We met Beritan in the deserts of Deir ez-Zor. Beritan from Efrîn joined the YPJ after participating in youth work. She’s famous in the desert, because she is an assassin who doesn’t let the ISIS gangs catch a break.
“Being in the YPJ gives me joy, it’s beautiful and exciting,” said Beritan, who spoke to ANF. She said she joined the Deir ez-Zor operation to avenge the women abducted by ISIS in Shengal. “The more I hit the more I’m successful. Because I have a goal, I am an assassin. I want everybody to see our vengeance, this is a historic vengeance,” said Beritan and added that her confidence is at its highest.
“FINGER ON TRIGGER, I WAIT FOR MY TARGET”
Beritan stated that the most important characteristic an assassin should have is patience and added: “As a Dragunov SVD operator, I wait for my target with my finger on the trigger. I am on alert at all times, waiting for an attack. This patience motivates me. In this sense I like being a Dragunov SVD operator.
I participated in the Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor operations as an assassin. Every time I’m in an operation, I can see the improvement in myself step by step. I gain new traits and experiences, and I can control my weapon and my breath. Most importantly, I learn new tactics.”
"OUR FIGHT IS FOR FREEDOM AND SISTERHOOD"
“Our fight is for freedom and sisterhood,” said Beritan and added that the Arab people have suffered ISIS cruelty too: “We are fighting for the fraternity of peoples. Here there are children suffering under ISIS whose parents have been killed. We want to save those children as well. One of our goals in the Deir ez-Zor operation is this.”
This faithful fighter of the Deir ez-Zor desert also had a call to make: “The women of Deir ez-Zor in particular and Arab women and Syriac women in general should join the YPJ. This is a new place to live for them. To get rid of ISIS cruelty, we must fight together.”
