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• Turkish border guards torture four young men from Heseke 

  Turkish Border Guard Forces have killed five people, including two children, since the beginning of 2022 in different Syrian areas bordering Turkey and wounded another 13, including three children.
• Autonomous Administration: 12 March 2004 uprising in Qamishlo opened way to Rojava Revolution 

  On March 12, 2004, an uprising broke out in Qamishlo, which quickly spread to all of Rojava.
• ISIS ringleader and members captured in Manbij 

  Manbij Military Council announced capturing four ISIS members, including a ringleader.
• TEV-DEM: "The 12 March uprising was the answer to the conspiracies" 

  TEV-DEM said that the "12 March uprising was the answer to the conspiracies. We will follow in the footsteps of the martyrs of the uprising."
• Eighteen years ago, the Qamishlo Uprising 

  On 12 March 2004, nine people were killed when clashes erupted at a football match in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishlo between supporters of a local team and those of an Arab team based in Deir Ezzor.
• “PKK is a humanitarian movement and should be delisted” 

  Members of Afrin Martyrs' Families Council called for the PKK to be removed from the 'terror list', saying, "PKK has always worked on the basis of humanitarian principles and has embraced every segment of society."
• Hundreds attend funeral of YPG fighter Salih Oso in Kobanê 

  YPG fighter Salih Oso, who fell as a martyr on 7 March while on duty in Sirin, was buried by hundreds of people in Kobanê.
• Internal security forces defuse bomb near Deir ez-Zor 

  Internal security forces have been able to defuse a bomb in the municipality of Diban near Deir ez-Zor, thereby preventing a suspected ISIS attack.
• YPJ General Command calls on women's organizations to "unite to fight and get your rights"  

  The YPJ General Command called on women's organizations to "unite to fight and get your rights" in its message to mark 8 March, International Women's Day.
• YPJ holds military ceremony attended by hundreds of women fighters in Raqqa to mark 8 March 

  The YPJ held a military ceremony attended by hundreds of women fighters in Raqqa to mark 8 March, International Women's Day.
• 60 people abducted in Afrin in February 

  In the month of February alone, at least 60 abductions by the occupation forces and their mercenaries in Afrin were recorded by human rights activists. In addition, six historical sites were destroyed and over 1,800 trees were cut down.
• Looted excavations documented in Turkish-occupied Girê Spî 

  The Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) Council has documented the looting of cultural heritage in the occupied territories in northern and eastern Syria and appeals to international institutions to build pressure on the Turkish state.
• Women from Afrin plant saplings in Shehba 

  As part of the March 8 International Women's Day events, women from Afrin planted saplings in Shehba.
• Women in Kobanê, Hesekê and Aleppo celebrate 8 March 

  Women in Kobanê, Hesekê and Aleppo came together in various activities to celebrate 8 March, International Women’s Day.
• Fire in Hol Camp in ISIS families section 

  A fire broke out in the 5th section of the Hol Camp, where the families of Syrian ISIS mercenaries are staying.
• Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê will start a project for a hospital in Dêrik 

  Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê will start a project for a hospital in Dêrik.
• 8 March becomes public holiday in northern and eastern Syria 

  The International Women's Struggle Day on 8 March will become a public holiday in the autonomous region of North and East Syria. The necessary amendment to the law is already in force.
• 150 days of action for Xelîfan martyrs killed by KDP 

  The Peace Mothers have been protesting for 150 days for the delivery of the bodies of guerrilla fighters killed in a KDP ambush. "Even if we die, we will get our martyrs from the traitors," says Suad Mistefa.
• SDF denies pro-Turkish media news saying some of its fighters are in Ukraine 

  The SDF accused the pro-Turkish media of spreading false news about members of the Syrian Democratic Forces going to Ukraine.
• Artillery attacks target villages in Manbij and Ain Issa 

  The Turkish occupation forces and their jihadist proxies carry out artillery attacks on villages near Manbij and Ain Issa.
• Identity of member of Internal security forces fallen in Deir Ez-zor released 

  The Northern and Eastern Syrian Internal Security Forces announced the identity information of a member who fell as a martyr in Deir ez-Zor on Tuesday.
• Turkish state hits village of Toxar with mortars 

  The Turkish state is hitting the village of Toxar in Manbij with mortars.
• Til Temir Military Council: Provocation by Damascus-linked forces 

  Til Temir Military Council warned of a provocation by Damascus-linked forces.
• “National Army” beats, insults and arrests a number of Afrin residents 

  SOHR reports ongoing arbitrary arrests by Turkish-backed gangs in the occupied Afrin territory.
• Turkey-linked mercenaries kidnap 4 people in Sherawa 

  Feyleq al-Sham mercenaries affiliated with the Turkish state kidnapped 4 people in the village of Îska in Sherawa.