On Tuesday 26 November، in a ceremony، Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa، the head of the Council for the Protection of the Higher Interests of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) at the headquarters of the Council، in cooperation with the Office of Martyrs and Fighters، distributed the gift of President Bafel Jalal Talabani to a number of the families and honored relatives of the martyrs of October 16.
In the ceremony in which Blesa Jabbar Farman in charge of the office of martyrs and fighters and Ziad Shaheed Jabbar in charge of the Sulaimaniyah organization center and Wasta Rasul in charge of the Peshmerga organization center and Salar Mahmud in charge of the Garmian organization center were present and participated in the distribution of gifts. In addition to thanking President Bafel for providing these gifts to the families of the martyrs of October 16، he praised the efforts and sacrifices of the martyrs of October 16 and their families. He stressed that this group of martyrs defended the land of Kurdistan with their holy soul and proved the Kurdistanism of Kirkuk، Khurmatu and other Kurdistan regions with their blood and brightness، so they are proud of their families and all the people of Kurdistan and they will always remain in the memory of all of us and their names will be recorded in the bright pages of the history of our people.