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• Village in Dersim under quarantine 

  The village of Riçik in the province of Dersim has been quarantined after two people tested positive for coronavirus. The number of pandemic deaths in Turkey has increased to 108.
• YJA Star Commander: “Come here and become like Egid” 

  34 years ago guerrilla commander Mahsum Korkmaz died on Mount Gabar. YJA Star Commander Sidar Baran Botan was a child at the time and remembers the legendary commander.
• YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Xakurke 

  Guerrillas continue hitting the occupant Turkish forces in Kurdistan territory.
• Van municipality trustee refuses to reinstate HDP workers 

  The trustee of Van Metropolitan Municipality, appointed by the Turkish regime, refused to reinstate 250 workers, who had previously been dismissed, but won the trial to be reinstated.
• People's Council in Maxmur writes to Autonomous Administration 

  Kurdish organizations and their circles are the ones who need to help us to overcome this difficult process and to meet the needs of our people, says the People's Council in Maxmur refugee camp.
• Co-mayor of Halfeli remanded in custody 

  The Turkish state’s political genocide campaign against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continue unabated amid the growing Covid-19 pandemic.
• Güven: The embargo on Maxmur must be lifted immediately 

  The co-chair of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Leyla Güven appeals to the South Kurdistan government to lift the embargo on the Maxmur refugee camp immediately.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish army posts in Xakurkê 

  HPG / YJA Star guerrillas carried out actions against the invading Turkish army in Xakurkê and returned to their posts safely.
• HPG discloses identity of two guerrillas  

  The HPG released the identity of two guerrillas who fell martyrs saying: "Our comrades have been fighting for freedom of the Kurdish people and values ​​until the very last moment."
• Co-mayors of Batman released with travel ban 

  The co-mayors of Batman, who were arrested on Monday, have been released with a ban on leaving the country.
• Military operation launched in Lice countryside 

  The Turkish state has intensified its political and military operations against the Kurdish population while the entire world is engaged in a global fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
• HPG: 4 Turkish soldiers killed in Heftanin 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• People of Maxmur under threat amid growing corona disaster 

  Although Corona is also rampant in South Kurdistan, the Maxmur refugee camp is still under an arbitrary embargo. Aid supplies and medicines are withheld by the KDP. If the virus reaches Maxmur, a catastrophe is imminent.
• Spring and the guerrilla in the mountains of Kurdistan 

  Spring is a very special season for the guerrillas in the mountains of Kurdistan. Our correspondent Zeynep Nergiz Botan captured the atmosphere of the joy of life with her camera.
• One Turkish soldier killed in Heftanin 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Footage from action that killed 6 soldiers in Bashur 

  Six soldiers died in an action of a Revenge Unit against a Turkish military base in the South Kurdistan’s Duhok Governorate. The action was carried out as retaliation to Turkish attacks on Shengal.
• Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in the mountains of Kurdistan 

  Kurds and other peoples in Kurdistan welcome the new year.
• Heavy blow against the Turkish army in Ağrı: 25 dead 

  25 soldiers of the Turkish army have been killed during guerrilla actions in the countryside of Ağrı province in northern Kurdistan.
• Turkish army launches new operation around Bingöl 

  The Turkish army launched a comprehensive operation in the village of Şirman and hamlets of Adaklı.
• Police attack Newroz celebration in Van 

  The confrontation continued into the night.
• Six Turkish soldiers killed in Amadiya, South Kurdistan 

  Six soldiers died in an action of a Revenge Unit against a Turkish military base in the South Kurdistan’s Duhok Governorate. The action took place as retaliation to Turkish attacks on Shengal.
• Newroz fire in the Qandil mountains 

  The guerrillas and the people of the Qandil Mountains in Southern Kurdistan have lit Newroz fires in many different places.
• Newroz fires lit in Sulaymaniyah 

  Newroz was celebrated in many different places in the region of Sulaymaniyah, South Kurdistan.
• Maxmur residents light 42 fires to celebrate Newroz 

  Some 42 fires were lit in Maxmur refugee camp to celebrate Newroz.
• HPG: A commander of the Turkish army killed in Bazid 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.