The Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE), which was founded in 2018 after the occupation of Afrin, announced that two of their fighters, Rizgar Welat and Rojhat Bêkes, were martyred in a Turkish drone attack in the Afrin region on June 14.

Both fighters were from Afrin and fought for the liberation of their homeland occupied by Turkey. According to HRE, Rizgar Welat (Yusif Hiso) joined the resistance in 2015 and participated in offensives against Islamist gangs in the following years. He has been fighting in the ranks of the HRE since the occupation of Afrin.

Rojhat Bêkes (Kawa Hesen) took part in the liberation struggle against the Turkish state since 2020. Both fighters worked together collectively in the resistance and produced practical successes, stated the HRE.

Paying tribute to all their martyrs in the persons of Rizgar and Rojhat, HRE vowed to keep the memory of the martyrs alive in their struggle and to realize their dreams.

The identity information of the two fallen fighters is as follows:

Nom de Guerre: Rizgar Welat

First-Last Name: Yusif Hiso

Mother's Name: Emîne

Father's Name: Mira

Place and Date of Martyrdom: Afrin region, 14 June 2023

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Nom de Guerre: Rojhat Bêkes

First-Last Name: Kawa Hesen

Mother's Name: Sîham

Father's Name: Farûq

Place and Date of Martyrdom: Afrin region, 14 June 2023

The autonomous region of northern and eastern Syria has been targeted by a new military escalation by Turkey for a week. The Turkish army, supported by its jihadist proxy forces, is attacking residential areas on a daily basis. Since last weekend, at least three civilians and a total of 14 fighters of the HRE, YPG (People's Defense Units) and the Manbij Military Council have been killed by targeted drone attacks, which, in addition, left many injured, including children. On Friday, a hospital in Tel Rifat was shelled and four people were injured, some seriously.