Thousands of people in the western Kurdistan city of Kobanê bid farewell to ten fallen fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The burial took place at the Şehîd Dîcle Cemetery of Martyrs and was attended by relatives, representatives of the Autonomous Administration, and commanders from various military formations.
Among those attending the ceremony were SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi as well as commanders Sîpan Hemo and Mehmûd Berxwedan. Ilham Ehmed, Co-Chair of Foreign Affairs Department of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, and Kurdish politician Foza Yûsif from the PYD Presidential Council were also present.
The fighters had fallen in recent weeks while defending the Autonomous Administration against the January offensive of the Syrian transitional government in various regions, including Deir ez-Zor, Sirrin, and Kobanê. Thousands of people accompanied the coffins to the cemetery and bid farewell to the c with slogans and flags of the Autonomous Administration.
In a speech, Eyşe Efendî from the “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan” initiative stated that the legacy of the fallen initiative will be preserved and their struggle continued. SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi also paid tribute to the initiative, saying that they had “waged an extraordinary struggle.”
Abdi also addressed the issue of hostages and prisoners of war in his speech. Efforts are underway to secure the release of another group, he said. In the coming days, 300 people whose names and documents were transmitted from Damascus to the SDF are expected to be released and return to their families.
At the same time, Abdi promised to preserve the legacy of the revolution. “Our goal is that children can speak their own language, receive education in their mother tongue, and live their Kurdish identity freely. We will also continue the struggle so that the rights of the Kurds are guaranteed in the Syrian constitution. We reaffirm our commitment to the path of the martyrs.”
At the end of the ceremony, the Council of Martyrs’ Families read out the biographies of the fighters and handed their documents to their relatives. The martyrs were Lezgîn Kobanê (Ednan Xelîl), Gîvara Kobanê (Diyar Mehmûd), Mazlûm Kobanê (Mehmûd Salih Mislim), Şervan Serêkaniyê (Silêman Mihemed), Dilsoz Helinc (Mistefa Mihemed), Rojhat Kobanê (Hogir Cuma), Ehmed Têkoşîn (Mûrad Çetîn), Ehmed Têkoşîn (Mûrad Çetîn), Çiya Qamişlo (Nasir Mihemed), and Baz Kobanê (Mihemed Mamo). Accompanied by the slogans of the gathered crowd, the martyrs were finally laid to rest.
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