YPG/YPJ fighters are after gangs everywhere
KOBANÊ (DİHA) - YPG/YPJ fighters participating in the Kobanê Martyrs Revenge Initiative called upon young people to join their ranks and stated that ISIS gangs would pay heavily for each woman and children they massacred in the streets of Kobanê.
Kobanê Martyrs Revenge Initiative aiming to bring ISIS gangs to account for their massacre and clear the town of Sirrin, located 40 km to the south of Kobanê, continues with great morale and determination. The initiative began on July 1 and YPG/YPJ fighters made significant gains as they reached the hills surrounding Sirrin. YPG/YPJ fighters Xelil Avreş, Rubar Afrin, Aras Delila Erzurum, Birinkur Pirsus, Sadun Botan, and Zelal Dilpak spoke to ANF about their thoughts and feelings on the operation.
'We inflict heavy blows with morale we receive from people'
Xelil Avreş: "I have participated in the initiative since its beginning. ISIS gangs use civilians as human shields in every location we attack. We use extreme precaution in order to not harm civilians and continue to inflict heavy blows on the gangs. Our initiative continues with great morale and enthusiasm, as YPG/YPJ fighters we are determined. Of course the attacks and massacres targeting our people upset us deeply, but we are determined to protect our people and inflict blows on the enemy. We fight for our people and the morale and trust they give enable us to continue our resistance.
'We will be after after ISIS everywhere'
Rubar Afrin: "I have been in Kobanê since the beginning of the war here and I participated in this initiative with great morale and enthusiasm. We inflicted heavy blows on the gangs and our advance continues rapidly. We seized large amounts of ammunitions and killed many gang members. YPG/YPJ will be after ISIS everywhere and this initiative will prevent other massacre attempts in Kobanê. We do not view our initiative as a mere act of revenge but an effort to ensure the peace and security of our people in Kobanê. We will succeed.
'Women can join our ranks'
Zelal Dilpak: "I am from Kobanê. This initiative aims to bring ISIS gangs to account for their massacre in Kobanê, which we will never forget. Gangs will pay for every one of their murders and we are fully prepared to prevent future massacre attempts. Our morale is high and I am very happy to participate in this revenge initiative, just like every other fighter here. Our morale is high and we go to our operations with slogans and folk dances.
I would like to say this to women; women have shown their will during Kobanê resistance. They can now join our ranks and help repel gangs’ massacre attempts on Kobanê. ISIS targets women the most and as women, we should resist the gangs and defend ourselves in order to prevent future massacre attempts.
'Gangs cannot resist us'
Sadun Botan: "I have been in the Sirrin initiative since its beginning. We liberated many villages and the gangs cannot resist us. They try to escape but they will not be able to do so. We will chase the gangs until wherever they go and avenge the death of every woman and child they massacred in the streets of Kobanê. We will make ISIS pay heavily, and of course our initiative aims to liberate Sirrin from the gangs.
'Our leader's philosphy will grow stronger'
Birinkur Pirsus: "Anger and determination are the most important components of this initiative. With the anger towards the massacre in Kobanê, we advanced rapidly in two days. Gangs do not have the chance to escape us, they will not save themselves no matter where they escape. They use civilians as human shields in every village we enter, and we punish the gangs without harming a single civilian. They will not hold on to Sirrin and we will turn every gang location into a grave. People of Kurdistan should strive towards the freedom of all four parts of the country and strengthening of our Leader’s philosophy. Young people should join our ranks and we must continue our resistance because we will not be free until the invigoration of our Leadership’s philosophy.
'Our people can be at peace'
Aras Delila Erzurum: "I participated in this initiative with my own will and determination. I participated in order to avenge the massacre of every women and men in Kobanê. This operation means a lot to us, we will revenge everyone who was massacred in Kobanê. Our people can be at peace, we will take every necessary precaution and avenge the death of every civilian in Kobanê.
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