HPG: Our guerrillas were killed by chemical weapons

BADINAN, — The press and communication centre of People’s Defence Forces (HPG) reported in a statement that Turkish warplanes killed the 24 guerrillas by chemical weapons in the battles taken place in Guze Reshe and Gunde Pire areas of Chele district on October 22.

The statement said that the 24 bodies at Malatya Forensic Medicine Institution are those of the HPG guerrillas who lost their life in these clashes. HGP remarked that researches made had confirmed the usage of napalm bombs and chemical weapons during these clashes.

The photos of slain guerrillas can verify the HPG’s claim. The burned faces and the mutilated bodies could not be caused by ordinary weapons.

The HPG statement also mentioned that there was a unit of a total of 35 guerrillas who were in the region during the intensive air assaults and chemical bombardment during the clashes in Cukurca on 22-24 October. Due to such intensive bombardment – HPG stated – contacts have been stopped with the unit.

HPG stated that they have no news about the 11 guerrillas who they lost contact with. “Yet we don’t know – the statement said – they are dead or alive. Since we don’t know the identity of those in the Malatya Hospital, we’d rather to publicise the identity of all comrades in the unit,” statement added.

HPG ended the statement calling on all human rights organizations and democratic institutions to demand investigation into the usage of chemical weapon.

The total guerrillas in the unit comprised Kurds from all parts of Kurdistan and their names are as follow:

Misbas Ezer, with the code name of Brusk Dersim, born in 1976 in Amed, North Kurdistan

Ali Hesen Perwizi, code name of Rijav Jilemo, born in 1981 in Kamyaran, East Kurdistan

Cewdet Ortaswh, code name Xeyri Fedekar, born in 1993 in Culemerg, North Kurdistan

Sultaneli Julide, code name Zinar Xoy, born in 1989 in Xoy, East Kurdistan

Qiyadesedin Kaval, code name Dilshad Aryan, born in 1982 in Culemerg

Menan Ismail Akshash, code name Dogan Efrin, born in Efrin in West of Kurdistan

Ikram Kara, code name Serdem Pir, born in 1989 in Wan

Chetin Modanlar, code name Dijwar Roha, born in 1985 in Roha

Geylan Reshedi, code name Sipan Cudi, born in 1991 in Urmiye, East of Kurdistan

Derwesh Oskan, code name Kemal Cezir, born in 1985 in Sirnak

Bereket Ashan, code name Shirvan Kog, born in 1991 in Sirnak

Oktay Cehlig, code name Agrbaz Repo, born in 1986 in Mush

Ehmed Mirzan, code name Lewend Delik, born in 1993 in Derka Hemo, West of Kurdistan

Eziz Balkechi, code name Welat Monzur, born in 1994 in Mush

Sezar Erselan, code name Garzan Charchela, born in 1992 in Batman

Cemil Erol, code name Serdar Mezar, born in 1992 in Culemerg

Reshad Aslan, code name Gever Ferashin, born in 1989 in Sirnak

Enwer Kachay, code name Erdal Ilmaz, born in 1981 in Amed

Mehmud Bor, code name Tirej, born in 1979 in Siirt

Rehman Enushtekin, code name Dundar Gabar, born in 1989 in Siirt

Omid Remezani, code name Shaho Hewraman, born in 1989 in Kamyaran, East Kurdistan

Sanya Mustefa, code name Gulbehar Kobani, born in 1993 in Kobani, West of Kurdistan

Behice Berdo, code name Berwar Zilan, born in 1993 in Derbes, West of Kurdistan

Shilan Argon, code name Riken Serhed, born in 1990 in Wan

Ipek Chichik, code name Medya Runahi, born in 1989 in Ider

Sona Ezdemir, code name Riza Semsur, born in 1989 in Semsur

Gulistan Koch, code name Zilan Hakkari, born in 1981 in Culemerg

Ebro Muhikanc, code name Eylem Ararat, born in 1989 in Qars

Ayshe Amra, code name Beritan Shin, born in 1984 in Mako, East of Kurdistan

Leyla Helimi, code name Deniz Derya, born in 1987 in Selmas, East Kurdistan

Emine Alton, code name Diren Tolheldan, born in 1987 in Roha

Golale Yosefi, code name Dilar Dilbrin, born in 1986 in Selmas, East Kurdistan