The press center of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) released a statement announcing the martyrdom on February 22, 2021 of Eren Muhammed, Karker Kurecik and Tolhildan Amed were martyred in an air strike by the Turkish army near the village of Xanke near Metina region in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).

HPG offered its condolences to the families and the entire patriotic population of Kurdistan and promised to realize the dreams of the martyrs through their struggle.

	Nom de Guerre: Eren Muhammed First-Last Name: Ömer Eren Birthplace: Muş Mother's - Father's Name: Herdemşah – Süleyman Date and Place of Martyrdom: 22. Februar 2021 / Metina
	Nom de Guerre: Karker Kurecîk First-Last Name: Hüseyin Inal Birthplace: Malatya Mother's - Father's Name: Gülay – Kemal Date and Place of Martyrdom: 22. Februar 2021 / Metina
	Nom de Guerre: Tohildan Amed First-Last Name: Mehmet Salih Ak Birthplace: Amed Mother's - Father's Name: Sabiha – Mehmet Emin Date and Place of Martyrdom: 22. Februar 2021 / Metina

Eren Muhammed: From Turkish metropolises to the Kurdish mountains

HPG wrote the following about Eren Muhammed: "Our comrade Eren comes from a patriotic family from Bulanık district in Muş province. Although he and his family lived far away from Kurdistan in the metropolises of Turkey, Eren never separated himself mentally and ideologically from Kurdistan. Despite the assimilation policy of Turkish fascism, Eren felt the political and social reality of Kurdistan from the bottom of his heart and felt an attachment to the freedom struggle of our people. Therefore, he worked in various fields from the very beginning of his youth and created significant revolutions based on Apoist culture and morality in his personality in a short period of time. Our comrade Eren determined that the best way to defend the achievements of our people was to join the guerrillas. He did this at a time when the attacks on our people were most intense and came to the mountains full of great determination. He developed his personality based on the philosophy of Apoism and, through military and ideological education, became a mature Apoist militant who led the tasks of the time with great responsibility, seriousness and determination with great success.

Karker Kürecik joined from Europe

Regarding the biography of Karker Kürecik, the HPG wrote: "Our comrade Karker was born in Malatya, one of the regions where the Turkish state implemented its murderous 'Eastern Reform Plan’ with particular intensity. He had the opportunity to learn about the struggle for freedom far away from Kurdistan, in Europe. He realized in a very short time the importance and the power of the philosophy of Apoism and he decided to join our movement on this basis. After his participation, comrade Karker engaged in many activities in different fields, however, he expressed his longing for Kurdistan and especially for the mountains at every opportunity. He fought hard for it and finally was able to reach Kurdistan. After joining the guerrilla, he quickly adapted to life in the mountains. He brought a great spiritual strength to the guerrillas and was deeply aware of his responsibilities in all tasks within our offensive. He always and in every task adhered to the principles of an Apoist militant and became a good companion of Öcalan through his attitude and participation.

Tolhildan Amed picked up the gun of his fallen uncle

HPG described Tolhildan Amed as follows, "Our comrade Tolhildan was born into a patriotic family in Amed. His family had already made sacrifices in the freedom struggle. Because of this characteristic of his family, he was able to know the Kurdish freedom struggle from close quarters. After his uncle fell a martyr in the guerrilla ranks, he took up the gun himself and joined the guerrilla. In the guerrilla struggle, he had the opportunity to become better acquainted with the philosophy of Apoism, and he always strove to apply its principles to life. At the same time, Tolhildan was attached with great conviction to the practice of the guerrilla of the new phase, believing that only through professional guerrilla struggle would victory be possible. He participated in the military and ideological educations with great commitment and passion, and devoted great efforts to becoming a professional guerrilla fighter. Our comrade Tolhildan was convinced that 2021 would be the year of success. He succeeded in becoming the vanguard of the guerrillas with his struggle and determination."