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• State terror in Lice: house raided and 4 taken into custody 

  During an operation launched by the invading Turkish army in Lice, province of Amed, houses were raided in villages and hamlets. Villagers were exposed to violence and 4 people were detained.
• Explosive-laden drone hits Hewlêr International Airport 

  Hewlêr (Erbil) International Airport has been attacked by a drone loaded with explosives.
• HPG: 2 Turkish soldiers killed in Heftanin 

  As part of the Battle of Heftanin Revolutionary Campaign, guerrillas carried out a successful action against the enemy forces on the Assassination Hill in the Xantur area of the Heftanin region on 20 March.
• MXDŞ: Enthusiastic celebration of Çarşema Sor will frustrate the enemy's plans 

  The Shengal Democratic Autonomous Council said that celebrating the Çarşema Sor (Yazidi New Year), with great enthusiasm "will frustrate the enemy's attacks against the Yazidis and their invasion plans for Shengal."
• Iraqi Interior Minister visits Shengal 

  Iraq's Interior Minister Osman al-Ghanmi, accompanied by the Chief of General Staff, has traveled to Shengal on Monday to discuss with the military the implementation of the controversial agreement on the administration of the Yazidi region.
• HPG commemorates Metina martyrs 

  HPG published the names of five fighters martyred in a Turkish airstrike on the Metina region of southern Kurdistan in March 2020.
• HPG: 3 Turkish soldiers killed in Gabar 

  3 Turkish soldiers, including a high-ranking commander, were killed in an action carried out by guerrillas in Gabar region of Şırnak province in northern Kurdistan.
• Hunger strikers in Maxmur say they won't stop fasting until Öcalan's freedom is achieved  

  On December 18, a hunger strike was launched in Maxmur Camp in the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. The action is led by women and has reached its 115th day.
• HPG commemorate fallen fighter Devrim Amargî 

  Guerrilla Devrim Amargî fell a martyr in 2015 in the Kurdish mountains. The HPG pay tribute to the struggle of the militant who came to the guerrilla as an agent of the Turkish state and experienced a radical change in the PKK.
• Military operation in Van 

  The Turkish army has launched a military operation in Van province. The area of operation includes rural regions in Gürpınar district and special forces have set up roadblocks.
• HPG Air Defense Units hit Turkish base in Çukurca 

  The ‘Martyr Delal Forces’ targeted a base of the Turkish army in the countryside of the Hakkari province, northern Kurdistan as part of the “Time for Freedom” campaign.
• Peshmerga veteran calls for solidarity with Shengal 

  During a visit to Shengal, Peshmerga veteran Osman Mihemed expressed his support for the Yazidi community's demands for autonomy and appealed to the KDP not to turn against its own people.
• MP Yusra Recep: Iraqi constitution grants autonomy to Shengal 

  Iraqi parliamentarian Yusra Recep said that the people of Shengal have the right to autonomy and to protect themselves according to the Iraqi constitution.
• Ronak Mecid: Shengal can be a model for national unity 

  Tevgera Azadi Board member Ronak Mecid said that Shengal represents peace and called on all political circles to support the demands of the people of the region.
• Roboski families apply for a retrial 

  On December 28, 2011, 34 people were killed in Roboski when the Turkish air force bombed a caravan of mostly underage border traders. All trials brought before civilian and military courts have been discontinued.
• HPG announces death of a guerrilla in Metina 

  HPG guerrilla Mervan Gabar was martyred in Metina in April. In Mardin, five guerrilla fighters and one civilian were killed in a military operation by the Turkish army at the end of March.
• Footage of guerrilla action on Turkish outpost in Şemdinli 

  HPG-BIM published footage of a sabotage action that targeted the Newa military station in Şemdinli district of Hakkari at 08:00 on January 19.
• Iraqi MP: "The demand for autonomy for Shengal is constitutional" 

  In view of the tense situation in Shengal, Iraqi MP Yusra Recep paid a visit to the Yazidi settlement area in southern Kurdistan. The parliamentarian confirmed that the demand for autonomy is constitutional.
• HPG guerrilla martyred in Gare 

  The Turkish army carried out a massive bombardment on guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan last Sunday. A guerrilla by the name of Andok Oremar was martyred in the attack.
• HPG guerrilla martyred in Mardin laid to rest 

  People's Defense Forces (HPG) guerrilla İsmet Bilgiç (Rüstem Midyat), who was martyred during an armed clash in the area of Mount Bagok, has been buried by his family.
• HPG commemorates four guerrillas martyred in Qandil 

  HPG published the names of four guerrilla fighters who died in an airstrike by the Turkish army on the Qandil region in southern Kurdistan in March 2018.
• Guerrilla Dilovan Leylex releases song ‘Time for freedom' 

  A guerrilla fighter from Rojhilat dedicated his song titled 'Time of freedom' to Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan on the occasion of his 72nd birthday.
• HSM: Time for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan 

  “The war between us and the fascist colonial policy continues today on a comprehensive scale everywhere. But the real war is taking place on Imrali,” said HSM in a statement on the birthday of Kurdish leader Öcalan who turns 72 today.
• KCK: Let's turn everywhere into a place of struggle for Öcalan’s freedom 

  KCK calls on everybody to “turn the year 2021 into the year of liberating our leader Abdullah Öcalan and Kurdistan and of meeting him on the Newroz square of Amed.”
• Maxmur Camp celebrates Öcalan’s birthday with three-day festival  

  The 4 April Festival is being held for the 13th time in Maxmur Camp to mark Abdullah Öcalan’s birthday. Today is the final day of the three-day event.