The Press Center of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) has published the names of three fallen guerrillas. The three, two women and a man, fell as martyrs in the bombing of the Turkish army Şırnak. The guerrillas have been named as Helo Mahabadî, Jînda Berat Cihan and Rojîn Amed. According to the HPG, they had been part of the units in the Botan region for a long time and took part “in a leading and active manner” in the guerrilla offensives launched there.

    Code name: Helo Mahabadî

    First and last name: Muhammed Alizade

    Place of birth: Mahabad

    Mother and father’s name: Ami - Ali

    Date and place of martyrdom: August 14, 2021 / Cûdî

    Code name: Jînda Berat Cihan

    First and last name: Nurcan Çintan

    Place of Birth: Wan

    Mother and father’s name: Ayşe - Ömer

    Date and place of martyrdom: 18 August 2021 / Kato Jîrka

   Code name: Rojîn Amed

   First and last name: Fidan Kutpınar

   Place of Birth: Wan

   Mother and father’s name: Hediye - Kuli

   Date and place of martyrdom: August 18, 2021 / Kato Jîrka

Helo Mahabadî came from the eastern Kurdish city of Mahabad, a stronghold of resistance against the Iranian regime. He grew up in a family with a strong patriotism. He got to know the Kurdish liberation movement during the international conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan [in 1998-99], when the global wave of protests also spread to Rojhilat. In 2010, Helo Mahabadî joined the guerrillas and spent the last few years in Botan.

As a commander, he took part in a large number of actions against the Turkish army and the guerrilla offensives proclaimed in the region.

Jînda Berat Cihan was born in Wan to a patriotic family. Already as a child she was aware of the reality of the guerrilla. As a young woman she joined the ranks of the revolutionary struggle. Her resistance led her on the "line of women's liberation. Jînda Berat Cihan was a leading guerrilla in the great Botan war. It will always illuminate the victory march of our people. "

Rojîn Amed was also from Wan. She also got to know the Kurdish liberation movement when she was young. In response to the colonialist policy of oppression, which had always been part of the Turkish raison d'etre in Kurdistan, she joined the guerrillas. Within a short time, she developed into a recognised commander and led the resistance in Botan against the Turkish army on the basis of the women's liberation ideology.

The HPG expressed their condolences to the relatives and the Kurdish people and declared: "We promise to meet the demands of our fallen and to achieve the victory we expected in any case."