Mil\u00eetan Efr\u00een, a commander in the Women\u2019s Protection Units (YPJ), delivered important assessments regarding the latest phase of the war and resistance in Aleppo. She explained that the neighborhoods of \u015e\u00eaxmeqs\u00fbd and E\u015frefiy\u00ea have been subjected to violent attacks since January 6, but that the will of the people and the fighters has become an unbreakable shield.<\/p>\n
Facing Brutality, an Epic of Sacrifice<\/strong><\/p>\n Mil\u00eetan Efr\u00een drew attention to the heroism embodied by martyrs such as Z\u00eeyad Heleb and Deniz, saying:<\/p>\n \u201cOur comrades resisted with devoted hearts and unparalleled bravery. They did not surrender to the occupation and inflicted painful blows on the enemy. This attack does not only aim to occupy the lands of Western Kurdistan, but to annihilate the Kurdish people.\u201d<\/p>\n She stated that gangs of the occupying Turkish state are carrying out brutal attacks in cooperation with mercenaries from Hay\u2019at Tahrir al-Sham, and that these assaults observe no humanitarian standards:<\/p>\n \u201cChildren, the elderly, old people, and women\u2026 The blood-thirsty enemy makes no distinction between anyone. But let it be known that this people never abandons its children \u2014 its fighters. Because we come from this people and this land, our resistance is inseparably tied to them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThousands of Z\u00eeyad and Deniz on This Path\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n She added that despite the enemy\u2019s attempts to break their will through special warfare methods and so-called \u201cceasefire\u201d tricks, the solidarity of the Kurdish people across Kurdistan has only grown stronger.<\/p>\n \u201cThe echo of this solidarity has spread throughout the world. Our braids will become a nightmare for the invaders. Each time they begin cutting our braids, we will spread thousands of new braids. Today, on this land, newborn children are being given the names of martyrs. Our children will not only be symbols of beauty, but a treasure that will bring down the occupation.\u201d<\/p>\n Concluding her speech, Mil\u00eetan Efr\u00een delivered the following message:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAs the Women\u2019s Protection Units, we will remain on the battlefield until victory. We are open to any kind of alliance and dialogue, but the protection of our people is our red line. As our martyrs have said: \u2018If there is anything more precious than our lives, we are ready to sacrifice ourselves for this people.\u2019 We embrace our people with all our hearts and send them our love from the battlefronts.\u201d<\/p>\n