War wounded: PDK refusal to hand over martyrs' bodies Turkish plan to create internal fighting

Members of the war-wounded federation likened the KDP's refusal to hand over bodies of the martyrs to exhuming the Turkish occupation of the martyrs' shrines in occupied Afrin, and said: "Exhuming the martyrs' shrines and refusing to hand over the bodies of the martyrs are actions pursued by the fascist forces."

22 January, 2022 07:33

Qamishlo - Issam Abdullah

Fedrasion the war-wounded in northern and eastern Syria, who flocked, last Wednesday, amid snow and freezing cold, to sit-in tent at the Semalka crossing, on its 107th day, condemned PDK's betrayal and its rejection of protesters’ demands to receive bodies of their sons from the People's Defense Forces who were martyred in Khalifan ambush set up by the KDP militants in August 202

In a related context, member of the war-wounded federation in northern and eastern Syria, Azzy Dalaho to ANHA, "The sit-in tent has entered its 107th day, and the PDK still refuses to hand over the bodies, despite its brutality towards the guerrilla forces, the Kurdistan Democratic Party resorted to closing the Faysh Khabur crossing. it stipulated that the protesters end their sit-in to open the crossing.

And she continued, "Despite all appeals, the Kurdistan Democratic Party did not respond to the protesters' demands, but rather closed the crossings," adding that "the practices of KDP are no less than the Turkish fascist state policy especially with the fourth anniversary of occupation of Afrin by the Turkish fascist and its mercenaries."

Noting that "the Turkish fascist state has dug up shrine of the martyrs, and at the same time, the Kurdistan Democratic Party refuses to hand over the bodies to their families, these actions are pursued by the Turkish fascist state and the Kurdistan Democratic Party as a psychological and physical war against the peoples of the region."

Regarding the Kurdistan Democratic Party's refusal to hand over the bodies of the martyrs, Azzy explained that "the Kurdistan Democratic Party, which claims Kurdishness, is pursuing a psychological war against the Kurdish people, and is fighting through an alliance with Turkish fascism and Turkish intelligence to eliminate its gains."

Azzy said, "The war-wounded federation went to participate in the sit-in tent three times in solidarity with the protesters," noting that despite the sit-in entering its 107th day, the Kurdistani did not explain, reason for its refusal to hand over the bodies.

We, the war-wounded in northern and eastern Syria, gave pieces of our bodies for freedom and dignity of our people, so we appeal to the people of Başûr (southern Kurdistan) to stand up to the policy and betrayal of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, because its practices serve Turkish fascism, not the Kurdish people, what requires from people of Bashur is pressure on the Kurdistan Democratic Party to hand over bodies of the martyrs to their families.”

In turn, member of the war-wounded federation, Ali Sher, said that their presence at Semalka crossing is to show solidarity with the sit-in and demand the bodies of the martyrs be handed over to their families.

Sher affirmed, "It became clear to everyone that the reasons for the Kurdistan Democratic Party's refusal to hand over the bodies either the bodies were tampered with, or handed over to the Turkish fascism, or they were cremated," continuing his speech by saying: "its refusal is a Turkish scheme to create fraternal fighting, and this is a disgrace and disgrace."

Sher stressed, "The Khalifan martyrs were martyred in defense of humanity, freedom and dignity of peoples, so we sit in this tent until receiving their bodies.

It is noteworthy that the Martyrs' Families Council in Al-Jazira region has called for a sit-in at Semalka crossing since October 5 last year, to receive the bodies, to join the sit-in tent various components of northern and eastern Syria on a daily basis. Meanwhile, the Kurdistan Democratic Party responded to the sit-in by closing Faysh-Khabur and Al-Walid crossings since last December, and imposing a stifling siege on northern and eastern Syria.

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