Killing of Hevrin Khalaf

Hevrin Khalaf
Hevrîn Xelef
Hevrin Khalaf in 2019
Born15 November 1984
Died12 October 2019(2019-10-12) (aged 34)
Cause of deathExecuted by Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sharqiya militants[1]
NationalitySyrian (Kurd)
Alma materUniversity of Aleppo
Occupations
  • Civil engineer
  • Politician

Hevrin Khalaf (Kurdish: Hevrîn Xelef, Arabic: هفرين خلف, also Khelef; 15 November 1984 – 12 October 2019) was a Syrian Kurd politician and civil engineer. Khalaf served as the Secretary General of the Future Syria Party after working for many years in Rojava. She was executed by Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sharqiya fighters near the M4 Motorway south of Tell Abyad during the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, on 12 October.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Money, hatred for the Kurds drives Turkey's Syrian fighters". Associated Press. 15 October 2019.

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