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• Turkey deploys troops to Southern Kurdistan 

  The occupying Turkish state has dispatched military forces to Southern Kurdistan via Üzümlü Border Crossing in Çukurca.
• Freedom guerrillas celebrate Newroz in the mountains of Kurdistan 

  The Freedom guerrillas celebrated Newroz in the mountains of Kurdistan.
• KCK: With the spirit of Newroz, freedom will prevail 

  The KCK said in a statement that "with each passing Newroz, the people of Kurdistan gained strength against the invading, brutal, and colonialist enemy."
• KDP will not participate in the elections 

  "We will not comply with the decisions of the Iraqi Federal Court. We will not participate in the elections that are illegal, unconstitutional and overshadowed by an imposed system,” said the KDP, referring to the Iraqi Federal Court ruling.
• Newroz in Hakkari: We will win 

  Newroz was celebrated in Hakkari with the slogan "Rabe dema azadî û serkeftinê ye" (Stand up, it's time for freedom and success).
• Huge Newroz celebration in Van 

  Thousands of people celebrate the Kurdish New Year festival Newroz in Van under the motto "Stand up, it's time for freedom and success" and the central theme demanding a political solution to the Kurdish question.
• YJA Star guerrillas carry out action against Turkish soldiers in Girê Amediyê  

  YJA Star guerrillas carried out an action against the Turkish soldiers in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area, killing one soldier.
• KNK: Turkish state plans new massacres like Halabja 

  The KNK Executive Council, pointing to the plans of the occupying states to carry out new massacres like Halabja, called on all forces not to remain silent in order to prevent massacres and defend the interests of the people of Kurdistan.
• Talabani: Kurds need unity and solidarity 

  PUK President Bafil Talabani said, "Kurds need unity and solidarity instead of distancing themselves from each other. We must put differences at the service of our common interests," he said.
• 36 years ago, the massacre of Halabja 

  Today marks 36 years since Saddam Hussein massacred thousands of his own people in a chemical attack on the city of Halabja.
• KCK: Remembering the massacre of Halabja and comprehending its significance for today 

  The KCK issued a statement on the anniversary of the massacre of Halabja.
• Another kolbar killed by Iranian regime forces in East Kurdistan 

  Apart from systematic attacks directed against them, kolbars are struggling to make a living under harsh weather conditions, dangerous geographical locations and mines.
• Tevgera Azadi calls on Iraq not to be a partner in Turkish crimes  

  In a statement about the recent meeting of Turkish and Iraqi officials, Tevgera Azadi called on Iraq not to be a partner in the crimes and invasion plans of the Turkish state.
• 19-year-old member of DEM Party Youth Council tortured by Turkish soldiers with pliers 

  DEM Youth Council member Brindar Gezici was tortured with an iron bar and pliers for two days by Turkish soldiers in Doğubayazıt, Ağrı.
• Explosion of an "object" kills a child in Şırnak 

  A child was killed and his mother was seriously wounded when an "object" exploded in Fındık town in Şırnak province.
• Turkish operational plans in Southern Kurdistan are being fleshed out 

  The Turkish state is pressing ahead with its planned operation against the Kurdish freedom movement in northern Iraq.
• Jabar Yawer: Turkish state aims to enter the vicinity of Qandil and Sulaymaniyah 

  Jabar Yawer, former advisor to the Ministry of Peshmerga in the Kurdistan Regional Government, stated that the Turkish state is trying to enter the areas around Qandil and Sulaymaniyah.
• Newroz fire lit in Batman 

  The first Newroz fire was lit in Batman while thousands of people chanted "Bijî Serok Apo". DBP co-chair Keskin Bayındır said that they would celebrate Newroz 2024 for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• 79 more Yazidi families return to Shengal 

  Displaced by the ISIS onslaught in 2014, more Yazidi IDPs have returned to their hometown, Shengal.
• PUK: We will take back Hewlêr occupied by the KDP 

  PUK said that the KDP occupied Hewlêr with Baath's tanks and cannons and continued this occupation with Turkey's troops a year later.
• Newroz celebrations begin in Rojhilat 

  In many villages and cities of Rojhilatê Kurdistan (Eastern Kurdistan, Iran), celebrations for Newroz started with various events.
• Climbing up the hill 

  Zinarîn touches a rock that catches her attention. It is clear that she attached meaning to that rock. What drew her to that rock? As if caressing a face, as if reminiscing a memory, as if talking to a martyred comrade...
• Access ban to Mount Gabar in Şırnak extended for the sixth time 

  A ban on access to Mount Gabar in Şırnak has been in force since last year, cutting off entire region from the outside world and subjecting it to the control and arbitrariness of the military.
• Footage of guerrilla action in Zap 

  Gerîla TV published a video of a sniper action by YJA Star in Zap where a Turkish soldier was killed.
• Newroz 2024 declaration published 

  The 2024 Newroz declaration was announced in Amed. Newroz will be celebrated in hundreds of cities, and will be held with the slogan "Rabe dema azadî û serkeftinê ye".