Kevser Ete was one of the brave women who defeated ISIS. The Kurdish woman was murdered with poison gas by the Turkish state. HDP MP Nuran Imir visited her family in Şırnak.
HDP MP Nuran Imir visited the family of Kevser Ete (Helbest Koçerîn) living in Şırnak. Kevser Ete was a guerrilla fighter of the YJA Star (Free Women’s Troops) and was killed in a Turkish chemical weapons attack in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq). Footage of her death throes was released on Tuesday.
Nuran Imir was accompanied on her condolence visit on Friday by members of the MEBYA-DER Solidarity Association. The group was greeted on arrival by the relatives of the fallen fighter with trills and shouts of "Martyrs are immortal". Imir gave a short speech and said, "The Kurdish people have been resisting cruel oppression for years. Great massacres have taken place. International powers also play a role in these massacres. Kevser, together with her friends, resisted until the last moment. We will continue her struggle. Kevser stands for the slogan Jin-Jiyan-Azadî (Woman, Life, Freedom).
Kevser Ete's family belongs to the Sorî tribe from Siirt and had to leave their home due to the state's policy of oppression. Kevser grew up in Turkey and joined the guerrillas in 2014. After basic training, she fought against the so-called "Islamic State" (ISIS) and was seriously injured. Most recently, she resisted the Turkish invasion of the Zap region. In October 2022, she was killed by poison gas.
