People in the Cizire region paid tribute to the guerrillas who lost their lives in 2021 as a result of an ambush by the armed forces of the KDP, the ruling party in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
A guerrilla group consisting of seven people was attacked by KDP forces at approximately 2:30 a.m. on the night of August 28-29, 2021 while traveling from Qandil to Behdinan. The group was fired upon directly from four sides with heavy weapons as it crossed the Zap River without prior address or warning shots. Five of the guerrillas were definitely killed in the attack, and one of them is believed to have been captured injured. HPG member Haki Zilan, who was part of the guerrilla group, was able to leave the area unharmed after a while. He was able to save himself alive and reached the guerrilla forces. Through his account, many aspects of the KDP attack were clarified.
Members of the councils of martyrs’ families from the Cizire Region of North-East Syria took to the streets today and made statements denouncing the KDP’s cooperation with the invading Turkish state. The actions took place in Heseke, Shaddadi, Serekaniye Camp, Til Temir and Dirbesiye.
In the Qamishlo Canton, the councils of martyrs' families staged actions in the city center, Derik, Til Hemis, Çilaxa, Til Kocher, Til Berak, Amude and Tirbespiyê.
The council in Qamishlo city highlighted the bravery of the guerrillas who, they said, responded to their call and fought the Turkish state that sought to put the peoples of the region through genocide.
The statement denounced the Turkish state’s use of banned and chemical weapons against the guerrilla forces, the international silence and the KRI government’s cooperation with the Turkish state.
Remarking that the KDP had been engaged in spying activities for the enemy, the council defined the KDP’s actions as betrayal against the historical values of the people.
The statement noted that guerrillas have fought and died in a relentless struggle across South Kurdistan (North Iraq) since the emergence of ISIS, from Hewler (Erbil) to Zakho, from Kirkuk to Shengal (Sinjar).
The council called on the government of South Kurdistan to abandon their wrong course and to stop cooperating with the Turkish state against the guerrillas.
The statement ended with a call upon the KDP to deliver the bodies of the guerrillas to their families and to apologize to their families.
