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• Iraq plans to build razor wires and walls around Shengal 

  Baghdad, supported by Ankara and Hewler, is planning to build razor wires and walls around Shengal. The Co-Chair of the Shengal Democratic Autonomy Council, Xezal Reşo, warns that Shengal is going through a dangerous period.
• East Kurdistan Defense Units publish identity information of three fallen guerrillas 

  The East Kurdistan Defense Units (YRK) Press Center published the identity information of three guerrillas who fell as martyrs on different dates.
• Turkish state launches military attack in Bagok Mountain region 

  The Turkish state launched a military attack in the Bagok Mountain region. At the same time, it was reported that Turkish soldiers also entered villages outside the rural area.
• Court acquits police officer who murdered 5-year-old in Amed 

  Police officer İdris Aksoy who murdered 5-year-old Efe Tektekin by an armoured vehicle has been acquitted.
• HPG: Turkish army replaced troops in Zap after heavy blows by guerrilla forces 

  The invading Turkish army received heavy blows from the HPG/YJA Star guerrillas and had to replace its troops in Kela Bêdewê in the Zap region last night.
• Academics join the boycott in South Kurdistan 

  University lecturers in the city of Sulaymaniyah in South Kurdistan are boycotting the government since they do not receive their salaries.
• Faris Cuweycatî: People of Shengal know better than anyone what the solution is for them 

  Faris Cuweycatî underlined that Article 125 of the Iraqi constitution allows Shengal to govern itself, and added that "the people of Shengal know better than anyone what the solution is for them. Autonomy is the right of the Yazidi people."
• KDP deploys troops to guerrilla areas in Metina 

  Reports are coming through of increasing military activity by the KDP amid allegations that its forces are trying to take some regions in Metina under control.
• Guerrillas carry out actions in memory of martyrs to mark the ‘Week of Heroism’ 

  Guerrillas carried out a series of military actions in memory of martyrs to mark the Week of Heroism. One Turkish military position was destroyed, and one soldier was killed in Zap.
• HPG guerrillas shoot down Turkish drone 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupying Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs of Mount Herekol 

  Guerrillas Nûda Sümbül, Kendal Azad and Garzan Sason fell in September 2021 in an attack by the Turkish army on Mount Herekol in northern Kurdistan.
• Those destroying Kurdistan's nature build “Erdogan Forest” in Van 

  The Turkish government is deliberately destroying Kurdistan's nature, and forests are being systematically burned down, including in Van province. A few saplings have been planted in the district of Erciş, named "Recep Tayyip Erdogan Urban Forest".
• Sources claim new invasion of South Kurdistan to begin on 15 April 

  According to sources in the region, the next invasion of the Turkish army and the KDP in South Kurdistan is to begin on 15 April with an attack on guerrilla positions near Kanîmasî.
• KCK: KDP’s direct involvement in Turkish war would be a disaster for our people and country 

  Apparently, the KDP wants the peshmergas to fight against the guerrillas in the upcoming Turkish invasion of South Kurdistan. The KCK warns against provocative actions to legitimize direct participation in Turkey's occupation.
• Gerîla Tv releases footage of an action carried out by YJA Star guerrillas in Metina  

  The footage of an action carried out by YJA Star guerrillas in Metina has been released by Gerîla Tv.
• Police torture 4 young people detained in Van 

  Relatives of 4 young people detained by police while they were collecting hay for their animals applied to Van Bar Association and IHD and requested legal aid. They said that the police tortured young people because of the Ahmet Kaya poster in their car.
• Newroz celebration in Kirkuk 

  Hundreds of people attended a Newroz celebration in Kirkuk. The slogan 'Bijî Serok Apo' [Long Live Leader Öcalan] was frequently chanted at the celebration where the Newroz fire was lit.
• PKK: A Newroz of Victory 

  On the occasion of the huge Newroz celebrations this year, the PKK Executive Committee stated, "This Newroz was truly a Newroz of victory. It was a Newroz for Abdullah Öcalan."
• Guerrillas destroy two Turkish military positions in Zap 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas shot one Turkish soldier dead and destroyed two military positions of the Turkish army in Zap.
• Writer Masud Ebdulxaliq: "The real threat for South Kurdistan is the KDP government" 

  Writer and political observer Masud Ebdulxaliq said, "We define Iraq, Turkey and Iran as occupying powers, but the real threat is the KDP government, which is directing the invaders to attack the status of the South."
• Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Garê 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas celebrated Newroz in Garê and said that they would secure physical freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in the 50th Newroz year.
• Guerrillas carried out an action in Zap in memory of Heroic Week Martyrs 

  An action was carried out by guerrillas in Zap, in the Medya Defense Areas. The action was in memory of the Martyrs of the Heroic Week. While 2 invading Turkish soldiers were killed in the action, 2 positions were destroyed.
• Newroz celebration by guerrillas in Behdinan 

  Guerrilla commander Rojhat Muş underlined that they welcomed 2022 with profound faith and determination.
• HPG, YJA Star guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Xakurke 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas celebrated 2022 Newroz with great enthusiasm in Xakurkê region of the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Zap 

  In the Zap region of Southern Kurdistan, the HPG and YJA Star held a passionate Newroz celebration. The fighters declared, "We will make 2022 the year of victory, no one should doubt that."