According to the press centre of the People's Defense Forces (Hêzên Parastina Gel, HPG), guerrilla fighter Sinem Yusuf (Dünya Destan) lost her life on 12 November 2019 in a Turkish air raid on the Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.

Her ID details are as follows:

Nom de Guerre: Dünya Destan

First and last name: Sinem Yusuf

Place of birth: Dêrik

Names of mother and father: Wedia - Mehmet Emin

Date and place of death: 12 November 2019 / Qandil

Dünya Destan was born in 1994 in Dêrik city in Rojava. She joined the PKK at a young age in 2011. The HPG commended her high morale, positive attitude, curiosity and determination and expressed their condolences to her relatives and the Kurdish people.

HPG vowed that the path of the martyrs will be followed until victory.