SULAIMANI (ESTA) — President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani expressed his deepest condolences over the death of Akam Omar, the commander of the Kurdistan Commando Forces who died in Germany on Monday.
A statement from the forces announced that Commander Omar died after suffering from severe injuries for nearly two months in a hospital in Germany.
“Commander Omar has succumbed to his injuries, offering his sacred body to the land and the country,” said the statement.
Back then, in late October, Commander Omar has been severely injured in the midst of conducting an anti-ISIS operation after a bomb blew up his military convoy in Sulaimani’s Garmian administration.
“Commander Omar fulfilled his promise for Kurdistan and has been martyred,” the statement added.
“A look back at recent history and the fight against ISIS, reminds us that the blows Commander Akam and his solid force gave to the enemy will be proudly registered in the annals of history. Friends and foes know that he was a high flying hawk, he was a mountain of bravery, and an unwritten epic,” President Talabani said.
“We know very well that the void created by Akam’s absence can not be filled easily. We are also equally certain that the force he helped create will not bow easily in front of storms. They will continue on the same path with the same high values held and defended by their commander. And to show highest levels of loyalty and sacrifice, they will write history with their own bloods.,” he added.
“May the soul of Commander Akam rest in peace. I vow in honor of his bravery to forever be a Peshmerga ready to sacrifice for Kurdistan. We will protect the lives and livelihood of our people, we will make sure this brother’s soul will rest in peace.”
“I send my condolences from the bottom of my heart to the family, friends, and trench comrades of Commander Akam. I promise them that we will make his memories the guiding light for our path and will take revenge for the blood he gave for the sake of Kurdistan,” President Talabani continued.
