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'''Hevrin Khalaf''' ({{lang-ku|Hevrîn Xelef}}; 15 November 1984 – 12 October 2019) was a Kurdish-Syrian politician and civil engineer. She was Secretary General of the Future Syria Party. he was known for her diplomatic skills.<ref name=":3">[https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-the-chilling-murder-of-kurdish-leader-hevrin-khalaf-6068809/ Explained: The chilling murder of Kurdish leader Hevrin Khalaf] ''[[Indian Express]]'', 14 October 2019</ref>  Khalaf worked towards increasing tolerance and unity among [[Christians]], [[Arabs]], and [[Kurds]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/hevrin-khalaf-kurdish-politician-who-championed-christians-executed-in-syria/|title=Hevrin Khalaf, Kurdish Politician Who Championed Christians, Executed in Syria|date=14 October 2019|website=Relevant|language=en-US|access-date=15 October 2019}}</ref>
'''Hevrin Khalaf''' ([[Kurdish language|ku]] Hevrîn Xelef); 15 November 1984 – 12 October 2019) was a Kurdish-Syrian politician and civil engineer. She was Secretary General of the Future Syria Party. he was known for her diplomatic skills.<ref name=":3">[https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-the-chilling-murder-of-kurdish-leader-hevrin-khalaf-6068809/ Explained: The chilling murder of Kurdish leader Hevrin Khalaf] ''[[Indian Express]]'', 14 October 2019</ref>  Khalaf worked towards increasing tolerance and unity among [[Christians]], [[Arabs]], and [[Kurds]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/hevrin-khalaf-kurdish-politician-who-championed-christians-executed-in-syria/|title=Hevrin Khalaf, Kurdish Politician Who Championed Christians, Executed in Syria|date=14 October 2019|website=Relevant|language=en-US|access-date=15 October 2019}}</ref>


Khalaf was killed by the Turkish-backed [[Ahrar al-Sharqiya]] fighters near the [[M4 Motorway (Syria)|M4 Motorway]] in Northern Syria during the [[2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria|Turkish military operation]] against [[Syrian Democratic Forces|SDF]] forces in [[Rojava]] on 12 October 2019.<ref name="ap">{{cite news |title=Money, hatred for the Kurds drives Turkey’s Syrian fighters |url=https://www.apnews.com/7386b1149d2642afb3258e3d07d167dc |work=Associated Press |date=15 October 2019}}</ref> According to ''[[The Washington Post]]'', the killing "almost certainly constitute(d) a war crime, under international law".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/turkish-led-forces-film-themselves-executing-a-kurdish-captive-in-syria/2019/10/13/22e11198-ed9c-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html|title=Turkish-led forces film themselves executing a Kurdish captive in Syria|last=Sly|first=Liz|authorlink=Liz Sly|date=13 October 2019|website=The Washington Post|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
Khalaf was killed by the Turkish-backed [[Ahrar al-Sharqiya]] fighters near the [[M4 Motorway (Syria)|M4 Motorway]] in Northern Syria during the [[2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria|Turkish military operation]] against [[Syrian Democratic Forces|SDF]] forces in [[Rojava]] on 12 October 2019.<ref name="ap">{{cite news |title=Money, hatred for the Kurds drives Turkey’s Syrian fighters |url=https://www.apnews.com/7386b1149d2642afb3258e3d07d167dc |work=Associated Press |date=15 October 2019}}</ref> According to ''[[The Washington Post]]'', the killing "almost certainly constitute(d) a war crime, under international law".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/turkish-led-forces-film-themselves-executing-a-kurdish-captive-in-syria/2019/10/13/22e11198-ed9c-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html|title=Turkish-led forces film themselves executing a Kurdish captive in Syria|last=Sly|first=Liz|authorlink=Liz Sly|date=13 October 2019|website=The Washington Post|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

Revision as of 21:02, 9 November 2019

Hevrin Khalaf (ku Hevrîn Xelef); 15 November 1984 – 12 October 2019) was a Kurdish-Syrian politician and civil engineer. She was Secretary General of the Future Syria Party. he was known for her diplomatic skills.[1] Khalaf worked towards increasing tolerance and unity among Christians, Arabs, and Kurds.[2]

Khalaf was killed by the Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sharqiya fighters near the M4 Motorway in Northern Syria during the Turkish military operation against SDF forces in Rojava on 12 October 2019.[3] According to The Washington Post, the killing "almost certainly constitute(d) a war crime, under international law".[4]

References

  1. ↑ Explained: The chilling murder of Kurdish leader Hevrin Khalaf Indian Express, 14 October 2019
  2. ↑ "Hevrin Khalaf, Kurdish Politician Who Championed Christians, Executed in Syria" (in en-US). 14 October 2019. https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/hevrin-khalaf-kurdish-politician-who-championed-christians-executed-in-syria/. 
  3. ↑ "Money, hatred for the Kurds drives Turkey’s Syrian fighters". Associated Press. 15 October 2019. https://www.apnews.com/7386b1149d2642afb3258e3d07d167dc. 
  4. ↑ Sly, Liz (13 October 2019). "Turkish-led forces film themselves executing a Kurdish captive in Syria". https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/turkish-led-forces-film-themselves-executing-a-kurdish-captive-in-syria/2019/10/13/22e11198-ed9c-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html. 

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