Srikandi Kurdish yang dikenali sebagai 'Rehana' (Female Kurdish fighter known as ‘Rehana’ (Image from Twitter user/@PawanDurani)
yaSalam - Laporan tentang pemenggalan kepala seorang pahlawan Kurdis wanita muda dikenali sebagai 'Rehana' yang berjuang untuk Kobani & dilaporkan mem-bunuh banyak jihadis telah mencetuskan kontroversi. Laporan lain oleh orang-orang yang mengaku telah menghubungi dia berkata dia masih hidup.
Seorang gadis muda, memakai gigi tentera dan memegang senjata, telah menjadi sensasi di internet selepas gambar menunjukkan dia hormat kemenangan menjadi virus.
DEAD or ALIVE? Fate of iconic Kurdish female fighter ‘beheaded by ISIS’ Wrapped in MYSTERY . . .
Reports about the beheading of a young female Kurdish warrior known as ‘Rehana’ who fought for Kobani and reportedly killed scores of jihadists have sparked controversy. Other reports by people who claim to have contacted her say she is alive.
A young girl, wearing military gear and holding a gun, has become an Internet sensation after a picture of her showing a victory salute went viral.
@NYDailyNews: "The sharp shooter #YPG worrier #Rehana" 9:01 PM - 28 Oct 2014
Foto itu disiarkan di Twitter oleh wartawan Kurdi Pawan Durani dengan judul bertuliskan: "Rehana telah membunuh lebih daripada 100 pengganas ISIS di Kobani".
Pada 26 Oktober, penyokong Rehana itu terkejut dengan laporan "yang belum disahkan" mendakwa bahawa dia telah diculik atau dilaksanakan oleh jihadis Negara Islam, yang mungkin telah memancungnya.
The photo was posted on Twitter by Kurdish journalist Pawan Durani with a caption reading: “Rehana has killed more than 100 ISIS terrorists in Kobani".
On October 26, Rehana’s supporters were shocked by “unconfirmed” reports claiming that she had been kidnapped or executed by Islamic State jihadists, who may have beheaded her.
Jihadis mendakwa, menurut Mirror, yang gambar menderhaka memegang kepala terputus wanita adalah bukti bahawa "Rehana" sudah mati.
Walau bagaimanapun, wartawan KurdiRashad Abdel Qader mengaku di Twitter bahawa Rehana adalah masih hidup.
The MailOnline juga telah melaporkan bahawa Rehana memang hidup, menurut rakan-rakannya.
"Beliau adalah kawan saya dan saya mengesahkan bahawa dia masih hidup.
Dan gambar pejuang wanita dipenggal bukan gambar Rehana ini, "akhbar itu memetik seorang wartawan yang berpangkalan di Kobani, yang juga menam-bahkan bahawa melihat Rehana meninggalkan Kobani minggu lepas.
Menurut wartawan itu, Rehana kini di Turki.
Satu lagi rakan dari prajurit wanita Kurdis juga memberitahu MailOnline bahawa mangsa dipenggal ISIS bukannya Rehana.
"Ciri-ciri wajah [kepala dalam gambar ISIS yang] tidak miliknya," seorang teman wanita kepada akhbar itu, sambil menambah bahawa nama sebenar gadis itu adalah berbeza.
Rehana adalah salah satu daripada beberapa ratus wanita yang bertempur dalam satu Batalion Wanita Bebas dikenali sebagai YPJ, berjuang untuk Peshmerga militia Kurdis.
Jihadists have claimed, according to the Mirror, that a photo of a rebel holding a woman’s severed head is evidence that "Rehana" is dead.
However, Kurdish journalist @Rashad Abdel Qader claimed on Twitter that Rehana was very much alive.
The MailOnline has also reported that Rehana is indeed alive, according to her friends.
“She is my friend and I confirm that she is alive. And the picture of beheaded female fighter is not Rehana's picture,” the newspaper cited a Kobani-based journalist, who also added that saw Rehana leaving Kobani last week.
According to the journalist, Rehana is now in Turkey.
Another friend of the Kurdish female soldier also told the MailOnline that the beheaded victim of ISIS was not Rehana.
“The facial features [of the head in the ISIS photo] are not hers,” a female friend told the newspaper, adding that the girl’s real name was different.
Rehana is one of several hundred women fighting in an Independent Women's Battalion known as the YPJ, fighting for the Kurdish Peshmerga militia.
Srikandi Kurdi #Rehana 25 tahun, pelajar Undang-undang (Program tahun ke-3). Ayah & bapa saudara adalah pejuang yang dibunuh oleh #ISIS #Kobane (The Kurdish fighter #Rehana is 25 years old, studying Law (3rd year Program). Dad & uncle fighters killed by #ISIS #Kobane)
Lebih dari 800 orang telah terkorban di Kobani sejak militan Negara Islam melancarkan serangan mereka pada pertengahan bulan September.
More than 800 people have died in Kobani since Islamic State militants launched their attack in mid-September.
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