The commander of the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), Jînda Cûdî, was killed on October 3, 2024 during a drone attack carried out by the Turkish army on the road linking Qamişlo to Amudê, the general command of the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) announced on Saturday. YPJ.
In a statement, the YPJ denounced this attack as a “strategy of ideological genocide” aimed at specifically targeting revolutionary women in Rojava. According to the press release, these actions show “international shame” in the face of Turkish aggression. Jînda Cûdî, also known as Khazal Belka, lost his life along with his comrade Saleh Khalil during this attack.
Born in 1985 in Şırnak, Jînda Cûdî came from a family rooted in Kurdish national culture, originally from the Botan region, a historic bastion of resistance for the freedom of Kurdistan. As early as the 1990s, his family had actively participated in the organization of the Kurdistan Freedom Movement under the leadership of Mahsum Korkmaz. His father, Yusuf Belge, as well as two of his brothers, had also fallen in combat.
Engaged in resistance activities from her youth, Jînda joined the ranks of the Kurdistan Freedom Movement in 2003. She then took part in numerous battles against the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS), notably in Jazaa, Rabia and Serekaniye (Ras Al-ain), where she distinguished herself by her courage and determination, despite injuries.
The YPJ concluded their press release by promising to continue the fight to protect the gains of the Rojava revolution, a fight symbolized by the figure of Jînda Cûdî. “We will continue to defend our revolution with determination. The blood of our comrades will not be shed in vain,” the organization said.
