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• Mine planted by soldiers kills two brothers - UPDATE 

  Two brothers grazing sheep in Siirt's Yarımtepe village stepped on a mine planted by Turkish soldiers. Muhammed Açıkça (12) and his brother Kadir Açıkça (9) both lost their lives.
• 78-year-old Kurdish woman jailed in Muş for “aiding the PKK” 

  As part of the AKP regime's ongoing operations of political genocide, a 78-year-old Kurdish woman was jailed in Muş province for “willingly aiding the terrorist organisation (PKK)”.
• Soldiers demolish the graves of two HPG guerrillas in Dersim 

  Soldiers have demolished the graves of two HPG guerrillas in the cemetery of Sörek village in Dersim's Mazgirt district.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Gever and Çelê 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out actions targeting Turkish soldiers in the countryside of Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) and Çelê (Cukurca) districts.
• 33 YPS / YPS-JIN members killed in Cizre still not identified 

  33 YPS and YPS-JIN members, who lost their lives during the clashes that began after the curfew in Cizre and who were buried in various cemeteries for the nameless, still haven’t been identified.
• Curfew in a village in Malazgirt district of Muş 

  Yet another curfew has been declared in Northern Kurdistan amid increasingly ongoing operations of the Turkish army against PKK guerrillas.
• HDP MP Başaran detained during house raid in Batman 

  HDP Batman MP Ayşe Acar Başaran has been taken into custody.
• Soldiers gather 15 families in a house in Şenocak village under curfew 

  Soon after the declaration of curfew in Şenocak village of Mardin's Savur district, soldiers gathered 15 families at the condolence house of the village.
• Curfew in a village of Mardin's Savur district 

  Yet another curfew has been declared in Northern Kurdistan amid increasingly ongoing operations of the Turkish army against PKK guerrillas.
• People of Qandil condemn the attacks of the Turkish state 

  People living in Qandil protested the bombardment of Mehmet Karasungur Cemetery of Martyrs by the Turkish state which they said will never intimidate them.
• Turkish army starts an operation in Lice countryside 

  Turkish army has started an operation in the countryside of Amed's Lice district.
• HPG: Four soldiers killed in Çukurca 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas hit the Turkish soldiers on Martyr Colomerg hill in Hakkari's Çukurca district, destroying 4 emplacements and one container, which left 4 soldiers dead.
• YPG: Attacks by the Turkish army and affiliated gangs continue 

  YPG reported that the Turkish army and gangs continue their attacks on the lands of Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• Guerrillas continue celebrating Öcalan's birthday 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas in Medya Defense Zones planted saplings to mark Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's birthday.
• Turkish aerial activity continues in Qandil 

  Turkish aerial activity continues in Qandil region of PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• Öcalan's brother and sister testify on his birthday celebration 

  Abdullah Öcalan's brother and sister testified as part of the investigation into yesterday's birthday celebration of the Kurdish leader.
• Turkish army operation in Çarçela continues since March 25 

  The operation launched by the Turkish army in Çarçela area on the border of Hakkari’s Gever (Yüksekova) district on March 25 continues.
• Curfew declared in a village and three hamlets in Şemdinli 

  Curfew has been declared in the Shapatan village and three hamlets in Hakkari's Şemdinli district.
• Turkish warplanes bomb Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes shelled the Qandil region in PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• Curfew in several villages in Bingöl and Hakkari 

  The Turkish state declared a curfew in several villages in Bingöl and Hakkari provinces in North Kurdistan.
• 39 people detained in Dersim-based operation 

  As many as 39 people have been taken into custody in the Dersim-based operation as part of increasingly ongoing political genocide operations targeting Kurdish population and opposition circles.
• Karayılan: Apoist resistance will certainly achieve victory 

  Murat Karayılan: “Our people celebrating April 4 in Amara and everywhere will thus embrace the freedom of Leader Apo and this scream rising from the dungeons.”
• Preparations underway for an extensive military operation in Oremar 

  Turkish army is reported to be preparing for an extensive operation in Oremar region of Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district.
• Gendarmes raid and search the house Öcalan was born in 

  Gendarmes conducted a raid on the house in which Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was born 68 years ago.
• HPG: Guerrillas hit Turkish targets in Çelê 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out actions targeting Turkish soldiers in the countryside of Hakkari’s Çelê (Çukurca) district on April 2nd and 3rd.