Thousands of people gathered in Kobane on Monday to bid final farewell to their martyrs.

Members of the Revolutionary Youth Movement and Young Women's Union, Nûjiyan Ocalan, Viyan Kobanê, Rojîn Ehmed Îsa, Merhef Xelîl Îbrahîm and Welîd Mihemed Menle were martyred on December 25 following a Turkish drone attack that targeted a house in the Martyr Peyman neighbourhood.

The Afrin Region Revolutionary Youth Movement and Young Women's Union have also reacted to the attack in a press statement.

Dozens of people attended the event in the Serdem Camp in the Ehdas district of Shehba canton.

The following statement was read out by Feride Hej Ebdo, a member of the Revolutionary Youth Movement:

“This attack was carried out with international cooperation. The people of Kobane have sacrificed thousands of their young people without hesitation to protect human dignity. However, the international community is silent towards the deadly attack in Kobane. As is known, some were martyred and injured as a result of the attack. Young people are the future of society. They attack young people to break the power of society. Throughout history, the young people’s response to invasion attacks has been resistance and revenge. We commemorate all the martyrs of Kobane in the person of Martyr Nûjiyan Öcalan, and we promise retaliation.”