The Press Office of People’s Defense Units (YPG) announced the identities of 8 YPG/YPJ fighters who fell in the Resistance of the Age in Afrin.

The statement by YPG Press Office said the following: “Rojava Revolution has witnessed unprecedented cases of bravery in the great resistance experienced in its history. In response to the war of denial and annihilation imposed on our people by the occupiers, a community of warriors has shouldered a people’s freedom dreams and given a struggle with great determination and commitment against the invaders. One of these struggles is the “Resistance of the Age” that has left its mark in the revolution of Rojava and Northern Syria. A glorious resistance has been mounted under the lead of the YPG-YPJ and SDF against the Turkish army and their mercenaries.”

YPG said that their comrades, commander Rizgar Dêrik and fighters Dêrîk, Avrîn, Bawer, Cîhan, Çekdar, Goran and Zerdeşt have fallen as martyrs resisting the invasion attacks of the Turkish state and mercenary groups in Afrin.

YPG vowed to enhance their resistance in the spirit of their fallen comrades to counter any and all kinds of attacks aiming for an annihilation and denial of their country and their people.

In the person of the eight fallen fighters, YPG remembered with respect and gratitude all the martyrs of the revolution and promised to carry their memory and struggle to victory, and to defend the free and democratic Rojava Revolution.

YPG announced the ID details of the fallen fighters as follows:

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Nom de Guerre: Rizgar Dêrik

First-Last Name: İsmet İsmail

Mother’s Name: Sedika

Father’s Name: Kuri

Place of Birth: Dêrik

Place and Date of Martyrdom: Afrin – Mabata - Satiya village / 7 July 2018

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Nom de Guerre: Armanc Avareş

First-Last Name: Mihemed Hesen

Mother’s Name: Kelîme

Father’s Name: Xelîl

Place of Birth: Aleppo

Place and Date of Martyrdom: Afrin – Mabata - Satiya village / 7 July 2018

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Nom de Guerre: Avrîn Garzan

First-Last Name: Sozdar Şêxo

Mother’s Name: Îlham

Father’s Name: Esad

Place of Birth: Afrin

Place and Date of Martyrdom: Afrin – Mabata - Satiya village / 7 July 2018

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Nom de Guerre: Bawer Siser

First-Last Name: Ahmet İnan

Mother’s Name: Xezal

Father’s Name: Mehmet

Place and Date of Martyrdom: Afrin – Mabata - Satiya village / 7 July 2018

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Nom de Guerre: Cîhan Botan

First-Last Name: Zehra Ozmen

Mother’s Name: Hüsniye

Father’s Name: Ahmet

Place and Date of Martyrdom: Afrin – Mabata - Satiya village / 7 July 2018

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Nom de Guerre: Çekdar Kato

First-Last Name: Ömer Temel

Mother’s Name: Soylemez

Father’s Name: Kemal

Place and Date of Martyrdom: Afrin – Mabata - Satiya village / 7 July 2018

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Nom de Guerre: Goran Serêkaniyê

First-Last Name: Ehmed Şêxo

Mother’s Name: İlham

Father’s Name: Fuat

Place of Birth: Serêkaniyê

Place and Date of Martyrdom: Afrin – Mabata - Satiya village / 7 July 2018

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Nom de Guerre: Zerdeşt Cudi

First-Last Name: Nêçirvan Çağatay

Mother’s Name: Meryem

Father’s Name: Mustafa

Place and Date of Martyrdom: Afrin – Mabata - Satiya village / 7 July 2018