BEHDINAN – The statement of the KCK Executive Council Co-presidency is as follows:
“The genocidal colonialist Turkish state murdered Suheyl Xurşid Eziz, one of the patriots of Bashurê Kurdistan and a member of the Tevgera Azadi Executive Council, on August 28, 2022, by its agents and collaborators. We condemn this attack and curse those who carried out the attack. We express our condolences to all the people of Kurdistan, especially the family of the martyr and the Tevgera Azadi community. We commemorate all martyrs of revolution and democracy with respect and gratitude in the person of Suheyl Xurşid Eziz, a great patriot and man of struggle, and we reiterate our promise to our martyrs that we will make their memories come true.
The Kurdistan Freedom Struggle is going through a critical and historical period. The people of Kurdistan have fought a fierce and uninterrupted struggle against colonialism for over a hundred years and have achieved significant gains at great cost. The genocidal colonialist Turkish state, on the other hand, aims to suppress the freedom struggle in the four parts of Kurdistan, to eliminate the gains and to include the Kurdish people in the colonial order like a hundred years ago. In order to achieve this goal, the Turkish state has increased its attacks in all four parts of Kurdistan and everywhere where the struggle for the freedom of the people of Kurdistan is fought. These attacks are happening everywhere from Bashur to Rojava, Shengal, Maxmur and Bakur.
THE ATTACK AGAINST Comrade SUHEYL XURSHID EZIZ IS PART OF THE KURDISH GENOCIDE
This attack on Comrade Suheyl Xurşid Eziz, the great Kurdish patriot and man of struggle, is a part of the Kurdish massacre and genocide. Comrade Suheyl Xurşid Eziz, known as Mamoste Şemal, was a great patriot and a man of struggle of the people of Kurdistan. He fought for the freedom of Kurdistan throughout his life and became the representative of the patriotic line. He walked the path of the martyrs and then reached martyrdom, leaving a great legacy of struggle. Undoubtedly, the patriotic people of Kurdistan will follow his path and protect their heritage.
Mamoste Şemal was also a Kurdish intellectual. He had many studies on the history and geography of Kurdistan. The murder and martyrdom of such a valuable and great patriotic fighter and also an enlightened person has been a cause of sadness for the Kurdistan Freedom Struggle and the people of Kurdistan. But martyrdoms have always been a source of strength for the Kurdistan Freedom Struggle, not a loss.
COOPERATION IS WANTED TO IMPLEMENT ON THE QUESTION REGION THROUGH THE ATTACKS
The Turkish state has also intensified its air strikes against the Soran area. It is not without reason that attacks on the Asking area have increased. The genocidal colonialist Turkish state is making attacks to liquidate the patriotic line and to make the collaborative treasonous line dominate the Soran region. The Soran region has an important place in the development of Kurdish nationhood and the Kurdistan Freedom Struggle. Soran region is one of the places where Kurdish consciousness and patriotism were first formed and preserved until today. It still preserves this function for Kurdistan. It is a region where collaborationism does not enter, patriotism is preserved and represented. This feature of the Soran region is very important for Kurdistan and the Kurdish people. This stance of the Soran region and its patriotic people is seen as an obstacle by the Turkish state, which aims to carry out the Kurdish genocide. With its attacks, the Turkish state aims to liquidate this patriotic line represented by the Soran region and its people and to make the collaborative line dominant. This is the main reason why the Turkish state intensified its attacks around the Soran region and Sulaymaniyah. All the people of Kurdistan, especially our people in the Soran region, should know this fact and take a strong stand against these attacks. Kurdish intellectual writers and artists should see this fact better, raise public awareness and fulfill their responsibilities to thwart the enemy’s plan.
OUR PEOPLE SHOULD DEVELOP THEIR SELF-DEFENSE EVERYWHERE
The genocidal colonial Turkish state attacks and murders not only Kurdistan Freedom Fighters but also patriots. The Turkish state wants to break the will of the people by murdering the patriots, to intimidate them and to cut them off from the struggle. Our people must act with the awareness that the enemy has such an orientation and purpose, and must defend itself everywhere in order to nullify these attacks and aims of the enemy. As you can see, the colonial and invading enemies are carrying out attacks everywhere. Against this, our people should develop their self-defense everywhere and defend themselves against enemy tendencies. He must not only defend himself, but punish the enemy and his collaborating agents wherever they are spotted. This is both a duty and an obligation. Our people should not leave their defense to anyone, they should defend themselves.
It is a great distortion that the Turkish state attacks only PKK members or attacks because of the PKK. The murder of comrades Mamoste Şemal and Abu Zêyd Ebdullah Ubêyd once again revealed that this is a lie and distortion. Those who cooperate with the invading Turkish state and betray the people and cause of Kurdistan want to create such a perception in order to hide and legitimize their betrayal. But it is obvious that this is a distortion and it is a futile effort to hide the betrayal with it. The genocidal colonialist Turkish state is the enemy of the Kurds and is directed towards all who are fighting for the freedom of Kurdistan. The reason why he attacked both PKK members and patriots is Kurdish enmity. Since the PKK is fighting for the defense and liberation of Kurdistan, it is targeted by the enemy. Because the enemy knows that as long as the PKK exists, it cannot carry out the Kurdish genocide. That’s why it attacks the PKK and the guerrilla.
PEOPLE OF KURDISTAN MUST REVEAL THEIR ANGRY AND ATTITUDES AGAINST THE ATTACKS
The Turkish state carried out attacks against Behrava village of Xanesor and Maxmur Refugee Camp in Shengal yesterday. In the attack that took place in the Maxmur Camp, Abu Zêyd killed his comrade Ebdullah Ubêyd in the house where he lived. Comrade Abu Zêyd Ebdullah Ubêyd was a great patriot and a man of struggle, just like Mamoste Şemal. We also condemn this attack and commemorate Comrade Abu Zêyd Ebdullah Ubêyd, who was martyred in this attack, with respect and gratitude, and express our condolences to his family, the people of Maxmur Camp and the people of Kurdistan. All these attacks reveal the anti-Kurdish character and murderous face of the Turkish state. All the people of Kurdistan, especially the people of Maxmur Camp and Shengal, should show their anger and attitude against these attacks.
The Iraqi government and the Bashure Kurdistan Regional Government should have a stand against these attacks. The murdered people are citizens of Bashure Kurdistan and Iraq. The Turkish state has carried out attacks and massacres many times. However, to date, neither Bashure Kurdistan nor the Iraqi government has displayed a serious reaction. In the Perex massacre, the public had a serious reaction against the Turkish state, but the government and political forces dismissed the reactions with ostensible attitudes. If this had not been done, if the reaction of the people of Iraq and Bashure Kurdistan had been adopted and the necessary action had been taken, today’s attacks would not have happened. Therefore, Bashur and the Iraqi Government have responsibilities in the face of the attacks, but by remaining indifferent, they become partners in these massacres of the Turkish State.
There is no doubt that the patriotic people of Kurdistan will protect the martyrs and the struggle of the martyrs, and will nullify these attacks of the genocidal colonialist Turkish state. As the Kurdish Freedom Movement, we once again commemorate all martyrs of revolution and democracy in the person of comrades Suheyl Xurşid Eziz and Abu Zêyd Ebdullah Ubêyd and reiterate our promise that we will lead their struggle to victory.”