from the list of terrorist organisations means solving the Kurdish problem and building a free and democratic system."
• PKK: Let's increase the struggle to realize the aspirations of Kızıldere martyrs! 

  The PKK Executive Committee called on “all the peoples of Turkey to increase the struggle against AKP-MHP fascism in order to realize the aspirations of the 30 March Kızıldere martyrs and all the revolution martyrs.”
• KCK: April 4 proclaims the good news of a free life 

  KCK calls on all Kurdish people and their honorable international friends, all women and youth of Kurdistan to increase their struggle for the crushing of the total isolation of Öcalan and the enforcement of his physical freedom.
• Footage from YJA Star action in Metina 

  Female guerrillas carried out an effective operation to mark 8 March, International Working Women's Day in the Metina region of guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Iraq plans to build razor wires and walls around Shengal 

  Baghdad, supported by Ankara and Hewler, is planning to build razor wires and walls around Shengal. The Co-Chair of the Shengal Democratic Autonomy Council, Xezal Reşo, warns that Shengal is going through a dangerous period.
• East Kurdistan Defense Units publish identity information of three fallen guerrillas 

  The East Kurdistan Defense Units (YRK) Press Center published the identity information of three guerrillas who fell as martyrs on different dates.
• Turkish state launches military attack in Bagok Mountain region 

  The Turkish state launched a military attack in the Bagok Mountain region. At the same time, it was reported that Turkish soldiers also entered villages outside the rural area.
• Court acquits police officer who murdered 5-year-old in Amed 

  Police officer İdris Aksoy who murdered 5-year-old Efe Tektekin by an armoured vehicle has been acquitted.
• HPG: Turkish army replaced troops in Zap after heavy blows by guerrilla forces 

  The invading Turkish army received heavy blows from the HPG/YJA Star guerrillas and had to replace its troops in Kela Bêdewê in the Zap region last night.
• Academics join the boycott in South Kurdistan 

  University lecturers in the city of Sulaymaniyah in South Kurdistan are boycotting the government since they do not receive their salaries.
• Faris Cuweycatî: People of Shengal know better than anyone what the solution is for them 

  Faris Cuweycatî underlined that Article 125 of the Iraqi constitution allows Shengal to govern itself, and added that "the people of Shengal know better than anyone what the solution is for them. Autonomy is the right of the Yazidi people."
• KDP deploys troops to guerrilla areas in Metina 

  Reports are coming through of increasing military activity by the KDP amid allegations that its forces are trying to take some regions in Metina under control.
• Guerrillas carry out actions in memory of martyrs to mark the ‘Week of Heroism’ 

  Guerrillas carried out a series of military actions in memory of martyrs to mark the Week of Heroism. One Turkish military position was destroyed, and one soldier was killed in Zap.
• HPG guerrillas shoot down Turkish drone 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupying Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs of Mount Herekol 

  Guerrillas Nûda Sümbül, Kendal Azad and Garzan Sason fell in September 2021 in an attack by the Turkish army on Mount Herekol in northern Kurdistan.