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• SOHR reports Turkish reinforcement to “Putin-Erdogan” area 

  The convoy comprised 40 armoured vehicles and eight trucks loaded with logistics and military supplies.
• Attack by occupation forces injures a civilian in Zirgan 

  A civilian has been injured during attacks by Turkish jihadist occupation forces on the northern Syrian town of Zirgan.
• "Self-defense is more important than bread and water" 

  Necat Musa is a member of the HPC social defense forces in Qamishlo. The 67-year-old woman believes that all living beings can defend themselves and must use this ability: "Who else should do it if not ourselves?"
• Turkish army bombs city of Ain Issa 

  The Turkish Armed Forces bombed the city of Ain Issa in Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Military Council in Manbij celebrates sixth anniversary of its founding 

  The sixth anniversary of the founding of the Military Council was celebrated in Manbij, Northern Syria.
• ‘Turkish attacks represent a genocidal approach against components’ 

  The Autonomous Administration of Al-Jazira region condemned the Turkish drone attack which targeted a car on the international road, stressing that "this assault is a continuation of Turkish criminal approach against North-East Syria components."
• Russian jets bombard ISIS hideouts in the Syrian desert 

  Russia carried out 30 airstrikes in Syria in the past 24 hours.
• International approach towards ISIS file raises concerns in NE Syria 

  Criticisms of the international community's lack of seriousness continue with the file of ISIS prisoners in northern and eastern Syria, and politicians and clan dignitaries have warned of the danger of keeping the ISIS file stuck.
• TEV-DEM: April 4 is the birth of a new history 

  TEV-DEM called on all national movements, political powers, legal institutions, non-governmental organizations to act quickly for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and all political prisoners,
• Turkey and its mercenaries kidnap three more citizens in Afrin 

  The Turkish state and its mercenaries kidnapped 3 more citizens in the Shera district of Afrin.
• Turkish state targets civilian vehicle, kills one person in Tirbespiyê 

  The Internal Security Forces reported that the Turkish state targeted a civilian vehicle with an unmanned aerial vehicle and one person died.
• Turkey bombs settlements of Ain Issa 

  Turkey bombed the settlement of Ain Issa.
• Dr Wilk reports outbreak of tubercolosis in Sina prison, accuses international community of inaction 

  Wiesbaden doctor Michael Wilk wrote a piece for ANF German service from Hesekê.
• A vehicle exploded near Tirbespiyê 

  A vehicle exploded on the M4 highway, near the Rojava city of Tirbespiyê.
• 85 civilians were kidnapped in Afrin in March 

  The Afrin Human Rights Organization announced a balance sheet of human rights violations by the Turkish occupiers and their mercenaries in Afrin for the month of March. According to the report, 85 kidnappings were registered in March alone.
• Rojava administration hands more ISIS families over to Germany 

  The Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has handed 10 ISIS women and 27 children over to Germany.
• Munzur: Öcalan should be among us 

  Ferzende Munzur, a member of the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Initiative, said that the ongoing campaign for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, though important, remains insufficient. “Our struggle must be far-reaching and multidimensional,” he underlined.
• Invaders kidnap two children in Afrin 

  Invading forces kidnapped children in Afrin and demanded a ransom from their families in exchange for their release.
• Explosion injures eleven people in Shehba - UPDATED 

  Reports of several injuries after a blast in the northern Syrian canton of Shehba.
• Turkish state bombs Ain Issa 

  The Turkish state bombed many settlements connected to Ain Issa.
• Internal Security Forces martyr Ibrahim Mihemed Omer laid to rest in Manbij 

  Internal Security Forces martyr Ibrahim Mihemed Omer was laid to rest with a ceremony held in Manbij Martyr graveyard.
• An ISIS member killed in clash in Hol Camp 

  A cell affiliated with ISIS attacked the Internal Security Forces last night in the Hol Refugee Camp in the Hesekê region in northern Syria. A member of the jihadist organization was killed during the fighting that ensued.
• ISIS members involved in the Hol Camp attack captured 

  A curfew has been declared in the district of Hol and in the camp due to the ongoing threat as security forces are continuing to patrol the 5th division of the camp.
• Irish internationalist: Rojava is an example of a 21st century revolution 

  “In Kurdistan, there is a strong emphasis placed on internationalism within the struggle here,” says an internationalist fighter in Rojava.
• People of Kobanê: Öcalan is our red line! 

  Reacting to the isolation imposed upon Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, the people of Kobanê said: "The Leadership is our red line."