​​​​​​​KRG held responsible for Ferhad Shibli's martyrdom

On 17 June deputy Co-chair of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Ferhad Shibli was martyred in a drone strike of the Turkish occupation state in the district of Kelar in the Sulaminaiye governorate of Southern Kurdistan. Ferhad was accompanied with three other comrades.

Co-chair of the Raqqa Civil Council Mohamed Nour al-Zib indicated that coward attacks of the aggressive Turkish occupation state of the North eastern Syria peoples will not deter them from the course of martyrdom and resistance against the occupation and colonial ones. 

Mohamed went on to say '' the Turkish state is an occupying one with all international standards. Here is a mass plot is hatched against peoples of North and East Syria via the silence preserved towards the breaches and violations committed by the Turkish occupation state against the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.

Mohamed Nour indicated to the march of struggle of martyr Ferhad Shibli in the course of freedom and democracy for all peoples of the region, '' martyr Ferhad sacrificed his life dearly to defend home and to defend rights and freedom of the society at large. For this reason Ferhad is the martyr of all peoples of North and East Syria''.

From his part, Secretary General of the Kurdish Democratic Party in Syria (Yekiti) Nasr addine Ibrahim laid much stress on the necessity to continue the course of continuing the struggle by all peoples of the North and East Syria '' all people and all political parties ought to continue the fight and to abort the plots of the Turkish occupation state led by the fascist Justice and Development Party''. 

Ibrahim offered his condolences to the family of martyr Ferhad and all Kurds and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria noting : '' we were introduced to martyr Ferhad at the establishment of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria in the region of Derik. Today we bid farewell to one of the greatest strugglers that gave 29 years of his life to attain the freedom and independence of all peoples of the region''. 

From his part, Co-chair of the Judiciary Council of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Jazira Region Hikmat Habib revealed that targeting martyr Ferhad comes within the war engaged by the Turkish occupation state against North and East Syria by occupying new areas and to target many figures that work in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria by drones. 

Habib held accountable the Kurdish Regional Government of Southern Kurdistan for targeting Ferhad Shibli calling on the Iraqi Federal Government and KRG to commence investigating into the martyrdom of Ferhad Shibli and the international community to stop all aggressions and occupation attacks of Turkey.

In turn, Siham Daud Secretary General of Syria's Future Part, recalled all martyrs of freedom in the body of Ferhad Shibli, she indicated to the extent of attachment of peoples of North and East Syria  to the figure of Ferhad Shibli.

She said '' thousands of peoples of all components of the region attended the funeral of martyr Ferhad. Ghis signifies the position he occupies among all peoples and the organization of the community and establishing the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and consolidating it''.

Siham said : '' targeting Ferhad by a Turkish occupation drone far distant from the Turkish borders is a Turkish incursion via drones and targeting leaders of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.

Siham called on the Iraqi government and the KRG to '' play a big role to stop the advance of the Turkish occupation state in Iraqi territories by which Turkish occupation state seeks to occupy more Syrian and Iraqi lands. This is a crime committed on Iraqi lands hence there should be a stance by the Iraqi federal government and the Kurdish Regional Government as well. 

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ANHA