JINHA

SERÊKANIYÊ – Amara Botan, one of two YPJ fighters killed in a clash that broke out with Daesh recently in Serêkaniyê, was buried in a village near the city yesterday.

The songs of Viyan Peyman, the dengbêj (folk singer and poet) and YPJ fighter who lost her life along with Amara in the clash, were played at the memorial service yesterday. Amara's fellow YPJ fighters organized the memorial, which took place in the village of Berkevirê. They honored Amara's role in struggling against Daesh gangs and building a free future.

"We will continue to struggle until our enemies are driven from this place," they said.

Hundreds joined the YPJ fighters who bore Amara on their shoulders to the Şehit Rüstem Cudi Martyrs' Cemetery. As Amara requested in her will, the song "Dahola Şer" was played as she was lowered into the earth.

(fk/cm)