YPJ fighters taking part in Tishreen Dam Resistance: We will succeed!
“We will not allow the enemy to enter our country. We will succeed,” said the YPJ fighters taking part in Tishreen Dam Resistance against the attacks of the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions.
RÊVAN ELÎ
Tishreen- The fighters of the Women's Defense Units (YPJ), the People's Defense Units (YPG) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have shown a historical resistance against the attacks of the Turkish state and Turkish-backed armed groups on the Tishreen Dam area.
NuJINHA interviewed two YPJ members fighting at the frontline about the ongoing attacks and the resistance against the attacks.
‘We will not allow the enemy to enter our country’
“Our fight and resistance against the Turkish state and Turkish-backed armed groups continue today, too,” said Bihar Silav, an YPJ fighter from Girê Spî (Tell Abyad). “The friends of the Kurds, who support the YPG, YPJ and SDF, also support this resistance. We will not allow the enemy to enter our country and taint our lands. Everyone knows that the Turkish state aims to eliminate our forces but they (Turkish state and Turkish-backed armed groups) should know that the YPG and the YPJ will always exist and fight against them.”
‘We advance more every day’
The fighters have already broken the attacks, Bihar Silav stressed, adding: “The attacks have been repeatedly repulsed by the fighters. This causes fear among them to flee. Some of the fighters have been martyred and some have been injured while resisting the attacks. We will avenge our martyred comrades. Since the start of Operation Martyr Aziz Ereb, we have advanced more every day.”
‘We congratulate our people for their resistance’
We will resist until the end to defend our country and we will succeed, Bihar Silav emphasized. “All of our comrades follow in the footsteps of Martyr Eziz Ereb. We commemorate all of our martyrs and wish our injured comrades a quick recovery. We also send our greetings to our people and congratulate them for their resistance against the armed groups.”
“Since December 23, I have taken part in the Operation Martyr Aziz Ereb,” said Zeyneb Zîlan, an YPJ fighter and Arab woman from Aleppo. “There is an unprecedented resistance here. As an Arab woman, I take part in this resistance. We will liberate everywhere occupied by the Turkish state and Turkish-backed armed groups.”
Zeyneb Zîlan also talked about the claims of the Turkish state saying that they control the Tishreen Dam. “The Tishreen Dam is not controlled by the Turkish state. Our operation continues.”