HPG and YJA Star guerrillas spoke to the ANF on the 20th anniversary of the February 15, 1999 international conspiracy against PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan and the Turkish state’s aggression against the Kurdish Freedom Movement.

HPG guerrilla Şahan Botan pointed to the genocidal attacks of the Turkish state against the guerrilla forces and said the Turkish President Erdogan has resorted to attacks against the Kurdish people since he is desperately struggling to survive. Botan referred to the operations of guerrilla in Xakûrkê and noted that the Turkish army was unable to secure any advance against the guerrilla despite their sophisticated technology. Botan stressed that the Turkish state was trying to manipulate the society through a dirty propaganda game, “No matter how much they attack us, we have taken our measures against the enemy’s technology. Our people must know that we are stronger than ever. We will fight to the last drop of our blood and we are ready to sacrifice our lives for leader Apo,” Botan added.

HPG guerrilla Welat Dilken stated that they will respond to the aggravated isolation of Ocalan through effective operations and continued: “Under any circumstances we might be in, we will show how coward the enemy is. The guerrilla forces launched operations during winter. From now on, we will conduct stronger actions against the fascist alliance of the AKP and MHP.”

YJA Star guerrilla Edessa Efrîn stressed that the Turkish state failed to undermine the resistance of the guerrilla despite intense attacks, adding that a firm position of the guerrilla will be an appropriate response to the isolation.

HPG guerrilla Ferhad Pawe said that the February 15 international conspiracy was continuing in different methods today, adding; “The aggressions have not stopped. Yet certainly the resistance against the state attacks is enduring. On behalf of the guerrilla freedom fighters we greet Leyla Guven and other activists on hunger strike.”

Referring to the latest achievements of the Kurdish people, HPG guerrilla Intikam Çiyayi noted that all the progress was possible thanks to Ocalan and the Freedom Movement. Çiyayi highlighted the hunger strike campaign and said: “The resistance led by Leyla Guven, has now spread throughout the world. Through this campaign, we were reassured that the spirit of July 14 resistance continues to live on. The Kurdish people will never bow to the enemy.”

Another HPG guerrilla, Serhed Qelelî, emphasized the hunger strike by Leyla Guven and other hunger strikers was a significant action.

HPG guerrilla Harîn Oramar stated that the struggle of guerrilla will continue until Ocalan was physically freed, and called upon the youth to join the guerrilla ranks.