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• In Kobanê the Newroz fire will be lit on Mishtenur hill 

  The residents of Kobanê will celebrate this year’s Newroz on the slopes of Mishtenur hill, which saw violent clashes during the resistance in the city. The Newroz fire will be lit on the top of the hill.
• HDP delegation to visit Öcalan before Newroz 

  The HDP Imrali delegation will visit Abdullah Öcalan on Imrali Island before Newroz, when the Kurdish leader is expected to make a historic statement regarding the resolution process in Turkey.
• Man wounded in Kobanê detained at hospital in Urfa 

  Erkin Selanik who has been hospitalized in Urfa since was wounded in Kobanê has been taken into custody.
• Operation in Kirkuk in memory of Halabja victims 

  HPG-YJA Star guerrillas and peshmerga forces have launched a joint operation in Kirkuk to mark the 27th anniversary of the Halabja massacre.
• Halabja commemorates victims of the massacre 

  Victims of the Halabja massacre by Iraq's late dictator Saddam Hussein are being commemorated at the scene of the savage mass killing of 5 thousand Kurdish civilians on 16 March 1988.
• DTK and DBP condemn Halabja massacre 

  DTK and DPB issued a statement on the occasion of the anniversary of the Halabja massacre perpetrated by Saddam regime in 1988, stressing that the Kurdish people must enhance their organisation in order to prevent further massacres.
• 'Freedom for Öcalan' march reaches Nusaybin border 

  Demonstrators demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan are expected to walk 37 kilometers a day before reaching the main Kurdish city Amed for Newroz, Kurdish New Year, celebration on 21 March.
• Wehdê, Xalid and Seedê villages in Kirkuk liberated 

  The villages of Wehdê, Xalid and Seedê in Kirkuk city of South Kurdistan have been liberated from the ISIS gangs.
• 'Freedom for Öcalan' march from Cizre to Amed continues 

  'Freedom for Öcalan' march from Cizre district of Şırnak to the main Kurdish city Amed continues on the second day.
• First Newroz fire in Rojava burns in Efrîn 

  The first fire of Newroz, Kurdish New Year, has been lighted in Rojava, West Kurdistan, where the fight against ISIS gangs is continuing.
• Five new prisoners transferred to İmralı 

  Five new prisoners are being transferred to İmralı Prison where Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is being held since was captured in 1999.
• Ivana Hoffmann laid to rest 

  Thousands bid farewell to MLKP fighter Ivana Hoffmann (Avaşin Tekoşin Güneş), who lost her life fighting ISIS attacks in Cizirê Canton of Rojava on 7 March, in the German city of Duisburg yesterday.
• Öcalan to make a comprehensive evaluation on Newroz day 

  Kurdish leader Öcalan said he would make a comprehensive evaluation on Newroz day, 21 March, in a letter which will be shared with the peoples of Turkey and world public opinion through the delegation.
• YPG: 42 gang members killed in Til Temir 

  ISIS gangs continue their attacks on Til Temir and surrounding villages since 23 February.
• Qereqozax village and bridge liberated 

  Qereqozax village and bridge to the south west of Kobanê have been liberated by YPG/YPJ forces.
• Thousands march for Ivana Hoffmann in Duisburg 

  The commemoration for MLKP fighter Ivana Hoffmann (Avaşin Tekoşin Güneş) who lost her life in Cizirê Canton of Rojava on 7 March has started with a march participated by thousands of people in the German city of Duisburg.
• 'Freedom for Öcalan' march from Cizre to Amed begins 

  'Freedom for Öcalan' march from Cizre district of Şırnak to Amed has started.
• Kurdish forces making further advance in Kirkuk 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) Kirkuk Command said that Kurdish forces continued to advance in the ongoing operation against ISIS gangs in Kirkuk.
• HDP delegation on the way to İmralı 

  A delegation of the HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) has left for İmralı Island where they will meet Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Hoffmann to be laid to rest in Duisburg today 

  MLKP (Marxist Leninist Communist Party) fighter internationalist Ivana Hoffmann who lost her life as a result of ISIS attacks in Til Temir on 7 March will be laid to rest in Duisburg city of Germany today.
• 74 gang members killed in Kobanê and Til Temir 

  ISIS gangs continued their attacks on and around Til Temir during last night after reinforcing their units with more groups of fighters, mostly foreigners, and heavy weapons brought in from various parts of Iraq such as Raqqa, Aleppo and Hol.
• 5 gang members killed in Sinjar 

  5 ISIS members were killed in Sinjar in the last 24 hours.
• Youth wounded by police undergoes surgery 

  17-year-old youth Selim Deniz who was shot by police in Muradiye district of Van yesterday evening has been taken into surgery.
• HDP: A Monitoring Committee must be established asap 

  A delegation of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) held a meeting with Turkish deputy Prime Minister Yalçın Akdoğan regarding the resolution process.
• Operation in South Kirkuk 

  The operations launched by the Kurdish forces to terminate ISIS presence in South Kurdistan continue.