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• Members of Amed Newroz Organisation Committee detained 

  Police forces have conducted a house-raid operation against 7 members of the Organisation Committee of the Newroz event in the main Kurdish city Amed.
• YBŞ forces make further advances on Mosul road 

  The military campaign launched by Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ) on Mosul- Telafer line continues.
• HPG: At least 28 soldiers killed in guerrilla action in Lice 

  At least 28 soldiers were verified killed and 32 others got wounded in the action conducted by guerrillas against Mermer Gendarmerie outpost located on Amed-Lice road at 21:15 yesterday evening.
• YBŞ announces first step for Mosul operation 

  The General Command of Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ-Yekîneyên Berxedana Şengal) provided information regarding the operation to cleanse the surroundings of Mosul city which is ongoing in its 5th day.
• Police attack Demirtaş and delegation accompanying him in Cizre 

  HDP (People's Democratic Party) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş and a delegation of deputies accompanying him have paid a visit to Şırnak's Cizre district today.
• AKP seizes the service building of Sur Municipality 

  AKP has seized the service building of Amed's Sur Municipality under the guise of “expropriation”.
• Yılmaz: A de facto curfew is in place in Şemdinli 

  Şemdinli Co-Mayor Seferi Yılmaz warned that “Serious vital problems will arise in the district in a short while.” Yılmaz demanded the martial law be lifted and called for public sensitivity.
• Neighborhoods in Gever under bombardment by state forces 

  In Gever district of Hakkari where popular resistance against state forces' attacks endures for 13 days, bombardment against the neighborhoods of self-rule has resumed as of early morning hours today.
• Military operation and clash in Silvan 

  This morning Turkish military launched a large scale operation in the rural areas of Amed’s Silvan district.
• “Urgent expropriation” order for Sur and Silopi 

  In the wake of genocidal attacks in Sur and Silopi, the AKP will now seize the people’s homes on the basis of an “expropriation” order.
• Heavy clashes continue in Nusaybin 

  Heavy clashes continue from last night in Mardin's Nusaybin district where attacks by state forces have intensified after the imposition of a “curfew”.
• Dozens of soldiers killed in Mermer outpost razed to the ground 

  Mermer Gendarmerie station located on the road between Amed and its Lice district was targeted by a bomb action at around 22:00 yesterday evening.
• Êzidîs freed from ISIS: We're proud thanks to Kurdish Leader and fighters 

  51 Êzidî Kurds - 10 women and 41 children- were freed from ISIS captivity and reunited with their relatives in the Êzidî Women’s Assembly in Mount Shengal.
• YBŞ commander and HPG guerrilla laid to rest in Shengal 

  1 YBŞ commander and 1 HPG guerrilla that lost their lives on March 21 during the 'Operation Vengeance for Martyrs of Shilo' were laid to rest following a military ceremony in Mount Shengal.
• HPG and YBŞ-YJŞ free 51 Êzidîs from ISIS 

  HPG guerrillas and fighters of Shengal Resistance Units YBŞ-YJŞ have freed 51 Êzidî Kurds from ISIS in the village of Medban as part of the 'Operation Vengeance for Martyrs of Shilo'.
• 3 more special operations police killed in Şırnak 

  Heavy clashes continue in Şırnak’s Dicle and Cumhuriyet neighborhoods. Initial reports say 3 special operations police officers have been killed.
• YBŞ: Our comrade's flag of struggle won’t fall to the ground 

  YBŞ Military Assembly Member Şengal Şengali and 2 HPG guerrillas have lost their lives on March 21. YBŞ stressed that “the flag of struggle won’t fall to the ground.”
• 1 special operation member killed, 4 others wounded in Nusaybin 

  Detonation of an explosive left 1 special operation member dead and 4 others wounded in Nusaybin.
• Operation against ISIS-held areas at Makhmur front 

  Peshmerga and Iraqi army forces at Makhmur front have started an operation against ISIS-held areas at 6 am this morning.
• 5 police killed in guerrilla action in memory of ‘Bagok Martyrs’ 

  5 police officers were killed in a sabotage action in memory of the guerrillas that had lost their lives in Bagok.
• State forces demolish buildings in Cizre's Cudi neighborhood 

  State forces began to demolish buildings in Cudi neighborhood as they continue their siege on Cizre district of Şırnak.
• Citizens in Hakkari and Şemdinli join the march to Gever 

  People continue their march to Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district where state forces continue to carry out genocidal attacks for 11 days.
• People of Van march to Gever to break the siege 

  Hundreds of people are marching from Van province to Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district in order to end the siege by state forces ongoing for the 11th day.
• Brussels Sit-In Demo Organisation Committee calls for joint struggle 

  Brussels Sit-In Demonstration Organisation Committee announced a pause to the demonstration until March 28 due to the massacre in the city. The Committee stated that AKP was responsible for the ISIS attack and emphasised a joint struggle.
• Bodies of 18 people killed in Sur still unidentified in Malatya and Elazığ 

  Bodies of 18 people killed in state forces' genocidal attacks in Sur and moved to the Forensic Medicine Institutes in Malatya and Elazığ are still unidentified.