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• HPG: Turkey carried out 41 attacks on guerrilla areas 

  HPG reported that the Turkish army bombed guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan 41 times on April 5 and 6.
• YJA Star guerrilla Binevş Vejîn, fighting for a free life 

  YJA Star guerrilla Binevş Vejîn, one of the leading and symbolic commanders of the Cenga Xabûr Martyr War Maraş Revolutionary Campaign, fought until her last breath for a free future with his comrades.
• HPG: Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas in South Kurdistan continue 

  While the guerrillas have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February, the Turkish state continues its attacks against guerrilla areas.
• Yazidi forces hold first conference: “We will never renounce the struggle for freedom” 

  The Asayîşa Êzîdxanê (Yazidi security forces) hold its first conference under the motto ‘Shengal’s Autonomy is possible by strengthening the Asayîşa Êzîdxanê’.
• PJAK guerrillas celebrate 19th anniversary of their party as well as Öcalan's birthday 

  PJAK guerrillas celebrated the 19th anniversary of their party, as well as the 74th birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, by planting saplings.
• Guerrilla Gabar: Öcalan stands for all peoples who seek a free life 

  HPG guerrilla Welat Gabar celebrated the birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, who, he said, stands for all peoples who seek a free and democratic life.
• HPG: Turkey carried out 83 attacks on guerrilla areas  

  HPG reported that the Turkish army bombed guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan 83 times on April 4.
• 74 saplings planted in Germiyan to celebrate the birthday of Öcalan 

  74 saplings were planted in Germiyan to celebrate the birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG: Turkish army continues its attacks in southern Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army attacked guerrilla areas in the southern Kurdish regions of Gare and Zap with fighter jets, attack helicopters, howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons. Banned combat equipment was used against a guerrilla position in Sîda.
• Masses on their way to Amara to mark Öcalan’s birthday block the Antep-Urfa highway 

  People closed the Antep-Urfa highway and celebrated Abdullah Öcalan’s birthday after Turkish troops prevented their access to Amara, where he was born.
• The march "To Amara for Freedom" kicks off: "April 4 is the rebirth of the Kurdish people" 

  The march "To Amara for Freedom", annually organized to celebrate the birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, has started.
• HPG guerrilla: Imrali isolation will bring about the end of the government 

  HPG guerrilla Diyako Kemanger vowed to fight with all their might to ensure the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG: Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas continue 

  HPG reported that the Turkish army bombed guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan at least 21 times at the weekend.
• Karayılan: April 4 is the birthday of Kurdistan's march for freedom  

  “Öcalan’s birthday, April 4, is also the birth of a new idea, philosophy, and Kurdistan's march for existence and freedom. It is the birthday of our people and the freedom struggle of peoples,” said HSM Headquarters Commander Murat Karayılan.
• Saplings planted in Shengal to mark Öcalan's birthday 

  Saplings were planted in Shengal as part of the 4 April events, the birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPG and YJA Star guerrillas plant saplings to celebrate Abdullah Öcalan's birthday 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas planted saplings to celebrate 4 April, the 74th birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Female guerrillas publish song for Abdullah Öcalan's birthday 

  Female guerrillas published the song they sang on the occasion of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's 74th birthday.
• HPG reports 37 attacks on guerrilla areas 

  The Turkish army has carried out 37 attacks with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons on guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan in the past two days.
• HPG: Turkey constantly attacked the guerrilla areas in March 

  The HPG announced the war balance sheet for March.
• Kurdish mothers call for an end to Turkish attacks after KCK’s halt of military actions  

  Mothers in the Cizre district of Sirnak spoke out against Turkey's continuous attacks despite the inaction declared by the KCK, saying; "If Turkey is in favour of peace, it should respond to the KCK's inaction."
• HPG: Turkish army attacked guerrilla areas with banned weapons 

  While the guerrillas have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February, the Turkish state continues its attacks against guerrilla areas.
• Human bones discovered in central Van 

  Over the years, many human bones have been found in Turkey's southeast region. During the notorious 1990s, state officials killed and buried many Kurdish citizens in mass graves.
• HPG reports increasingly ongoing Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas 

  The Turkish army continues its attacks against guerrilla forces who have ceased their military actions for humanitarian reasons after the series of devastating earthquakes in February.
• YRK guerrilla: The isolation of Öcalan is directed against the entire Kurdish people 

  YRK guerrilla Qendîl Intîqam stated that the isolation of Öcalan was directed against the entire Kurdish people, calling for a struggle based on this fact.
• People of Maxmur pay tribute to HPG Commander Fazıl Botan 

  When the Islamist attacks on Rojava began in 2012, Fazıl Botan fought there on the front lines. In 2015, he suffered serious injuries in an accident during Newroz celebrations and went to Europe for treatment. On 15 June 2022, he passed away in France.