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• Öcalan's birthday celebrated in Amara where he was born 

  Despite all the obstacles by state forces, 68th birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was celebrated in Amara village in Urfa province where he was born.
• DTK Co-chair detained in Amara after celebration of Öcalan's birthday 

  DTK Co-chair Leyla Güven has been taken into custody while leaving the village of Amara where Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's birthday has been celebrated in the house where he was born.
• Curfew in 9 villages of Tatvan as part of a military operation 

  The Turkish state has declared a curfew in 9 villages in Bitlis' Tatvan district in the scope of a military operation.
• HPG guerrillas: April 4 is the birth of a people, an idea, an ideology 

  HPG guerrillas say that April 4 is the day the Kurdish people were born that they consider April 4 to be the birth of a people, an idea and an ideology.
• Police forces raid the municipality of Amed's central Bağlar district 

  Police forces have raided the DBP-held municipality of Amed's central Bağlar district early Tuesday morning, which is thought to be a preparation for the appointment of a trustee to the only municipality.
• Guerrillas plant trees to mark April 4, Öcalan's birthday 

  Guerrillas planted trees to mark the 68th birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Clashes between Turkey-backed gangs and Jaysh al-Thuwar in Shehba 

  Clashes erupted as Jaysh al-Thuwar fighters responded to the attacks of Turkey-backed gangs in Shehba region.
• Guerrillas in Shengal: Our goal is Leader Öcalan's freedom 

  HPG / YJA Star guerrillas in Shengal spoke to ANF on the significance of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan birthday April 4, and said that their goal is to ensure Öcalan's freedom.
• Editor of Kurdish daily Rojeva Medya passes away 

  Journalist Evin Buldan, an editor of the Kurdish daily Rojeva Medya, has lost her life after suffering a heart attack in Amed province Sunday evening.
• Turkish aerial activity in Dersim 

  Several Turkish army helicopters taking off from Dersim city centre are heading towards the Kutudere area and Pülümür Valley.
• Gerîla TV releases footage from two actions on Mardin-Amed highway 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from two separate actions carried out by guerrillas against Turkish military targets on February 25 and March 16.
• KCK: April 4 must be celebrated in Amara and everywhere else 

  KCK Executive Council Co-presidency celebrated Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's birthday April 4 and said "We renew our promise to crown Öcalan's birth with a free and democratic Kurdistan."
• HDP's referendum song in Kurdish banned in Muş 

  HDP's referendum song in Kurdish 'Say NO' has also been banned in Muş after Amed, Van and Şırnak.
• Women and Defense workshop kicks off in Rojava 

  The Women and Defense workshop with the motto “Women's Genuine Power is the Security of a Free Society” kicked of in Kobanê with the participation of 16 military powers and 160 delegates from across the Middle East.
• Youth of South Kurdistan: Attacks on İmralı must stop 

  Kurdistan Patriotic Youth Movement held a march in Kirkuk to protest to the isolation at İmralı and draw attention to the hunger strikes in Turkish prisons.
• HDP Ağrı parliamentarian Taşdemir detained 

  The AKP-MHP alliance continues to attack the HDP as part of its efforts for the upcoming referendum. HDP Ağrı parliamentarian and the Party Women's Assembly Spokesperson Dilan Dirayet Taşdemir has been detained.
• Tens of ISIS gang members killed in clashes in Tabqa 

  Tens of ISIS gang members have been killed during the clashes that broke out after the gangs' assault on Tabqa Airport, and the bodies of 24 gang members and an armored panzer have been seized.
• HDP's referendum song in Kurdish banned in Van, Şırnak and Amed 

  HDP's referendum campaign song “Bêjin Na” [Say No] has been banned in Van, Şırnak and Amed provinces in North Kurdistan.
• YPG: Attacks by the Turkish army, allied gangs and ISIS continue 

  YPG Press Office released a statement reporting continued attacks by the Turkish army, allied gangs and ISIS on the lands of Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• Police terrorize people before Erdoğan's rally in Amed 

  The main Kurdish city Amed has been turned into an open prison before the rally to be held by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım today afternoon.
• Displaced people of Shengal cannot return home due to KDP's attacks 

  Aştî Camp representative Bişar Elî stated that the Êzidî people in Sulaymaniyah are preparing to go back home but cannot return because of KDP's attack on Shengal.
• 14 people detained during house raids in Van 

  14 people were taken into custody during house raids in Van's central Edremit district.
• Brother and sister wounded in Nusaybin lose their lives 

  Havin Güneş and her brother Fatih Güneş living in Nusaybin were heavily wounded when an object they found in their yard exploded yesterday, and they both have lost their lives.
• Action by YPS leaves 1 police dead, 4 others wounded in Cizre 

  YPS/YPS-JIN members hit 3 police targets in Şırnak's Cizre district, which left 1 policeman dead and 4 others wounded.
• HPG reports actions by guerrillas and bombardment by Turkish army 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out actions in Çelê and Kerboran. While the number of dead and wounded soldiers couldn't be clarified, two containers and one emplacement were destroyed.