BEHDINAN – “Our comrade Egîd Zîlan, who was on duty in the zap area and was in a devoted struggle against the invasion attacks, was martyred on January 29, 2023, as a result of an illness he was caught. Although his comrades who were fighting in the same position intervened using all the means at their disposal, Egîd could not prevent our comrade’s illness. The untimely martyrdom of our comrade Egîd, which developed as a result of an illness, deeply affected and saddened all his comrades. We extend our condolences to the valuable family of our comrade Egîd, whose revolutionary stance locked on victory is taken as an example by all his comrades, and to our patriotic people of Kurdistan.
The identity information of our comrades Egîd Zîlan is as follows:
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Code Name: Egîd Zîlan Name Surname: Muzaffer Elwan Derwîş Place of Birth: Tirbespiyê Mother – Father Name: Melike – Elwan Date and Place of Martyrdom: 29 January 2023 / Zap |
As a result of our Leader’s great efforts in Rojavayê Kurdistan, our people here met and adopted Leader Apo’s ideology. Our people of Rojavayê Kurdistan, who have given great price and effort for years, have received the return of this by realizing the freedom revolution and attained the free life they have been longing for for centuries. Tirbespiyê was one of the cities where the Rojava Freedom Revolution came to life and where all peoples internalized our Leader’s Democratic Nation paradigm. Our comrade Egîd was born in a patriotic family in this ancient city where peoples started a new life together. Our comrade Egîd, who entered his youth under the conditions of the Rojava Freedom Revolution, saw himself as responsible for the protection of the revolution, like every honorable young man from Rojava. has actively participated in the war to protect the gains of our people and to resist all inhuman attacks. He met our comrades who struggled there for a while to protect the Rojava Freedom Revolution. He was influenced by the comradely relations, approaches and lives of our comrades with whom he fought in the same ranks. In this process, he had the opportunity to get to know Leader Apo’s ideology more closely. It has brought to awareness that the Rojava Freedom Revolution is the work of Leader Apo and thousands of our heroic martyrs, with decades of hard work. As he read Leader Apo, he became organized. It is possible for humanity to live again on free, moral and political foundations; The captivity of our Leader, who showed his life with his struggle and ideology, made our comrade Egîd very hard and he never accepted it. Our comrade Egîd, who has seen all kinds of genocidal attacks closely, did not accept the fragmentation and exploitation of our country. Our comrade Egîd has made it known that the way to protect the Rojava Freedom Revolution and to stop the genocidal Turkish state’s attacks on Rojava is through struggle within the ranks of the PKK. He joined the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla in 2014 with this awareness and awareness for the physical freedom of our Leader and the liberation of other parts of Kurdistan from occupation.
With his faithful and determined stance, our comrade Egîd integrated with the mountains of Kurdistan early and internalized the measures of PKK life. He realized that it is not possible to achieve success and absolute victory with an ordinary participation. The laborer displayed an exemplary militant stance with his devoted and enthusiastic participation. With the training he received, he first recognized himself and then the reality of the enemy. He has dedicated himself to this cause to be a self-sacrificing militant of Leader Apo. He embarked on the struggle as if life was starting again in the PKK school, which was an ocean. He made great efforts for the Democratic Modernity Guerrilla, successfully completed his training in many branches and became an expert guerrilla. He has been in search of practicing his experiences and inflicting effective blows on the invaders. He valued the comradeship relations that he greatly influenced and took it as a basis to glorify the comradeship. Against the invasion attacks of the colonial Turkish state against the Medya Defense Areas, Avaşîn has passed. He gained military experience in Avaşîn, improved himself by confronting the reality of the enemy himself, and gained an important level. Our comrade Egîd, who is based on professionalizing himself on the basis of Democratic Modernity Guerrillaism, has become a brave and valiant Apoist militant. He was loved by his comrades and knew how to arouse respect in everyone with his mature personality. Egîd, who is a great command candidate in the footsteps of our legendary and great Commander, Martyr Egîd, has put up a fight worthy of our comrade. He gained military experience in Avaşîn, improved himself by confronting the reality of the enemy himself, and gained an important level. Our comrade Egîd, who is based on professionalizing himself on the basis of Democratic Modernity Guerrillaism, has become a brave and valiant Apoist militant. He was loved by his comrades and knew how to arouse respect in everyone with his mature personality. Egîd, who is a great command candidate in the footsteps of our legendary and great Commander, Martyr Egîd, has put up a fight worthy of our comrade. He gained military experience in Avaşîn, improved himself by confronting the reality of the enemy himself, and gained an important level. Our comrade Egîd, who is based on professionalizing himself on the basis of Democratic Modernity Guerrillaism, has become a brave and valiant Apoist militant. He was loved by his comrades and knew how to arouse respect in everyone with his mature personality. Egîd, who is a great command candidate in the footsteps of our legendary and great Commander, Martyr Egîd, has put up a fight worthy of our comrade.
Our comrade Egîd, who fell ill unfortunately while on duty, tried to be treated by mobilizing the available resources. The ongoing invasion attacks and harsh war conditions made it difficult for him to go to a different area and be treated, and then our comrade reached martyrdom. He deeply saddened and impressed us comrades with his martyrdom, which was experienced in a way he did not deserve. Once again, we express our condolences to all our patriotic people, especially the valuable family of our comrade Egîd, and we reiterate our promise of victory to all our martyrs in the person of our comrade Egîd, who will enlighten us with his memory and struggle.”