Musa Herdem

Musa Herdem
Died 7 April 2015
Kobane, Syria
Nationality Iranian
Other names Musa the Sniper, Heval Herdem
Occupation YPG fighter
Years active 2014 – 2015

Musa Herdem, also known as Musa the Sniper, was an Iranian Kurdish YPG fighter who gained significant media attention during the Siege of Kobane in 2014.

Born in Rojhelat, Iran, Herdem spoke fluent Turkish as a result of a childhood spent smuggling to make a living.[1]

Herdem was profiled by an AFP photographer whose photos were featured widely in the international press.[2][3] He gave interviews to a number of international media outlets describing how he had shot ISIL militants from 400 metres with his Russian made Kanas precision rifle.[4] He was featured in Journeyman Pictures' short film, Story of a Sniper.

Herdem was killed on 7 April 2015 after the liberation of the city centre.[5] "If the snipers were kings in Kobanê, then Hardem was the Emperor", said one of Herdem's YPG colleagues in a tribute to him.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kobanê has bidden farewell to a legend: Hardem, also known as Musa the Sniper – Murat Bay". Sendika.Org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  2. ↑ Sim, David (2015-01-30). "Inside Kobani: Bodies of Isis militants lie in rubble on shattered streets [Graphic images]". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  3. ↑ spécial), Allan Kaval (Kobané (Syrie), envoyé (2016-05-23). "Kobané, « ville-musée » de la résistance kurde". Le Monde.fr (in French). ISSN 1950-6244. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  4. ↑ "Gritty Kurdish fighter gloats over recapture of Kobane". Mail Online. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  5. ↑ "'Kanas Musa' şehit düştü" ['Kanas Musa' Has Fallen a Martyr] (in Turkish). Rudaw. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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