The guerillas have celebrated the 34th anniversary of the 15 August 1984 actions with a spectacular ceremony in the Medya Defense Zones. 

Speaking at the ceremony, People’s Defense Central Headquarters Commander, Murat Karayılan said, "A heroic battle will be carried out for the whole world to witness”.

Karayılan remarked that the Kurdish people have defeated the Turkish state by resisting the policy of exterminating their will it developed.

Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's posters, PKK, KCK, HPG and YJA-STAR flags and the photos of the legendary guerrilla commander Mahsum Korkmaz were hanged everywhere.

People's Defense Central Headquarters Commanders Murat Karayılan, Zozan Çewlîg, Bahoz Erdal, Koçero Urfa and YJA-STAR Central Headquarters Commander Emine Erciyes all delivered speeches. 

Speaking after a minute's silence, Murat Karayılan reminded that this is a time of huge dangers for the entire region. It is not, he said, an ordinary process the one we are going through. 

The war waged by guerrillas is against the Turkish occupation and the ethnic cleansing carried out by al-Qaeda, he said.

Karayılan emphasized that guerrillas would wage a tough battle for the whole world to witness.

“Today, the AKP, MHP, Ergenekon and al-Qaeda have launched a war against our people, first attacking the Rojava Revolution. The Turkish state under the AKP-MHP administration that wants to crush the 15 August spirit and complete the Kurdish genocide attacked Bashûrê (Southern) Kurdistan, Makhmur, Kirkuk, Kobanê.

For three years a war has been raging in Bakurê (Northern) Kurdistan. By attacking Leader Apo in Imralı they have declared war to the whole Kurdish people”.

In these three years, continued Karayılan, “the Turkish occupation has attacked the guerrillas with all kinds of methods and tools. At the same time they attacked democratic politics and representatives of the Kurdish people, attacked Turkey’s democratic people, arrested and usurped all municipalities”. 

This war, said Karayılan, “is not just a war against one organisation, it is the war of the whole Kurdish nation. It is true that the enemy first wants to liquidate the PKK. But with it they want to liquidate the Rojava Revolution, to invade Southern Kurdistan, to cut Kirkuk away from Bashur, and to abolish all achievements reached by our people everywhere”.

Emphasising the need for Kurdish national unity in this process, Karayılan stressed that guerrilla forces will be protecting the people of Kurdistan and their interests all across Kurdistan under any circumstance.

He continued; “The battle fought by the freedom guerrilla against Turkish occupation and Al-Qeada remnant gangs today, is the battle of a nation and entire region. In this sacred war, Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla will do their part to achieve victory. All the Kurdish youth and patriotic Kurdish people should undertake their responsibilities and enhance the struggle in this process. Kurdish youth should join the guerrilla ranks and take their place in the battle for victory.”