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• Village guards to participate in invasion attack selected 

  The Turkish state has determined the village guards who will participate in the new invasion attack from Hakkari. ANF got access to the list of names.
• More than 30 people detained during latest protests for Van imprisoned  

  More than 30 of the 260 people detained for protesting the government's attempt to seize the municipality of Van through a political coup after the local elections were sent to prison.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of two actions in Zap 

  Gerîla TV published another footage of the ongoing resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Vigil for Öcalan in Maxmur handed over to the 53rd group of activists 

  The vigil launched to ensure the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan at the Martyr Rustem Cudi Refugee Camp in Maxmur, was handed over to the 53rd group of activists.
• Co-mayors of İdil remove the 'Security' booth 

  The co-mayors of İdil Municipality removed the "security" booth placed at the entrance of the municipality.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of downed ANKA drone in Zap 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of the moment when an ANKA-type armed and tactical aircraft was shot down in the Çiyareş area of Zap.
• HPG: Five soldiers killed 

  YJA Star and HPG guerrillas defended their tunnels in the Zap region against the attacks by the Turkish army. Five soldiers were killed. The guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan have been bombed fifty times by fighter jets since Sunday.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Rodî and Şêrawa 

  Guerrillas Ekin Rodî from Amed and Canşêr Şêrawa from Afrin were killed in an operation against the Turkish occupying forces in South Kurdistan.
• Co-mayors of Van receive certificate of election 

  Abdullah Zeydan and Neslihan Şedal have received their certificate of election. Hundreds of people accompanied the new co-mayors of Van Metropolitan Municipality to the election committee.
• HPG releases balance sheet for March: 43 occupiers killed 

  HPG announced the balance sheet of the war in March. In the actions by the guerrillas, 43 occupying Turkish soldiers were killed, many weapons and materials were confiscated or destroyed. 2 guerrillas were martyred in clashes.
• MAK claims responsibility for sabotage action on the oil pipeline in Amed 

  The Kurdistan Freedom Militia (MAK) said that they carried out a sabotage action on the oil pipeline in Hezro district of Amed.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla commander Edessa Cejna 

  Edessa Cejna’s family came from Cizre. She was born in Batman and spent her youth in Istanbul. However, her heart always beat for Dersim. And in Dersim she fell a martyr. She was buried in Batman on Thursday.
• Culture and Sports Festival in Maxmur celebrates Öcalan's birthday 

  The Culture and Sports Festival, which has been held for 16 years in Maxmur on the occasion of the birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, ended with a big celebration on Thursday night.
• Guerrillas carry out action in Zap 

  An action was carried out by Kurdish guerrillas against Turkish soldiers in Zap. Three soldiers were killed.
• KCK: The resistance of the people of Van is revolutionary 

  “Only by intensifying the common struggle and solidarity will the racist, repressive, pillaging, thieving fascist mentality be completely defeated and only then will Turkey become democratic,” KCK said about the resistance in Van.
• ‘March to Amara for Freedom’ concluded 

  The march to Amara on the occasion of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's birthday was concluded with a public meeting in Halfeti, Urfa.
• Kurdistan Freedom Militia target police station in Batman 

  Kurdistan Freedom Militia (MAK) reported that they targeted the police station in Batman with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and Molotov cocktails on 4 April, the birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• KCK: Let’s raise the struggle for Öcalan’s physical freedom 

  KCK stated that the birth of Abdullah Öcalan marks a new era, a new opportunity for Kurdistan as it gave the Kurdish people the chance to rediscover and embrace their own identity and connect with their historical roots.
• People of Amed demonstrate for Van 

  The people of Amed blocked the road in the central Ofis neighbourhood against the usurpation of people’s will in Van.
• Resistance in Van: We will continue our struggle until we get results 

  Speaking in Van, Tuncer Bakırhan appealed to the government, saying, “As long as you usurp the will of this people, you are doomed to lose,” Tülay Hatimoğulları said that they would continue their struggle until the return of their mandate.
• MP Uysal: Interference with the will of voters is a problem for the whole country 

  DEM Party Şırnak MP Newroz Uysal Aslan said that the interference with the will of the voters is not only a matter of one party, but a problem of law, election security and democracy in Turkey.
• YCWK calls on Kurdistan youth to raise the fire of uprising against usurpation of people’s will 

  YCWK organised a series of actions against the AKP-MHP government's usurpation of will in Van. YCKWK called on the youth of Kurdistan to protect the will of the Kurdish people and raise the uprising.
• Protests in Van continue unabated  

  The protests in Van continue unabated and the police have called in reinforcements. Barricades were burning all night, and hundreds of homes were stormed by the police in the early morning after yesterday’s protests.
• Resistance in Van spreads to the whole city 

  The resistance against the usurpation of the will of Abdullah Zeydan, who was elected the co-mayor of Van Metropolitan Municipality has spread throughout the city. People lit fires on streets and avenues and blocked roads to traffic.
• Turkish drone strikes a vehicle in Shengal 

  A vehicle was bombed by a Turkish drone in the Yazidi town of Shengal in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).