BEHDİNAN, SOUTHERN KURDISTAN
HPG (Peoples’ Protection Forces) shared in a written statement, the identities of three guerrillas who were martyred in clashes with the occupying Turkish state.
The guerrillas “were martyred on July 15 in the Xakurkê Media Defense Areas during clashes between our forces and the invaders,” the HPG shared.
“The three fighters created shields with their bodies against enemy troops and reached martyrdom in a heroic fight.” The identities of the guerrillas who have reached immortality is as follows
Arin – Gülistan Mahçup
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Code Name: Arin Reber Name Surname: Gülistan Mahçup Place of Birth: Erzurum Mother – Father Name: Nihal – Faruk Date – Place of Martyrdom: 15 July 2019 / Xakurkê |
Tirej – Rezan Kalın
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Code Name: Tirej Medya Name Surname: Rezan Kalın Place of Birth: Muş Mother – Father Name: Cemile – Zübeyir Date – Place of Martyrdom: 15 July 2019 / Xakurkê |
Tolhıldan – Ahmet Koçak
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Code Name: Tolhıldan Viyan Name Surname: Ahmet Koçak Place of Birth: Van Mother – Father Name: Sariya – Halit Date – Place of Martyrdom: 15 July 2019 / Xakurkê |
The HPG shared the following about the martyred guerrillas:
“We commemorate our comrades Arin, Tirej, and Tolhıldan who have witnessed the war in Kurdistan in the patriotic environment in which they grew up and joined the guerrilla ranks on different dates by seeing that the freedom of the people of Kurdistan can only be realized with the freedom of the Leader Apo.
Striving to correctly march in line of the Leadership, our comrades have shown great effort, sacrifice and honest participation throughout their lives as guerrillas.
The stance of our comrades Arin, Tirej and Tolhıldan in life and struggle will always be an example for our remaining comrades.
We would like to express our condolences to the patriotic people of Kurdistan and especially the families of these valuable martyrs and we promise to crown the country with the flag of resistance flag left to us by our martyrs.”
