Guerrillas light torches to welcome Newroz
Newroz torches were lit in the Medya Defense Zones controlled by the Kurdish guerrillas.
Newroz torches were lit in the Medya Defense Zones controlled by the Kurdish guerrillas.
The 21 March Newroz celebrations started with the lighting of the torches in the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
Later, around the fires, the slogans "Bijî Serok Apo" [Long Live Leader Öcalan], "Jin jiyan Azadî" [Women, Life, Freedom] and "Newroz be pîroz" [Happy Newroz] were chanted.
While fires were lit at many points, traditional halay dances were performed by the guerrillas.