The HPG Press Center released a statement announcing the identity of the guerrilla who fell as a martyr in Riha.

Rûbar Hebûn fell as a martyr on 7 December in the village of Hacılar in the Hewag (Bozova) district of Riha.

The statement said:

"The identity information of our comrade Rûbar is as follows:

   Code Name: Rûbar Hebun

   Name Surname: Ferhat Tunç

   Birthplace: Riha

   Mother and father’s name: Remziye - Kemal

   Martyrdom Date and Place: 7 December 2021 / Riha

Our city of Riha, which has an ancient culture, has hosted many civilizations, and has also known how to keep its social existence and ancient culture alive from history to the present. Our patriotic Riha people, known for their labour and loyalty to the land, have joined many resistances in history and have given many leading personalities. For this reason, our Riha people have been specifically targeted by the genocidal Turkish state and have been exposed to many special war policies and assimilation practices. Despite the collaborative, reactionary practices, they did not give up their resistance. Although there are collaborators who try to tarnish the honor, resistance and freedom struggle of our patriotic Riha people.

Comrade Rûbar also started to struggle at a young age against the genocidal Turkish state's policies to eliminate Kurds. Protecting patriotism, social history and culture in his land could only be possible with a very tough struggle. Our comrade Rûbar, knowing that he had to sacrifice himself with his whole being in order to shoulder the heavy burden of the legacy he inherited from history, without hesitation, took it as his duty to fight for freedom. 

The epic struggle of our comrade Rûbar for 12 years will be an inspiration to our comrades and will always live on in the struggle for freedom. On this basis, we offer our condolences to his precious family, and to the patriotic people of Riha and all the people of Kurdistan."