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• Newroz fire lit in Batman 

  The first Newroz fire was lit in Batman while thousands of people chanted "Bijî Serok Apo". DBP co-chair Keskin Bayındır said that they would celebrate Newroz 2024 for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• 79 more Yazidi families return to Shengal 

  Displaced by the ISIS onslaught in 2014, more Yazidi IDPs have returned to their hometown, Shengal.
• PUK: We will take back Hewlêr occupied by the KDP 

  PUK said that the KDP occupied Hewlêr with Baath's tanks and cannons and continued this occupation with Turkey's troops a year later.
• Newroz celebrations begin in Rojhilat 

  In many villages and cities of Rojhilatê Kurdistan (Eastern Kurdistan, Iran), celebrations for Newroz started with various events.
• Climbing up the hill 

  Zinarîn touches a rock that catches her attention. It is clear that she attached meaning to that rock. What drew her to that rock? As if caressing a face, as if reminiscing a memory, as if talking to a martyred comrade...
• Access ban to Mount Gabar in Şırnak extended for the sixth time 

  A ban on access to Mount Gabar in Şırnak has been in force since last year, cutting off entire region from the outside world and subjecting it to the control and arbitrariness of the military.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Zap 

  Gerîla TV published a video of a sniper action by YJA Star in Zap where a Turkish soldier was killed.
• Newroz 2024 declaration published 

  The 2024 Newroz declaration was announced in Amed. Newroz will be celebrated in hundreds of cities, and will be held with the slogan "Rabe dema azadî û serkeftinê ye".
• Turkish fighter jets attack a village in Amadiya 

  A village in southern Kurdistan was attacked by fighter jets. The village near the district of Amadiya is repeatedly targeted by the Turkish state.
• Three Iraqi Border Guard members killed in explosion in Hewlêr 

  Three members of the Iraqi Border Unit have been killed in a mine explosion in Hewlêr.
• KCK condemns the Turkish massacre of civilians in Southern Kurdistan, vowing to avenge the martyrs 

  Condemning the Turkish massacres of civilians in Southern Kurdistan, KCK vowed that they would avenge the blood of the martyrs by continuing their struggle and resistance.
• YBŞ commander Mecdel Feqîr laid to rest in Shengal 

  Relatives, comrades and friends bid farewell to YBŞ commander Mecdel Feqîr in an emotionally charged funeral.
• 17 people in Suruç sent to prison  

  17 people in Suruç were sent to prison on the grounds of secret witness statements. Among those arrested are the DEM Party provincial co-chair and municipal council member candidates.
• Organizations in Shengal condemn the deadly Turkish attack against YBŞ 

  The institutions and organizations in Shengal condemned the attack of the occupying Turkish state against the YBŞ and said, "They cannot make us give up our cause."
• YBŞ commander killed in Turkish drone attack in Shengal 

  YBŞ commander Mecdel Feqîr was seriously wounded in a Turkish drone attack in the Shengal region of northern Iraq yesterday and succumbed to his injuries today.
• One severely injured in Turkish UCAV attack in Shengal 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against the Yazidi settlement Shengal in northern Iraq since its liberation from ISIS and establishment of self-defense forces to prevent another genocide.
• Two villagers killed in Turkish airstrike in Southern Kurdistan 

  Two villagers were killed in an attack by Turkish warplanes on the Gare region of southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Dêrîn Peshmerga: The gains of Raperîn have not been protected 

  On the anniversary of the popular uprising (Raperîn) in South Kurdistan against the Baathist regime 33 years ago, a ceremony organized by the former-retired Peshmerga (Dêrîn) reacted to the attacks of the occupying Turkish state.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage of action in Zap 

  Gerîla TV published footage of an action carried out against the Turkish soldiers in Zap.
• Azad, a brave fighter of the Kurdish and Arab people 

  HPG guerrilla Azad's life was a search for a free life stretching from Manbij to the mountains of Kurdistan. While he became a pioneering fighter with his struggle, he also became the hope of the Kurdish and Arab people, a brave fighter they are proud of.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Dijwar Tolhildan  

  The HPG pay tribute to guerrilla Dijwar Tolhildan, who fell as a martyr in South Kurdistan two years ago. The guerrilla was from Urfa and joined the Kurdish freedom struggle in Europe.
• Turkish state is using every means to realize its occupation plans 

  The Turkish state, which tries every means to implement its occupation plans, wants to realize this especially through the attacks it carries out in Southern Kurdistan, seeking to push the region into further political, military and economic crises.
• South Kurdistan elections to be held on 10 June 

  The constantly postponed parliamentary elections in South Kurdistan will finally be held on 10 June. The date was decided following the intervention of Baghdad.
• KCK: Everyone must take a stand against the genocidal attacks on the Kurds 

  The KCK condemned the Turkish state attacks on Kurds.
• Xwedêda Ilyas: Every Yazidi should sue the Barzani family 

  Speaking about the lawsuit filed against the Barzani family in the US, Xwedêda Ilyas, Co-Chair of the Shengal Executive Committee, appealed to the Yazidis, saying, "Every Yazidi should sue the Barzani family."