NEWS CENTER – Born in 1996 in Kobanê, Rojava, Avend Andok (Arîn Elî Oso) was involved in organizational work after the Rojava Revolution. Andok, who participated in the training period in Afrin in 2012, took an active role there. After a while, Avend Andok decided to join the guerrilla, gave her direction to the mountains. Andok, who received training in the field of Metina, sets an example for her comrades with her commitment and participation in the values of the revolution. Her persistence in the struggle and her effort to reach the line of the Zilans are seen in every step. Although she has some difficulties in guerrilla warfare, she voluntarily participates and fights in every field.
Guerrilla Avend Andok turns its direction to the Botan field in 2017. She participated in many successful actions in Botan, displayed a great resistance against the enemy, especially in the operation launched in Besta in 2018. Unable to break the resistance of the guerrilla by land, she was targeted by the enemy warplanes. As a result of these attacks, guerrilla Avend Andok joined the caravan of martyrs with 8 of her comrades.
I WILL FOLLOW ZİLAN AND SEMA
Guerrilla Avend Andok explains in her diary what the struggle for freedom means to her: “I can say that I experienced the purest feelings and human values in the guerrilla areas. This was enough for me to fall in love with guerrilla life all my life. In the most difficult conditions, my will became stronger. My will found meaning through the love of freedom. After I joined the guerrilla, my dreams of freedom got bigger. The main thing that sustains me is the ideology of the Leadership. That’s why I always tried to improve myself on the basis of the Leadership ideology. The guerrilla struggle led by women has reached its highest stage. As women, we have succeeded in improving ourselves in every field. This was thanks to our pioneering female comrades.
As a young woman who follows the truth, I will follow comrades Zilan and Sema. All my life, I always aim to be a part of the truth by following the footsteps of those heroes. The lives of self-sacrificing comrades like Zilan and Sema further strengthen my bond with human values. That’s why I decided to join the special forces. This decision was an opportunity for me to embrace the reality of martyrs. Heval Zilan sacrificed himself for the future of this people and the Leadership.
Comrade Zilan is a truth that grows with freedom. For this reason, thousands of women struggle in the field of struggle and in its footsteps. Today’s resistance is no different. Each of the warriors in the positions is fighting for existence and non-existence with the awareness of this. They join the resistance with great faith and a will of steel. I am also in this process, and I want to take my place and play a role in this struggle. My claim is clearer than ever, and I will be a part of that truth.”
