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• Kurdistan Alliance remembers Halabja: Chemicals weapons are still used in Kurdistan 

  In a statement, parties in the Kurdistan Alliance Working Group commemorated those who lost their lives in the Halabja Massacre. The alliance said that chemical weapons are still used in the mountains of Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas: We will win a victory with the spirit of Newroz 

  “We will lead this war to victory with the spirit of Newroz,” say the guerrillas fighting in the mountains of Kurdistan.
• Still no news about HDP member Musa Çiftçi, detained in Hewler by KDP forces 

  HDP member Musa Çiftçi was detained by the KDP Asayish at the entrance to Hewler 8 days ago. It was learned that Çiftçi was held in Gişti Public Security in Hewler.
• 16 March 1988: Remembering the Halabja massacre 

  Today marks 34 years since Saddam Hussein massacred thousands of his own people in a chemical attack on the city of Halabja.
• ‘The Newroz fire built by Kawa the Blacksmith will not die down’ 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas celebrated the peoples of the Middle East for the upcoming Newroz and vowed to “make the 2022 Newroz the Newroz of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan's physical freedom” and to “increase our struggle”.
• Newroz fire lit in Beytüşşebap: "The time of victory has come" 

  This year's celebrations of the resistance and New Year festival Newroz have started in Northern Kurdistan. "The time of victory, the time of freedom for Abdullah Öcalan has come,” said DTK co-chair Berdan Öztürk.
• KDP deploys troops and armored vehicles to Heftanin 

  The KDP in Southern Kurdistan, which collaborates with Turkey, is deploying troops to Heftanin. The troop deployment represents a new provocation against the guerrillas.
• MLKP: Let's light the Newroz fire in all areas! 

  Celebrating this year’s Newroz, MLKP Kurdistan Organization raised concern over the ongoing genocidal and colonial attacks and called for the lighting of the Newroz fire more intensely in all areas.
• HPG pays tribute to Serhat martyrs 

  Guerrillas Bager, Mazlum, Harun and Agît fell as martyrs fighting the Turkish army in the northern Kurdish region of Serhat in 2019. The HPG have published information about their identity.
• Guerrillas: 2022 will be the year of our nation's victory and freedom 

  Guerrillas said that “this year will be the year of our nation's victory and freedom,” emphasizing that the people and the guerrilla should contribute to the process with the spirit of Newroz in a struggle for survival.
• People of Van react against massive price hikes 

  Massive price hikes continue to overwhelm the peoples of Northern Kurdistan and Turkey The people of Van reacted by saying that it's not a price hike, but cruelty against citizens.
• Turkey bombs a village in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• ISIS attacks Iraqi forces in Maxmur, kills two soldiers 

  Iraqi forces were attacked by ISIS mercenaries on Mount Qereçox in the Maxmur district of Mosul. Two soldiers lost their lives.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of action carried out on 27 July 2021 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of an action carried out on 27 July 2021, in which 1 Kirpi vehicle was destroyed and 6 invading Turkish soldiers were killed.
• Cemil Bayik: Newroz means resistance 

  Cemil Bayik (KCK) expects an important turnout at this year's Newroz celebrations and said: "The meaning of Newroz is resistance to the enemy and rejection of enslavement."
• Twelve ballistic missiles hit Hewlêr 

  It has been reported that 12 ballistic missiles were fired from outside Iraq towards the city of Hewlêr in the Kurdistan Federal Region, early this morning.
• Turkish military operation launched in Lice 

  The Turkish army has launched a military operation in Lice. The area of operation includes rural areas of the district, mainly paramilitary special forces are involved.
• YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Zap 

  YJA Star guerrillas targeted the Turkish troops in the region of Zap. In three consecutive actions, the Turkish occupation forces were struck with heavy weapons.
• First Newroz fire in Amed 

  Millions of people are expected to attend the central Newroz celebration in Amed on 21 March. The first Newroz fire was lit in Kayapinar district today.
• AKP’s assimilation centres in Van and Hakkari 

  In Van and Hakkari, so-called family centres are operated in all residential areas, where propaganda for the AKP and Erdogan is carried out in Quran courses for children and women. Speaking Kurdish is forbidden there.
• HPG Command Council: Öcalan’s freedom is the yardstick 

  After the annual meeting, the HPG Command Council said: "The only measure of success is victory over the international conspiracy and the physical freedom of Rêber Apo (Abdullah Öcalan)."
• KDP security forces detain DBP politician and activist Musa Çiftçi  

  DBP politician and activist Musa Çiftçi was arrested while entering Hewlêr by KDP security forces. His whereabouts have been unknown for over 24 hours.
• Newroz Declaration: "Now is the time for success" 

  An alliance of Kurdish parties and organisations presented its demands for freedom and peace in Kurdistan and an end to the global wars and power struggles with a Newroz Declaration in Amed.
• Kurdish writer Azad Zal sentenced to six years in prison 

  Kurdish writer and publisher Azad Zal has been sentenced to over six years in prison in Amed.
• Newroz Declaration in Amed: Resistance and unity will bring freedom 

  Announcing the Newroz Declaration in Amed city, the leaders of the Kurdish political parties stated that resistance and unity would bring freedom.