The Press Center of the People's Defense Forces - HPG said in a statement: “Clashes with Turkish soldiers broke out on 7 June in Aralık and the Kirê Sor area. The following day, the military launched an operation that resulted in violent fighting until late in the evening. Four of our fighters fell martyrs. Their identities are as follows:

 

     Code name: Hejar Agirî

     Name and surname: Vahit Çür

     Place of birth: Ağrı

     Mother and father's name: Necla - Bedirhan

     Date and place of martyrdom: 8 June 2020 / Iğdır

 

 

     Code name: Mazlum Serhat

     Name and surname: Seyhan Taş

     Place of birth: Van

     Mother and father's name: Nedime - Süleyman

     Date and place of martyrdom: 8 June 2020 / Iğdır

 

 

      Code name: Sarina Şervan

      Name and surname: Mehnaz Hasan Xelefo

      Place of birth: Maku / East Kurdistan

      Mother and father's name: Zeynab – Hasan

      Date and place of martyrdom: 8 June 2020 / Iğdır

 

 

      Code name: Serhat Umut

      Name and surname: Onur Yörüklü

      Place of birth: Istanbul

      Mother and father's name: Latife - Ali Sait

      Date and place of martyrdom

 

In the statement the HPG added: “Sarina, Hejar, Mazlum and Serhat came from different regions of Kurdistan. Yet they have been subjected to the same persecution and discrimination. They recognized early on that the resistance of the PKK was the ultimate way to free themselves from the assimilationist policies of the occupying states and the denial of Kurdish existence and joined the ranks of the guerrillas.

Here they learned the philosophy of Rêber [President] Apo and successfully participated in the resistance at all levels of struggle. We extend our sincere condolences to the families of our fallen and the Kurdish nation. We promise to continue our struggle on their path until we reach our ideals.”