NEWS CENTER - YPJ General Command announced that 3 fighters lost their lives together with SDF fighters in the helicopter crash that occurred.

 

The Women's Defense Units (YPJ) General Command made a statement regarding the helicopter accident that occurred in the Federated Kurdistan Region.

In the statement that stated that 3 YPJ members lost their lives along with the SDF, the statement said: “On the evening of March 15, our friends went to Sulaymaniyah in Bashure Kurdistan for a special mission; however, 9 of our comrades reached the rank of martyrdom in the helicopter crash that occurred due to bad weather conditions. Our comrades Şervan Kobanê, Dîdar Dêrik, Rojeng Rifat, Feraşîn Baran, Xebat Dirbêsiyê, Doxan Afrin, Harun Rojava, Hogir Dêrik and Koçer Dêrik waged a unique struggle against ISIS."

 

The names of YPJ members who lost their lives are as follows; Dîdar Dêrik, Pervîn Bilal Rifat (Rojeng Rifat), Nejbîr Mehmud Hemdo (Feraşîn Baran)