Guerrillas Ekin Dilda and Mîtra Manî fell on 6 October 2024 in the Xakurke region of South Kurdistan. The Press Center of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) said in a statement that the two guerrillas of the Free Women’s Units (YJA Star) were followers of the "Jin Jiyan Azadî" philosophy and lived with the aim of making the 21st century the century of women. "We bow to their legacy with respect and gratitude and promise to make their dreams come true," said the HPG. The following information was given in the obituary:

 Code name: Ekin Dilda

 First and last name: Zeliha Mahçup

 Place of birth: Erzîrom

 Names of mother and father: Meryem - Mehmet

 Date and place of death: October 6, 2024 / Xakurke

 Code name: Mîtra Manî

 First and last name: Zeynep Aslan

 Place of birth: Şirnex

 Names of mother and father: Seymen - Mehmet Seyfettin

 Date and place of death: October 6, 2024 / Xakurke

Ekin Dilda

Ekin Dilda was born in Qereyazî in the Erzîrom province and belonged to the Berazî tribe. She grew up in an environment close to the PKK and joined the guerrillas in 2015. After her training, she took part in the fight against ISIS. "At a time when the ISIS gangs were attacking our people to commit genocide, she did not hesitate for a moment and participated in the resistance as an apoist militant," the HPG said in the statement, adding that “she distinguished herself with her courage in actions against the Islamists and was an uncompromising advocate of the women's liberation ideology."

When she later returned to the mountains, she participated in the resistance against the Turkish occupation attacks on the Medya Defense Areas as a guerrilla of the YJA Star. Her last area of ​​​​operation was Xakurke, where she performed various tasks and worked on the construction of tunnel facilities, among other things. Ekin Dilda was killed in an attack by the Turkish army on 6 October 2024.

Mîtra Manî

Mîtra Manî was born in Cizîr in the province of Şirnex and was socialized in an environment shaped by the Kurdish freedom movement.

As an adolescent, she became active in the youth movement and was involved in cultural work. Because she used songs to express both the pain and the joy of life in society, she experienced repression by the Turkish state. She was arrested and tortured.

In 2015, she went to the mountains and joined the guerrillas. Her decision to engage in armed struggle came at a time when the Turkish state unilaterally ended the talks on a solution to the Kurdish question and began to implement its concept of annihilation. Mîtra Manî last fought in Xakurke, where she was killed in a Turkish attack on October 6, 2024, along with Ekin Dilda.