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• Jabhat Al Akrad members speak of ISIS brutality 

  Jabhat Al Akrad members who managed to flee ISIS prison in Bab, where they had been held since taken captive by the gangs months ago, told ANF about the brutality of the ISIS.
• 41 gang members killed in Kobanê and Til Hemis 

  YPG Press Centre said in a written statement that YPG/YPJ fighters continued their operations against ISIS-held regions in the rural areas of Kobanê on the 176th day of resistance going on in the phase of victory.
• Balance sheet of Til Hemis–Til Berak operation released 

  The operation to liberate the towns of Til Hemis-Til Berak and surrounding rural areas was launched on 21 February and successfully completed on 9 March.
• First school opened in Kobanê 

  As part of the reconstruction works in Kobanê, a primary school has been opened under the leadership of 10 teachers who had been providing education in the schools in the town before the attacks of ISIS gangs began.
• Three villages liberated in Kirkuk 

  HPG reported that an operation has been launched against the villages held by ISIS in the hamlets of Til Werdê and Dubiz in the south of Kirkuk city in South Kurdistan.
• March against the destruction of nature in Hasankeyf 

  Members of the Party of Democratic Regions (DBP) Batman Youth Assembly has organised a protest march against the construction plans of hydroelectric power plants and dams in Hasankeyf.
• Syriacs in Midyat protest Khabour massacre 

  Syriac people living in Midyat district of Mardin in North Kurdistan have taken to the streets in protest of the attacks of the ISIS gangs on around 35 Syriac villages in an attempt to perpetrate a massacre in Heseke town of Rojava on 23 Feb.
• First hearing in Soma mine disaster case in April 

  The first hearing in the case on Soma mine disaster that claimed the lives of 301 miners in May 2014 has been set to take place at Bülent Çiğeroğlu Culture Centre Hall on 13 April.
• Operation in South Kirkuk 

  Guerrilla and peshmerga forces have launched a joint operation this morning at 06:00 local time to cleanse the southern areas of Kirkuk city in South Kurdistan of the ISIS gangs.
• Racist attack on Kurdish students in Ankara 

  Kurdish university students staying at Credit and Dormitories Institution (KYK) in Polatlı district of Ankara were assaulted by a racist group yesterday evening.
• Resistance vigil continues at Kobanê border 

  While the operations of YPG/YPJ fighters to liberate the entire territory of Kobanê continues on all fronts, the vigil held in support of the Kobanê resistance at the border villages of Suruç is also ongoing in its 175th day.
• 25 YPG/YPJ fighters laid to rest in Til Hemis 

  25 fighters of the YPG/YPJ (People's / Women's Defense Units) who fell in clashes in Til Hemis in 2014 and 2015 are being laid to rest in a funeral attended by thousands of people.
• Trucks of aid for Kobanê stopped at Turkish customs 

  The Turkish state which is yet to open a corridor for the delivery of humanitarian aid into the war-torn city of Kobanê is also creating obstacles in allowing in the aid sent to North Kurdistan for the Kobanê refugees sheltered here.
• 36 gang members killed in Kobanê 

  YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) are continuing their offensives as part of the operation to liberate the rural areas of Kobanê.
• Soldiers open fire on villagers involved in border trade 

  Turkish soldiers opened fire on a group of local people from the villages of Taşdelen and Ortabağ in Uludere district of Şırnak on their way back from South Kurdistan border which they crossed for border trade.
• Two killed in mortar attacks of ISIS in Til Temir 

  Mortar attacks of ISIS gangs on Til Temir have left two civilians dead.
• ISIS attack Assyrian villages in Til Temir 

  ISIS gangs have once again attacked the Assyrian villages of Tilhefyan and Ruguba in Til Temir last night with the support of the Turkish state.
• Soldiers open fire at border, one wounded 

  As activities are going on as part of the 4th World March of Women which kicked off in Nusaybin district of Mardin today, Turkish soldiers opened fire on a group of youths sitting near the Mitani Cultural Centre at the border.
• 16 gang members killed in Kobanê 

  YPG Press Office has reported in a written statement that the operation to liberate Şêxler town in west Kobanê continues while 16 ISIS members were killed in the operations of the last 24 hours.
• Socialist women from Europe visit Suruç and Kobanê 

  A delegation of socialist women from Europe arrived in Suruç district of Urfa to mark the 8 March, International Women’s Day in solidarity with Kobanê.
• ISIS bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud 

  The barbaric ISIS gangs have attacked and begun bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq.
• Upper Şêxler town liberated 

  The town of Upper Şêxler (Şiyux) located on the bank of Euphrates River and 45 km to the west of Kobanê has been liberated by YPG/YPJ.
• Images from Kobanê 

  Life is starting to return to normal in Kobanê town of Rojava (West) Kurdistan where resistance against the occupation attempt of barbarian ISIS gangs is continuing for 172 days.
• Hunger strikes spreading at universities 

  More university students are going on hunger strike in protest against repression, punishments and police presence at universities.
• 'Every month we are put in solitary for at least 10 days’ 

  Prisoners in the Van F Type Closed Prison say that the prison authorities use the punishment of solitary confinement whenever it pleases them, adding that they spend at least ten days of every month in solitary confinement.