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• First case of coronavirus confirmed in Syria 

  The Syrian Ministry of Health announced that the first case of coronavirus was detected in the country.
• Villages of Gire Spi under attack 

  The Turkish regime has intensified its attacks against northern Syria as part of its genocidal campaign seeking to invade the region which has been ongoing since October 9 in violation of international law.
• Barsoum: Öcalan holds the key to the solution for Syria 

  The unresolved crisis in Syria is one of the most complex areas of conflict in the Middle East. Abdullah Öcalan proposes democratic confederalism as a way out. Sennacherib Barsoum of the Syriac Union Party shares this view.
• Turkey cuts off water to Hesekê again 

  The Turkish state has once again interrupted the water supply to Hesekê. Over half a million people have no access to water in the middle of the Covid 19 pandemic.
• Occupation forces attack villages in Gire Spi 

  The Turkish regime has intensified its attacks against northern Syria as part of its genocidal campaign seeking to invade the region which has been ongoing since October 9 in violation of international law.
• Almost 10 thousand refugees in Waşokanî Camp 

  The number of people living in Waşokanî refugees camp, opened to house civilians who had to leave their homes due to the Turkish state attacks, approached 10 thousand.
• Newroz celebrated in Qamislo 

  People celebrate Newroz in North and East Syria.
• Northeast Syria in the times of Corona: Who says what? 

  In North-East Syria, protective measures against the corona virus are being extended. People do not know how to make a living during a curfew. The health committee is announcing support.
• Children light the Newroz fire in Qamishlo 

  Children lit the first Newroz fire along the border in Qamishlo city of Rojava, northern Syria.
• ISIS standards in Girê Spî: Women forced to veil themselves 

  In Girê Spî in northern Syria, standards similar to those once established under the rule of the ISIS in Raqqa are gradually being introduced under Turkish occupation. Women are no longer allowed to leave the house without full body cover.
• Fight against pandemic in the besieged Shehba region 

  The North Syrian region of Shehba is under a siege. The supply of hygiene materials and medicines is difficult. Under these conditions, the population is trying to fight the pandemic.
• HRE: 11 jihadists killed, another 11 wounded 

  A total of 11 mercenaries were killed and 11 others wounded as a result of HRE operations.
• TEV-DEM urges to celebrate Newroz from balconies and in houses 

  TEV-DEM pointed out that the people should be careful and follow the measures adopted by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syrian to deal with the coronavirus emergency.
• Violent explosion in Azaz 

  Azaz is occupied by the Turkish state.
• Autonomous Administration to impose curfew against Coronavirus 

  The measures against Coronavirus pandemic include a curfew in all areas of the autonomous administration starting at 6 am on March 23rd.
• Woman from Afrin denounces extrajudicial killings and abductions 

  Afrin has been occupied by Turkey for two years. Since then, terrifying reports have come out about the situation of the civilian population in the occupied region.
• HRE: 7 jihadists killed, 19 others wounded 

  7 jihadists were killed, 19 others wounded and a vehicle was destroyed as a result of HRE operations.
• Protests against the occupation of Afrin in Rojava 

  There have been protests in numerous places in northern and eastern Syria against the occupation of Afrin by Turkey two years ago. The autonomous administration has again declared that peace in Syria is not possible without Turkey's withdrawal.
• Occupation forces attack school and health centre 

  Turkish forces and jihadists continue their genocidal attacks against North and East Syria.
• Consecutive explosions in Afrin leave casualties 

  Afrin was invaded by Turkey and allied jihadist groups two years ago.
• Occupation forces attack civilian settlements in Afrin 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North-East Syria in violation of international law has continued since October 9.
• An Armenian fighter in Ain Issa: Our past won’t be repeated 

  Many grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the survivors of the 1915 genocide, who were deported from the Ottoman Empire to the Syrian desert, are now fighting to defend Armenian existence in the ranks of the SDF.
• HRE: Our main duty is the liberation of Afrin 

  The Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE) issued a statement regarding the second year of the Turkish occupation of Afrin.
• PYD: The Turkish state must get out of Afrin 

  The PYD pointed out that the solution of the crisis in Syria is that the Turkish state withdraw from the lands it has occupied.
• Shehba Canton Council: Turkey must leave Afrin! 

  Shehba Canton Council underlined that the people of Afrin made history with their 58-day resistance in 2018. The Council stated that the Turkish state should be expelled from the region.