HPG Press Liason Center (BIM) issued a written statement to pay tribute to guerrillas Ahmet Bal (code name Dara Adar), Ramazan Bozkurt (code name Azad Botan), Veysel Dalmış (code name Şerzan Botan), Ahmet Kayar (code name Rumet Hevi Şoreş) and Behzat Azeriş (code name Erdal Cudi), who fell as martyrs in the air attack carried out by the invading Turkish state on 19 August.

The HPG BIM said in the statement: “On 19 August 2020, air strikes were carried out by the invading Turkish army in the area of Kanimezine in Metina. Our comrades Dara, Azad, Şerzan, Rumet and Erdal fell as martyrs as a result of the air strikes.”

The identity information of the fallen guerrillas were disclosed and are as follows:

      Code Name: Dara Adar

      Name Surname: Ahmet Bal

      Place of Birth: Siirt

      Mother's-Father's Name: Vetha - Behrem

      Date and Place of Martyrdom: 19 August 2020 / Metina

 

 

      Code Name: Azad Botan

      Name Surname: Ramazan Bozkurt

      Place of Birth: Şırnak

      Mother's - Father's Name: Hanım - Mehmet Ali

      Date and Place of Martyrdom: 19 August 2020 / Metina

 

 

      Code Name: Şerzan Botan

      Name Surname: Veysel Dalmış

      Place of Birth: Şırnak

      Mother's - Father's Name: Safiye - Ibrahim Halil

      Date and Place of Martyrdom: 19 August 2020 / Metina

 

 

      Code Name: Rumet Hevi Şoreş

      Name Surname: Ahmet Kayar

      Birthplace: Germany

      Mother's - Father's Name: Gülnaz - Gürsel

      Date and Place of Martyrdom: 19 August 2020 / Metina

 

 

      Code Name: Erdal Cudi

      Name Surname: Behzat Azeriş

      Place of Birth: Serdeşt

      Mother's-Father's Name: Habibe - Ali

      Date and Place of Martyrdom: 19 August 2020 / Metina

 

The statement added: “Our comrade Dara was born in a patriotic family devoted to his values in the village of Hêstet in Pervari, known for his patriotism and resistance spirit and which raised hundreds of heroes. He joined the guerrilla ranks in 2009 to bring the struggle of the heroic martyrs he inherited at a young age to victory.

Our comrade Azad, who was born in Cizre, always inspired the Kurdistan freedom struggle with his resistance and determination to fight. His name is known among the resistance, he witnessed closely all the assimilation and racist practices of the occupying Turkish state and took the path to the free mountains to struggle.

Our comrade Şerzan was born in a patriotic family in Cizre, the heart of Botan. Comrade Şerzan met the Freedom Movement at an early age and his biggest dream was to become a leading militant in the freedom struggle of our people. Our comrade Şerzan, who reached this dream at a young age, was active in many areas of Kurdistan as a competent guerrilla with the energy provided by the youth.

Our comrade Rumet, who was born in Germany as a member of a patriotic family from Bingöl, was longing for his country, Kurdistan, despite living in the diaspora. Our comrade Rumet has always been sensitive to the genocidal policies developed by the colonialist Turkish State against our people in Kurdistan and actively participated in the actions to counter those policies.

Our comrade Erdal, who was born in the patriotic city of Serdesh in Eastern Kurdistan, where the wind of revolution never stopped blowing, has been in constant labor struggle as a member of a working family. Our comrade Erdal was constantly in search to make sense of this worker personality, and was impressed as soon as he met our Freedom Movement and joined the guerrilla ranks.”