In 2023, the mountains of Kurdistan turned into areas of great battles and historic resistance. Guerrilla Gelhat Gabar, one of those who took part in this historic resistance, spoke to ANF and eabout what contribution the freedom struggle made to the people of Kurdistan and what successes it achieved.

Gelhat Gabar from the HPG (People’s Defense Forces) started his speech by drawing attention to the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and said, “We have not heard from Leader Apo (Abdullah Öcalan) for a long time. This situation of course worries us. Despite all kinds of torture in İmralı, the Leader does not bow down. The enemy wants to weaken the guerrilla by intensifying the isolation. However, the guerrillas put up great resistance in 2023. This resistance is the result of the efforts of the Leader and our martyred comrades.”

Gelhat Gabar continued: “Our comrades resist with an Apoist spirit in every field, against all kinds of attacks. The Turkish state is making propaganda to the society as if it were successful, but it cannot advance against the resistance of the guerrillas. The enemy praises its technique so much that it thinks that it limits our movement or prevents us from taking action with its technical power, but everyone saw that it was wrong. The guerrillas are frustrating the enemy’s attacks with by employing new tactics and methods. We often witness the fear and dread of the Turkish soldiers. The faith and will of those soldiers are just the techniques they rely on. But we also frustrated this technique. Whatever happens, the guerrillas will always resist the attacks and prevent Turkish invasion. As long as there is even one single guerrilla left, the enemy will not be able to live comfortably in the mountains of Kurdistan. Let the Turkish state know that we will never surrender to the invaders.”