People of Kobanê welcomed Ramadan Eid in cemeteries as they visited all fallen fighters of YPG and YPJ as well as the civilians who were massacred by ISIS gangs. Starting from the very early hours of the morning, people have gathered in cemeteries where they also celebrated each other’s Eid. While children reluctantly took the candies offered to them, they left the flowers they had brought with themselves, instead of candy bags, on the graves of the fallen fighters.

While the town was under the attacks of ISIS gangs during previous Eids, people of Kobanê welcomed this Eid for the first time in an environment void of conflict; however they flocked to cemeteries to visit the graves of those civilians who were massacred by ISIS gangs on June 25.

People marched to cemeteries following the Eid prayer in mosques earlier this morning. The two Martyrs’ cemetaries, Martyr Dicle Cemetary and Kobanê Massacre Cemetary located in different parts of the town, received thousands of people from all ages visiting the graves of fallen YPG/YPJ fighters and their relatives. While the women were chanting mourning requiems, children left flowers on the graves and had emotional breakdowns.

Emotional moments had be endured in Kobanê massacre cemetary where the civilians who were massacred by ISIS gangs during their last attack on Kobanê on June 25. The children who lost their parents in the massacre were also taken to the cemetery by their relatives. Children stood by the graves of their parents for hours and broke down in tears.

In the meantime, Kobanê canton administrators, PYD executives and the YPG/YPJ fighters in the town also paid visits to these cemeteries in order to salute their comrades who had fallen during the clashes. Visits to the cemeteries continued throughout the day, while security forces took intensive measures against probable attacks.

Kobanê had a rather sad day today, not celebrating Eid but commemorating its martyrs. Canton administrators and PYD executives will pay visits to the families of all those people who lost their lives in the massacre or in previous clashes, during the 3 days long Eid Holiday.