As March 8, International Working Women's Day, approaches, colourful images of women's preparations for the day come from different parts of the world and messages to increase the resistance are also coming. One of the areas where the 8 March preparations are undertaken with enthusiasm is the Medya Defense Areas. The YJA-Star guerrillas are leading those preparations. YJA-Star guerrillas conveyed their message to ANF and stated that 2022 will be "the year of women's liberation and Rêber Apo's freedom."

YJA-Star guerrilla Zîlan Aydın, said on 8 March that women should fight against oppression in every field. “8 March will not be the same as in the past. The YJA-Star forces are transforming every place into a field of action in order to lead this struggle in the right way. We believe that young women fighting in Europe, Bakur, Bashur, Rojhilat and in all areas of the world and the Middle East claim their own power, role and will against oppression today. This is our demand too. In this area, tough wars, wars that will set an example in history are being waged. Many martyrs are given here. And thanks to their legacy, we will become stronger.”

Saying that they hope women will reclaim their being, labor and heritage in whatever field or position they found themselves, guerrilla Zîlan Aydın said: “Women must wage a tough war against the invaders. They must assert their own power and will. Our greatest wish and hope is that this year will be the year of freedom for young women, for Kurdistan, for the women of the Middle East. Our will is our hope, our consciousness is our being, and we must take our activism further, where we can protect Rêber Apo [Adullah Öcalan], who introduced us to everything."

The most important gift is the ideology we are equipped with

Guerrilla Ekin Malazgirt shared her feelings and thoughts on 8 March and said that the ideology of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is the greatest gift for women.

Guerrilla Malazgirt recalled the saying ‘This will be the century of women’ and said: "Whether we like it or not, 8 March creates excitement in people. As YJA-Star guerrillas, this day creates a different meaning for us as well. The most important gift for us is the ideology given to us by our Leader."

Guerrilla Malazgirt continued: “We have come to these days thanks to dozens of commanders, such as Delal Amed, Azê Manazgirt, Heval Sara, Heval Zîlan. We have come to these days thanks to a great effort. Therefore, 8 March has a different meaning for us.”

‘YJA-Star is the right path for women’

Guerrilla Malazgirt said: "We women are mute and enslaved by the male-dominated system. We women should be organized the most. Our language has been taken from us, our eyes have been taken from us, we have been mute and blinded. For this reason, we, women, should organize and strengthen ourselves even more. It can be said that women have reached the top position within the PKK and YJA-Star. YJA-Star is the truest identity and the best path for women. It is the Leadership itself that gives us this leading role. Our biggest goal is to play the leading role that the Leader expects from us in 2022. The most correct path is the YJA-Star. That is the mountain itself.”

'Every day is a day of resistance for the YJA-Star guerrillas’

Guerrilla Jiyan Tiltemir said that 2022 will be the year of women's freedom. She added that not only today, but all days are a day of resistance and struggle for the YJA-Star guerrillas in the mountains of Kurdistan, and continued: “To set an example and lead the whole war as YJA-Star women in this process, not just for one day, it is necessary to take part in the current war as a woman, to carry out the resistance, and to lead as a woman on the battlefield with Rêber Apo's philosophy of reaching a free life. As YJA-Star, we do that.”

‘2022 will be the year of freedom for Leader Apo’

Guerrilla Tiltemir drew attention to the importance of women's values ​​in order to achieve a free life. Emphasizing that the YJA-Star guerrillas preserve these values, she said: "As a woman, knowing yourself with the philosophy of Rêber Apo and fighting in the mountains of Kurdistan is of great value."

Stating that women will face March 8 with a more resistant and tougher war in the mountains of Kurdistan, guerrilla Tiltemir said: "The year 2022 will be Leader Apo's year of freedom, it will also be the year of women's freedom. We believe this. We say once again that we will increase the struggle and resistance. We will definitely make 2022 the year of women's freedom, we will make it the year of Rêber Apo's freedom."