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• Two siblings from YBŞ and YJA-STAR meet in Shengal 

  Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s birthday was celebrated in Shengal. In the celebrations, a brother and sister, YBŞ and YJA-STAR fighters, found each other.
• 4 civilians from the same family killed in Silopi 

  4 civilians from the same family were killed in the house targeted by tanks in Silopi.
• State forces in Gever set houses on fire 

  Turkish state forces have set 4 houses on fire in Eski Kışla neighborhood of Hakkari’s Gever district.
• 17-year-old shot by police in Amed 

  Turkish police shot and heavily wounded 17 years old Sema Çelik in Amed late yesterday evening.
• Death toll in Şêx Meqsûd rises to 18 

  18 people have died and 67 were injured in the ongoing attacks of SNC and ENKS thugs targeting Şêx Meqsûd (Sheikh Maqsoud) neighborhood of Aleppo.
• Tank attack kills one, injures 3 in Silopi under curfew 

  Neighborhoods protected by popular resistance are under ongoing aggression of state forces in Silopi district of Şırnak.
• State of emergency at Şırnak Hospital 

  A local employee at Şırnak State Hospital was suspended with the excuse that she or he "leaked information."
• HPG reports guerrilla action in Şırnak and attack on guerrilla zones 

  HPG Media Center announced that guerrillas carried out an action with heavy weaponry in Şırnak province. In its statement, HPG also gave information on the attacks targeting Medya Defense Zones.
• Attacks and clashes continue in Nusaybin 

  On the 23rd day of the aggression by state forces, very intense clashes continue in Nusaybin district of Mardin.
• 12 more village guards in Mardin appeal to lay down arms 

  12 village guards in Dargeçit’s Xirabeka village appealed to the District Gendarmerie Outpost to lay down their arms and resign on account of the state’s genocidal attacks in Kurdistan.
• Turkish soldiers open fire on journalists at Qamishlo-Nusaybin border 

  Intolerant of the news watch started by press workers from Rojava on the Qamişlo-Nusaybin border with the motto “Say no to silence”, the AKP state’s forces raked journalists.
• Co-mayor of Ergani detained 

  Co-mayor of Amed's Ergani district, Aygün Taşkın, was detained in the Gendarmerie Command where she had gone to testify.
• Guerrillas celebrate Öcalan's birthday in Makhmur 

  Tens of HPG and YJA-STAR guerrillas celebrated April 4, the birthday of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan, in the Martyr Rüstem Refugee Camp in Makhmur.
• İdil revives itself after the 8th massacre in its history 

  In the aftermath of the declaration of self-rule, the old Assyrian town of İdil in Şırnak province responded to the 8th massacre in its history and destruction of the state forces with resistance.
• Popular resistance for self-rule endures in Şırnak for 22 days 

  Attacks by state forces against the areas of self-rule in Şırnak continue on the 22nd day of the resistance. Intense military dispatches to the city also continue.
• Gever under ongoing bombardment of state forces 

  State forces, failing to break the popular resistance in Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district, have started bombing Güngör and Cumhuriyet neighborhoods, where popular resistance continues, with mortar, artillery and howitzer fire last night.
• YPG announces the balance sheet of war for March 

  131 gang members were killed and large amounts of ammunition belonging to them was seized in clashes during the month of March. 73 fighters of YPG also lost their lives.
• Turkish jets bomb two villages in Qandil 

  Turkish fighter jets bombed Komuta village and Bukriska village surroundings in Qandil last night around 21.10. The attack was supported with drones.
• One major and one sergeant killed in Nusaybin 

  One major and one sergeant were killed in clashes between state forces and YPS members in Nusaybin yesterday.
• 9 civilians killed by ongoing attacks on Sheikh Maqsoud 

  Death toll rose to 9 in the attack conducted by SNC and ENKS thugs on Sheikh Maqsoud (Şêx Meqsûd) neighborhood of Aleppo city.
• Clashes intensify in Silopi 

  Reports say several special operations unit members were killed and at least 12 were injured in clashes continuing in Silopi since last night.
• Öcalan's birthday celebrated in his village despite all the obstructions 

  Despite all the obstructions by Turkish forces, hundreds have today managed to reach Amara village in Urfa's Halfeti district to celebrate the birthday of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG: Dozens of soldiers killed in Kızıltepe 

  People's Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office released a written statement reporting ongoing attacks by Turkish military forces and actions by guerrillas in response.
• YPG/YPJ launch operation against gang groups 

  As ISIS groups continue to attack the town of Ayn îsa and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo city, combatants of YPG /YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) have conducted an operation against gang groups.
• Clashes ongoing in Şırnak for 3 days 

  Heavy bombing and clashes continue non-stop in the areas of self-rule in Şırnak province. Several houses have caught fire and İsmetpaşa neighborhood has witnessed heavy clashes for the last 3 days.