The People's Defense Forces Press Center (HPG) has published the names of four guerrillas who fell as martyrs. Deştan Mordem, Zeynep Arîn Kop, Sarîna Egîd and Sarîna Têkoşîn fell as martyrs in a battle with the Turkish army in Çatak, province of Van in October 2019.

      Code name: Deştan Mordem

      First and last name: Ali Yenice

      Place of Birth: Wan

      Mother and father's name: Seyran - Musa

      Date and place of death: October 2019 / Van

      Code name: Zeynep Arîn Kop

      First and last name: Alev Okumuş

      Place of Birth: Muş

      Mother and father's name: Kıymet - Hasan

      Date and place of death: October 2019 / Van

      Code name: Sarîna Egît

      First and last name: Raziye Sunar

      Place of birth: Batman

      Mother and father's name: Ayşete - Mehmet Salih

      Date and place of death: October 2019 / Van 

      Code name: Sarîna Tekoşîn

      First and last name: Sozdar Aslan

      Place of Birth: Siirt

      Mother and father's name: Gazel - Tahir

      Date and place of death: October 2019 / Van

The HPG said in a statement: “The Turkish colonial state violates universal rights and wages a brutal and dirty war against our people and the freedom guerrilla with all possible unethical methods. The Turkish state uses every method of war and tries to legitimize its massacres and defame the struggle for liberation under the term "anti-terrorism". Although certain western states support Turkish fascism, the world public knows that the Turkish state finances global terrorism and lets jihadists fight for itself.”

The statement added. “2019 was an important year for the guerrilla struggle in North Kurdistan and especially in Botan. Deştan Mordem, Zeynep Arîn Kop, Sarîna Egîd and Sarîna Têkoşîn took on a leading role in the resistance in Botan and fought bravely until their martyrdom.

The HPG express their condolences to the relatives and the people of Kurdistan and declare that the fallen continue to live in their struggle.”