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• 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.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks with prohibited weapons 

  HPG reported that the Turkish army attacked the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan with fighter jets, howitzers, tanks, heavy weapons and prohibited weapons.
• PJAK Co-Chair Vejin: Öcalan's birth is our birth 

  PJAK Co-Chair Zîlan Vejîn said that the birth of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan means the birth of the Kurdish people and their party.
• Reconnaissance drone belonging to the international anti-ISIS coalition crashes in Hewlêr 

  A reconnaissance drone belonging to the international anti-ISIS coalition has crashed in Hewlêr.
• PKK commemorates great guerrilla commander Fazil Botan 

  The PKK commemorates the revolutionary Fazil Botan, who died last year in France, who had a decisive influence on the guerrilla struggle in Kurdistan for three decades and fought against ISIS in Rojava.
• HPG reports ongoing Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas 

  The Turkish army continues its attacks on guerrilla positions in southern Kurdistan although the guerrillas have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February.
• Women in Maxmur continue action demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  The tent action launched in the Martyr Rustem Cudi Refugee Camp in Maxmur to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues.
• Besê Hozat says KCK to extend unilateral ceasefire until after the elections 

  Besê Hozat said that the KCK extended its unilateral ceasefire until after the elections.
• HPG: Turkey attacked guerrilla areas 28 times 

  The Turkish army continues its attacks on guerrilla positions in southern Kurdistan although the guerrillas have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February.
• Six villages in Cizre under military siege  

  Six villages in Cizre, province of Şirnak have been subjected to a military siege for 10 days on the grounds of a "denouncement".