Women’s Guerrilla Army YJA Star (Free Women’s Troops) guerrillas staged a 'Freedom March' in Medya Defense Zones to mark Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan's birthday, April 4.

Hundreds of women guerrillas joined the march, including KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Co-Presidency Council Member Sozdar Avesta, YJA Star Central Headquarters Commanders Delal Amed, Çiçek Botan, Hemrîn Dêrsîm, Azê Malazgirt as well as a number of YJA Star Commanders and guerrillas.

A speech held on behalf of YJA Star Central Headquarters Command before the march on the occasion of Kurdish leader's 66th birthday, celebrated all peoples and women on this day which it described as "the birth of free tomorrows and hope of the peoples".

Remarking that April 4 had a particular meaning for the Kurdish women, as it also meant their rebirth and existence, the speech stressed that; "The birth of the leader on April 4 became a hope for the women and peoples, and created a bright future for them. Our leader defines the women's march in mountains as "Freedom March". To this march which started with the birth of the Leader, we, women guerrillas, have been joining from the mountains of freedom for dozens of years. This march of ours is not only a physical but also a morale one for freedom. This march which is growing more and more every day with a passionate participation of women will never end."

The speech also saluted the march of the Kurdish people to Amara, the birthplace of the Kurdish leader, in Halfeti district of Urfa.

Following the speech, women guerrillas staged a march, chanting slogans “Bê Serok Jiyan Nabe” [No Life Without the Leader] and “Jin Jiyan Azadî” [Women, Life, Freedom].