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• Tabqa Siege: Safsafah villages cleansed of ISIS 

  Syrian Democratic Forces have cleansed the North and South Safsafah villages, the entrance gate to Tabqa, of ISIS gangs.
• Latest images from Tabqa, another bomb-laden vehicle destroyed 

  Clashes continue around the Tabqa city besieged by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). A bomb-laden vehicle of the ISIS was destroyed before it reached the target.
• Dozens of ISIS members killed, 4 vehicles of ISIS destroyed near Tabqa 

  Clashes continue in the South and North Safsafah villages where SDF fighters entered late last night in their ongoing operation to liberate the Tabqa city and surroundings from ISIS occupation.
• Images from the siege around Tabqa 

  ANF captured images of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that have laid a siege around the Tabqa district 40 km southwest of Raqqa.
• Clashes intensify between Tabqa and Safsafah villages 

  Violent clashes are taking place between SDF and ISIS in the area between Tabqa and North and South Safsafah villages.
• HDP’s referendum song “Bêjin Na” banned across Turkey 

  Mersin Court of Peace placed a Turkey-wide ban on HDP’s referendum song “Bêjin Na”.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg in its 250th week 

  The vigil held in front of the Council of Europe (CoE) for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues in its 250th week.
• Two journalists covering the Tabqa operation injured during clashes 

  Dicle News Agency (Dihaber) reporter Nazım Daştan and SDF Press Member Mazlum Doğan were injured while covering the operation to liberate Tabqa region.
• Car bomb attack of ISIS foiled by SDF near Tabqa 

  ISIS gangs attempted a car bomb attack in South Safsafah village near Tabqa. SDF fighters destroyed the bomb-laden vehicle before it reached the target.
• Operation on “No” campaigners: Dozens detained 

  The AKP-MHP government’s referendum operations continue. 38 people have been detained in Adana, Mersin, Hatay, İstanbul and Erzurum while 12 people have been arrested in Dersim.
• Tabqa siege: SDF fighters advance into the city center 

  Heavy clashes continue in Tabqa’s south and north Safsafah villages under siege by the Syrian Democratic Forces. Both villages have strategic importance for the city center.
• PKK's Karayılan: AKP wants to enter Kirkuk 

  "It is us that defend northern, southern and other parts of Kurdistan today. If it wasn't for us, Turkey would certainly say 'We will enter Kirkuk'. This is what they mean to", said PKK's Murat Karayılan.
• HDP Co-chair Demirtaş invites everyone to defeat fear and vote 'NO' 

  “As the referendum date draws near, I invite everyone to defeat this fear, go to the ballots and say ‘NO’ to fear. Courage is contagious. Rest assured, the good will win, we will all win”, said HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş.
• Kirkuk Provincial Council votes to hold a referendum 

  Members of the Kirkuk Provincial Council have voted on holding a referendum with regard to uniting the region with the Kurdistan Region.
• ESP Leader among many detained in Istanbul 

  Several people including ESP Chair Çiçek Otlu have been detained in house raids.
• Heavy clashes between SDF and ISIS west of Tabqa 

  Violent clashes are taking place between Wrath of Euphrates fighters and ISIS gangs to the west of the Tabqa town.
• CDU MP: It is a responsibility to vote 'NO' in the referendum 

  Michael Gahler, an EP parliamentarian of the CDU which is part of the coalition government in Germany, stated that the situation in Turkey is alarming and voting 'NO' in the referendum would be a chance for the country.
• Blast at a metro station in Russia kills at least 10 

  At least 10 people have been killed by a blast that hit a metro station in the city of Saint Petersburg Monday afternoon.
• YPG releases balance sheet of war for the month of March 

  During the month of March, the Turkish army and affiliated gangs attacked the lands of Rojava (West) Kurdistan with heavy weaponry 47 times. These attacks targeted mainly the cantons of Kobanê and Efrîn.
• 678 people from Turkey seek asylum in Belgium after the coup attempt 

  It came out that 678 people including senior bureaucrats from Turkey have sought asylum in Belgium following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016.
• 16 including HDP and DBP administrators detained in Bursa 

  Police detained 16 people- among them HDP and DBP administrators- in continued political genocide operations in the western province of Bursa.
• 254 people die during flood disaster in Colombia 

  254 people lost their lives during the flood disaster in Mocoa town in southwestern Colombia.
• KCDK-E calls upon Europe to prosecute Erdoğan 

  Democratic Kurdish Society Center in Europe (KCDK-E) Presidency called upon European states to prosecute Turkish president Erdoğan.
• Long line of 'NO' voters in front of the Turkish consulate in Paris 

  Thousands of people from Kurdistan and Turkey formed long lines in front of the Turkish Consulate in Paris in order to vote 'NO'.
• Health of the prisoners at Şakran Prison deteriorates 

  The hunger strike at Şakran Prison entered its 47th day. Prisoner Abdurrahman Yıldırım stated that they are determined to continue the hunger strike until their demands are met.