Hatun Ebdo has suffered through great pains since the beginning of the revolutionary process, like many Rojavan mothers. The 70 years old Êzidî woman has lost three sons since the clashes began in Syria.

Mother Hatun’s third son Sebri Mihemed Cimo had 4 children of his own, 2 of whom were disabled. Cimo was working in the Henan Hospital in the AShrafiyah neighborhood of Aleppo when the clashes began. He was abducted by gangs under Halit Heyani in May 2015. One week after the abduction, news broke out that the gang leader Halit Heyani had been killed. This gave some hope to Mother Hatun, but she hasn’t heard from her son since, and doesn’t even know if he’s alive or dead.

The other son was Ednan Mihemed Cimo, father of one. He lived in Aleppo until the Syrian revolution gave way to chaos. Ednan Cimo was abducted by Turkish-allied gangs on his way to visit relatives in Afrin, and was accused of collaborating with the Baath regime. He was declared an “infidel” as he was an Êzidî, and footage released by the gangs one day after he was abducted made clear that he had been killed. In that footage, the gangs were seen saying that they will “kill all infidels”.

The last son was Fexri Mihemed Cimo, father of 2, and he joined the defense of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood against Baath militia. He was martyred in clashes.

The mother of a martyr, Hatun Ebdo spoke to ANHA and said Turkey claimed they were Muslims, but that is not true: “What they do is the exact opposite of Islam. They have nothing to do with religion. Especially the gangs who loot the property of citizens.”

Hatun Ebdo promised that she will take part in the resistance in the Shehba canton to the end, she won’t give up until she returns to her home in the Qestel Cindo village in Shera and that she will follow the path of the martyrs.