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This is Hevrin Khalaf. A 34-year-old Syrian Kurdish political leader. She was respected internationally, as someone striving for peace in the region. But on the 12th of October she was silenced forever. Watch the BBC documentary right here :
On the 12th of October, Hevrin Khalaf set off from al-Hasakah around 5.30am with her driver, Farhad Ramadan. They were heading west on the M4 motorway. Earlier that morning eyewitnesses report, a #SNA military convoy was seen crossing into Syria from Turkey.
This video, filmed by an Ahrar al-Sharqiya fighter, shows the sun has just risen, putting the time between 6.30am and 7am. It was the same time that Hevrin Khalaf was using the M4, to get to her office that morning. #Syria
These videos show Ahrar al-Sharqiya fighters, as they are stopping other cars too. "The 123rd brigade, controls the international road linking al-Hasakah to Aleppo." They detain these three men. "First legion 123rd brigade Ahrar al-Sharqiya, arresting members of the PKK militia"
BBC identified these features in the background of the videos; A concrete barrier. This raised area. This telegraph pole, and a dirt road. This is the Tirwaziya checkpoint on the M4. This means that Ahrar al-Sharqiya, were killing people trying to pass through the same checkpoint
Hevrin was travelling towards at this time. So what happened when her car approached the Tirwaziya checkpoint? The car was shot at, and most of the bullet holes appear on the left hand side. (A telegraph pole, and a building, all help us locate Hevrin's car to this point)
Ahrar al-Sharqiya told BBC News Arabic, that a number of SNA fighters were at Tirwaziya checkpoint that day, and that they opened fire at a car they claim did not stop. They added that they didn't target Hevrin specifically, and do not know how she was killed.
But this video shared on Telegram, tells a different story. It shows Ahrar al Sharqiya fighters surrounding Hevrin's car. There's a dead body on the floor, believed to be her driver Farhad Ramadan. It's at this point we hear a faint female voice, coming from inside the car.
BBC amplified the sound so you can hear it. It appears that Hevrin Khalaf was alive, and able to identify herself to the fighters, when her car stopped. #Syria #SDC #SDF #Twitterkurds #WarCrimes #SNA #Turkey
At 12pm the body of Hevrin, along with the bodies of three other people, were delivered to Malikiya military hospital. This medical report states that Hevrin Khalaf, was shot more than 20 times. Both her legs were broken, and she was subjected to severe physical assault. #Syria
The windows of Hevrin's car were bulletproof,most of them stayed intact protecting the passengers inside.And Hevrin was able to identify herself to the fighters Leading us to conclude that Hevrin was dragged from the car alive and executed outside the car by the Ahrar al-Sharqiya
The pain of martyrdom is bad enough but knowing how comrade Hevrin died made it a lot worse Syria always seeks people, who can play leading roles in the current crisis.Hevrin was playing this leading role.She was a big loss for Syrian people who lost one of their greatest symbols
Hundreds of people were killed, since the US troops withdrew...

Hevrin Mother said :
"After my Hevrin was martyred, some Kurdish women gave birth to girls and named them Hevrin, before even my daughter was buried. I can say now I have more than one Hevrin, and I will have more"
Please share this thread as much as possible so the world remembers what the Turkish-backed terrorists did to Hevrin.We are now months after and neither the @UN or the @coalition have investigated this #WarCrime The victims of the 12 October 2019 terrorist attack deserve justice.
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