Guerrillas: We let the fire of freedom ignited by Commander Egîd grow every day

On August 15, 1984, the PKK began the armed struggle in Kurdistan with an action in Eruh. The decisive first shot, which, as Frantz Fanon put it, hits both the colonial master and the colonized self-image, was fired by Commander Egîd (Mahsum Korkmaz). He thus triggered the beginning of the military freedom struggle that thousands of Kurds are continuing in the mountains today.

Two of these guerrillas are Dilgeş Botan (HPG) and Avaşîn Kurtay Dîrok (YJA Star). In the ANF interview they talk about the significance of August 15.

Avaşîn Kurtay Dirok said: “For us on the mountaintops, the celebrations of August 15 have a very special meaning. August 15 was a light of hope for our entire people. Before August 15, the people of Kurdistan were facing annihilation. From Agirî to Amed to Dersim, the Kurdish people experienced the worst massacres. They were unable to rebel or rise up. With the emergence of the PKK and the resistance in the prisons, this situation changed. With the start of the armed struggle under the leadership of Heval Egîd, a new era began.

Today, the freedom struggle in the mountains of Kurdistan continues in the spirit of August 15. The YJA Star and the HPG are razing the enemy's positions to the ground. Numerous actions have been carried out against the enemy even in the most difficult winter conditions. Drones belonging to the invading forces are shot down every day. All this is a continuation of the August 15 uprising. We are fighting against the enemy in this spirit. Heval Sara and Rûken and Heval Erdal and Rojhat, filled with this spirit of resistance, also struck the enemy right in the heart. We have internalized the spirit of August 15 resistance.”

The guerrillas are referring to Sara Goyî (Tolhildan) and Rûken Zelal, who carried out an action against a police base in Mersin on September 26, 2022. The two women had entered the base, killed the entrance guard and then entered the building. They opened fire with long guns and then blew themselves up in the middle of police officers. “The two fighters were determined to sacrifice their lives in the action,” said the HPG. According to the HPG, the action resulted in deaths and injuries in the ranks of the police. Rojhat Zîlan (Özkan Şahin) and Erdal Şahin (Hasan Oğuz) carried out a similar action against the Ministry of the Interior in Ankara last year. “The guerrillas have defeated the AKP/MHP coalition”

HPG Guerrilla Dilgeş Botan said: “This war is a matter of life and death for the Kurdish people. We firmly believe that we will win this battle. Every day we deal heavy blows to the enemy. This gives our people great enthusiasm and morale.”

The impact of enemy drones in Kurdistan is decreasing day by day. This fact shows that the AKP-MHP alliance has already been defeated by the guerrillas. The occupying army has used all its technical capabilities and means against the guerrillas. But we continue to offer great resistance to these attacks. This war will be won because the struggle is being waged in the spirit of Comrade Egîd. He ignited the fire of freedom and we are igniting this fire day by day. Hevalê Egîd has changed the fate of the Kurdish people.”

Guerrillas: We let the fire of freedom ignited by Commander Egîd grow every day

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