YPG Press Office has announced the IDs of 20 YPG-YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) fighters that fell martyr as result of the Turkish aerial attack on Qereçox on April 25.
The statement by YPG Press Office said the following:
“The YPG General Command Headquarters in Qereçox region was bombed by Turkish warplanes at 02:00 on April 25. The aerial attack targeted the YPG Press Centre office, Dengê Rojava (Voice of Rojava) Radio station building, printing house and military institutions. As result of the attacks, 20 YPG-YPJ fighters, among them 3 Press Centre workers, fell martyr and 18 others were wounded.
The attack also claimed the life of YPG commander Mihemed Xelîl (Ristem Zêdan) who was commanding the battle given against the ISIS gangs in Raqqa.
The Turkish state carried out this attack as ISIS gangs suffered heavy blows in the hands of YPG, YPJ, SDF and international coalition forces in Tabqa and Raqqa. This attack was conducted in order to provide support to the gangs and reduce the pressure on them.
We as YPG General Command state our people in Rojava and Northern Syria that this attack by the Turkish state will not weaken our struggle against the gangs.
We are calling on the international coalition to prevent the Turkish state from attacking our people and the Rojava and Northern Syrian forces. We will respond to the attacks under the terms of legitimate defense and international law.
We express our condolences to our heroic people and the families of our martyrs and call for their support to the defense forces, and to strengthen their unity against the AKP's attacks.
We invite all our people to the big ceremony, which will be organized in Martyr Xebat Derik Cemetery in order to send our martyrs on their last journey on April 29th. We reiterate that we will be the followers of our martyrs until we build a free and safe country."
Identity details of the YPG fighters martyred in the Turkish attack are as follows:
Nom de Guerre: Ararat Cûdî
First-Last Name: Cansu Agay
Mother's Name: Zahîde
Father's Name: Abdullah
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Arjîn Azad
First-Last Name: Neşe Yildiz
Mother's Name: Zenûre
Father's Name: Abdullah
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Awaz Botan
First-Last Name: Xelat Bozî
Mother's Name: Zelîha
Father's Name: Alaaddîn
Place of Birth: Kobanê
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Bahoz Tolhildan
First-Last Name: Yunus Tekinalp
Mother's Name: Meryem
Father's Name: Omer
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Baqî Efrîn
First-Last Name: Mustefa Elo
Mother's Name: Gulîzar
Father's Name: Şukrî
Place of Birth: Efrîn
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Bawer Intîqam
First-Last Name: Sînan Sol
Mother's Name: Gûlê
Father's Name: Mehmûd
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Devrim Gûney
First-Last Name: Satılmış Kaplan
Mother's Name: Kezban
Father's Name: Mehemd
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Botan Girbawî
First-Last Name: Ferhad Ismail Mihemed
Mother's Name: Meqbule
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Elîşêr Qamişlo
First-Last Name: Şukrî Hesen
Mother's Name: Sead
Father's Name: Mihemed Selîm
Place of Birth: Qamishlo
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Heqî Bagok
First-Last Name: Heqî Hisên
Mother's Name: Şaha
Father's Name: Celal
Place of Birth: Tirbespiyê
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Jiyan Amed
First-Last Name: Aysel Gündoğdu
Mother's Name: Halîme
Father's Name: Fahrettin
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Nêçîrvan
First-Last Name: Ferec Ciriq
Mother's Name: Zilix
Father's Name: Ismaîl
Place of Birth: Serêkaniyê
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Nûda Gulbihar
First-Last Name: Gulistan Şahin
Mother's Name: Yüksel
Father's Name: Nuri
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Rewan Genco
First-Last Name: Ehmed Hemo
Mother's Name: Behiya
Father's Name: Hesen
Place of Birth: Beyandûr, Tirbespiyê
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Rûstem Zêdan
First-Last Name: Mehemed Xelîl
Mother's Name: Mevlûde
Father's Name: Xelîl
Place of Birth: Efrîn
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Şîlan Botan
First-Last Name: Rim Xişman
Mother's Name: Asya
Father's Name: Newroz
Place of Birth: Dêrik
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Şîlan Kobanê
First-Last Name: Hemîde Hemo
Mother's Name: Ezîze
Father's Name: Cûma
Place of Birth: Efrîn
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Sozdar Garzan
First-Last Name: Hêvîdar Ebdî
Mother's Name: Gulîzar
Father's Name: Ebdulkerîm
Place of Birth: Amûdê
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Zîlan Roj
First-Last Name: Zehra Betül Ertaş
Mother's Name: Vahîde
Father's Name: Esat
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox
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Nom de Guerre: Destan Qamişlo
First-Last Name: Hêvî Ebduleziz Mihemmed
Mother's Name: Cemîle
Father's Name: Ebdulezîz
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 25-04-2017 Qereçox