The sacrifices of comrades Rivana Rojava and Ar\u00een M\u00eerkan were honored with a military ceremony on the eleventh anniversary of their struggle, attended by commanders and fighters of the Women\u2019s Protection Units (YPJ).<\/p>\n
Today, on the anniversary of the two contemporary martyrs who gave their lives in the heart of fascism in Koban\u00ee, the Women\u2019s Protection Units commemorated the path of Rivana Rojava and Ar\u00een M\u00eerkan with a military ceremony in the city of Hasakah. The YPJ renewed the spirit of its martyrs and reaffirmed the pledge made to their people and comrades.<\/p>\n
Comrade Rivana Spent Only One Year in the YPJ
\nDuring the ceremony, YPJ commander Dor\u015f\u00een Koban\u00ee delivered a speech in which she remembered all the martyrs of the revolution through the example of these two devoted comrades. She began:
\n\u201cAs is known, during the battle of Koban\u00ee, in the midst of war, comrade Rivana, a woman with strong patriotic values, joined the ranks of the Women\u2019s Protection Units. With her resilience, participation, determination, and insistence on resistance, she fought until her very last breath.\u201d<\/p>\n
The commander stated that in the battle of Koban\u00ee, which witnessed immense resistance, fighters of the YPJ and YPG resisted to the very end, determined to prevent the enemy from entering the lands of Kurdistan. She continued:
\n\u201cComrade Rivana had not even completed a year in the YPJ. In the same year, when ISIS mercenaries were attacking with all their brutality, Rivana was surrounded and wounded. After being injured, she detonated herself among the mercenaries, and thus attained martyrdom.\u201d<\/p>\n
Comrade Ar\u00een Became a Symbol of Resistance, Like Rivana Rojava in Koban\u00ee
\nCommander Dor\u015f\u00een Koban\u00ee went on to commemorate comrade Ar\u00een M\u00eerkan, describing her life and struggle:
\n\u201cLike Rivana, comrade Ar\u00een became a symbol of resistance in the battle of Koban\u00ee. She struck at the hearts and minds of the invaders, carried out her sacrifice without hesitation, and joined the caravan of the immortal.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the anniversary of both comrades, Dor\u015f\u00een Koban\u00ee noted that thousands of brave women, inspired by Rivana and Ar\u00een, rose within the YPJ, responding to the enemy who declared, \u2018Koban\u00ee has fallen and will fall,\u2019 by saying, \u2018It is your mindset that will fall.\u2019<\/p>\n
The commander stressed that the spirit born in the battle of Koban\u00ee spread throughout Rojava and the revolution. She concluded:
\n\u201cThe same spirit later emerged in Tishrin Dam, Qara Qozax Bridge, Deir Hafer, Shahba, Aleppo, and Manbij. This, too, is thanks to the thought and struggle of Leader Apo, who instilled this spirit in us. In the end, we say: our comrades who sacrificed their lives have drawn a path for us to follow, and we will always raise the banner of resistance high.\u201d<\/p>\n
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