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• War syndrome and Turkish society 

  An overwhelming majority of Turkish society thinks that its children are ‘fighting for the homeland’ in Kurdistan, just like Americans thought during the Vietnam War.
• Demirtaş starts talks in Oslo 

  HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş is in Norway’s capital Oslo to conduct a series of meetings.
• Rojava cantons boycott the Syrian elections 

  The zones within the Democratic Autonomy Administration of Rojava, West Kurdistan don’t participate in the Public Assembly elections held in Syria today.
• MEPs: The EU must take action for the solution of Kurdish question 

  EP Socialist-Democrat Group Chair and European United Left Group Chair called upon the EU to take action for the solution of the Kurdish question.
• Democratic Syria Assembly: The upcoming Syrian election is illegitimate 

  Democratic Syria Assembly stated that the upcoming parliamentarian election in Syria would not be legitimate.
• Hate speech targeting Armenians from fascists in Stockholm 

  Racist people used the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan as an excuse to organize a provocative protest where calls for violence were made in order to create animosity among peoples.
• HDP committee headed by Demirtaş continues talks in Berlin 

  An HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) committee headed by co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş continues their visits and talks in Berlin.
• Captured ISIS member: We planned the Grê Spi attack with Turkey 

  ISIS member captured in Rojava stated that Turkey and ISIS gangs decided on the Grê Spi attack following a meeting in Raqqa. The captured jihadi confessed that Turkish intelligence MİT supported them and attacked the YPG to protect ISIS.
• Thousands of PKK and PAJK prisoners demand transfer to İmralı 

  Deniz Kaya in the name of the PKK and PAJK prisoners who continue their indefinite hunger strike, announced they would not attend the contact and non-contact visits in April and May in line with their protest until their demands are met.
• “Urgent expropriation” order for 7 more Kurdish towns 

  The Turkish cabinet has issued a decree of “urgent expropriation” for some areas in Şırnak's Cizre and İdil districts, Mardin's Kızıltepe district, Hakkari's Yüksekova and Çukurca districts, Amed's Kayapınar and Bağlar districts.
• International committee to meet CPT and EC officials for Öcalan 

  A committee headed by Mandela’s lawyer Essa Moosa that wanted to visit İmralı on February 15 against the isolation of Öcalan but was obstructed by the Turkish state is having meetings in Strasbourg with CTP and EC.
• Confessions and call for help from an operations member in Nusaybin 

  There are several confessions about the casualties hidden by the state and the war crimes committed in Kurdistan in a letter published by Turkish journalist Nihat Özcan in his column.
• ISIS hands over the town of Rai to the allies of MİT 

  El Rai town in the gangs’ supply line Azaz is repeatedly changing hands among the gang groups allied with the Turkish state.
• House raids in Bolu: 2 executed, 2 youths' whereabouts unknown 

  Special operation police have killed two people in a house raid they conducted in the northern province of Bolu. The whereabouts and condition of two Kurdish students arrested in the raid remain unknown.
• Kurds welcome Davutoğlu in Finland: Murderer 

  Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu was protested by Kurds upon his arrival in Finland today.
• Dissociation emerges in Turkish special operations units 

  In the ongoing actions and clashes in North Kurdistan, hundreds of special police and gendarmerie members were killed and hundreds more were injured.
• Champigny Municipality declares Cizre “sister city” 

  The Municipality of Champigny has declared Cizre a “sister city” in solidarity with the Kurdish people and announced that they will support the “sister family” project.
• YPG-YPJ representation office opened in Prague 

  A representation office of Rojava's YPG/ YPJ (People's / Women's Defense Units) has been opened in Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic.
• Documents on Turkey-ISIS relations presented to the UN 

  The documents presented to the UN shed light on the illegal transfer of arms and ammunitions from Turkey to the parts of Syria under ISIS occupation.
• Yüksekdağ: Isolation of Öcalan means a war and lack of solution 

  HDP co-chair Yüksekdağ defined the isolation of Öcalan as an intervention that could turn politics in Turkey upside down and stated that the political power has pushed the button for chaos by implementing this isolation.
• HDP submits legislative proposal for social peace and negotiations 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) submitted a Legislative Proposal for Social Peace and Negotiations to ensure the permanent peace and guarantee the security of the previous and future negotiations.
• Erdoğan protested in the US: Thief, Murderer, Dictator 

  Turkish President Erdoğan visited Washington D.C. to attend the Nuclear Security Summit. Erdoğan was greeted by his own Foreign Minister and was protested in front of the hotel he is staying in.
• Turkish gendarmes attack the vigil tent of Alevi citizens in Maraş 

  Turkish gendarmes attacked the vigil tent of Alevi citizens in Maraş who protest state officials’ plans to develop a refugee camp in the town.
• Syrian regime takes control of Palmyra 

  The Syrian army is reported to have liberated the ancient city of Palmyra from ISIS gangs.
• Turkish court releases all suspects in ISIS case 

  The 4th hearing of the lawsuit regarding ISIS’ organisation structure in Turkey was held yesterday. 7 of the 96 suspects who were jailed pending trial were all released.