13.03.2026 17:32
A funeral ceremony was held in the city of Qamishli, Syria, for Salih Muslim, one of the leaders of YPG/PYD, who passed away in a hospital where he was being treated for kidney failure. Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the terrorist organization PKK, released a message regarding Muslim's death, stating, "I see him as the twin brother of Sırrı Süreyya, whom we lost in the Peace and Democratic Society Process. On this basis, he will remain an unquenchable star of both our struggle and our peace."
The funeral of Salih Muslim, one of the leaders of YPG/PYD, who passed away due to kidney failure at the Meryem Ana Hospital in Erbil, which is part of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government, was brought to the city of Qamishli in Syria for burial.
A funeral ceremony was held for Muslim at the 12 March Stadium in Qamishli. The ceremony was attended by Muslim's relatives, PYD officials, and many others. After the funeral ceremony, Muslim was buried in the city of Kobani.
A MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FROM ÖCALAN PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, who published a message regarding Muslim's death, stated that he saw Salih Muslim as the twin brother of Sırrı Süreyya. Öcalan's message included the following statements:
"I received the news of Salih Muslim's death in the evening hours. I tried to remember him and his struggle until morning. Undoubtedly, for his sons, relatives, and all his comrades, he is now an immortal. He lived and became immortal as he should for his people and homeland. He was a true patriot of the Syrian lands. He knew how to be completely Kurdish with the Kurds; an indispensable friend with the Arabs, and a true brother with the Turks. He made establishing a complete humanist relationship with every tribe, religion, and sect, including Assyrians, Armenians, and Circassians, an inseparable part of his life. He was always a cornerstone of Rojava that I was always sure of, and he will always remain so. I see him as the twin brother of Sırrı Süreyya, whom we lost in the Peace and Democratic Society Process. On this basis, he will remain an undying star of both our struggle and our peace. The martyrdom of Salih Muslim is not a loss. On the contrary, it will continue to strengthen all our people, nations, friends, and comrades as a true force forever."