Shahba- On July 26, the Turkish forces and Turkish-backed factions deployed in Azaz launched an attack on the villages located in the Shahba Canton. Six women working in a field were injured in the attack. One of the women, 17-year-old Fehime Reşo, who was seriously injured and then lost her life at the Aleppo Hospital, has been bid farewell to her last journey in the Fafin village of the Shahba Canton. Thousands of the people of Afrin attended the funeral. After a minute's silence, Tell Rifaat Peoples’ Assembly Co-chair Mihemed Henan made a speech.

“It attacks to cover up its defeat”

 Stating that the aim of the ongoing attacks is to annihilate the Kurdish people, Mihemed Henan said, “The Turkish state continues to attack the Media Defense Zones and target the guerrillas. Although it uses chemical weapons every day, it has been defeated. The occupying Turkish state targets the civilians in North and East Syria to cover up its defeat. The attacks on Tell Rifaat prove the bankruptcy of the policies of the Turkish state.”

“Women are targeted”

Hêvîn Mihemed, a coordinating member of Kongra Star in the Afrin Canton, emphasized that women are targeted in the attacks carried out by the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions. “They want to break the will of women because the revolution in Rojava was led by women.”

Horiya Reşo made a speech at the funeral on behalf of the Fehime Reşo’s family. “We express our condolences to the Kurdish people. Fehime is not the first martyr of the family and she will not be the last. We are ready to shed our blood to defend our values.”

After the speeches, Fehime Reşo was buried by thousands shouting slogans against the Turkish attacks.