DILOVAN ASMÎN

Today is the World Kobanê Day, annually observed on November 1 since 2014. Millions of people in at least 30 countries and 92 cities across five continents stood by the humanitarian revolution that began against ISIS in Kobanê.

On September 15, 2014, ISIS began to attack Kobanê, northeastern Syria. After Tayyip Erdoğan said “Kobanê has fallen, it will fall”, thousands of ISIS members headed to Kobanê. People all around the world did not leave Kobanê alone because they knew that ISIS would pose a threat to the whole world if they took control of Kobanê.

134-day resistance

The plan of ISIS and Erdoğan on Kobanê was failed by the resistance of the YPJ, YPG, freedom guerrillas and the people of Kobanê.  Millions of people around the world witnessed the resistance of the fighters and guerrillas in Kobanê for 134 days. On the 134th day, Kobanê was liberated from ISIS. On November 1, 2014, the International Day of Solidarity with Kobanê with the call of thousands of people, including Nobel Peace Prize laureates, academics, intellectuals, writers, and representatives of civil society organizations.

The resistance that saved humanity

The Kobanê Resistance turned into a resistance to save the entire world. It was a resistance left to humanity by male and female guerrillas whose hearts beat to the rhythm of freedom. During the resistance, many heroes lost their lives while some sacrificed parts of their bodies. The Kobanê Resistance was a resistance that saved humanity.

Viyan Peyman, a dengbej (Kurdish storyteller) and guerilla, was one of the commanders of the Kobanê Resistance.

Her march to freedom started in Maku

Viyan Peyman or Gülistan Tali Cinganlo was born in 1988, in the city of Maku, Eastern Kurdistan. The mountains and steep slopes surrounding the city teach to be strong and rebellious. Whenever the people of the city face attacks, they immediately take shelter in the mountains of Gilîdaxê, Tendürek and Ararat. Growing up at the foothills of these mountains, Viyan joined the Kurdish Freedom Movement in 2015.

Viyan Peyman combined her beauty with the mountains of Kurdistan. These mountains are the home of female fighters against injustice, oppression and occupation. The mountains of Kurdistan became the home of many female fighters such as Sara, Zilan and Beritan. Viyan always voiced her love for the mountains by singing songs.

“Komutanım”, a song dedicated to the legendary commanders Martyr Kurtay Faraşin and Martyr Adil Bilîka, and “Wey li Minê, Dewranê”, a song written for the Kobanê resistance, were two well-known songs sung by Viyan.