Father of Slain Salahaddin University Student Thanks President Barzani and Kurdistan’s People

Dashti Omer Osman Bandian, the father of the deceased, thanked in a message, on behalf of his family, all the leaders, officials, professors and citizens who offered their condolences by attending the burial ceremony and mourning gatherings or by phone and message. He said that “Zilan was a martyr on the path of knowledge and serving the homeland.”

 The text of the letter of thanks from the deceased student’s father:

In the name of God, the Most Great and Merciful

 His Excellency President Masoud Barzani, for sending his respected condolence message,

His Excellency Mr. Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, for sending his representative and conveying his condolence message.

All political parties and forces of Kurdistan,

The president and vice president of Salahaddin University and the dean of the College of Science, for their continued presence at our mourning gathering,

Party, administrative, military and security officials; professors and university students; religious scholars; social and academic figures; intellectuals, writers, artists, journalists and media workers; security forces and police; and the staff and doctors of the West Erbil Emergency Hospital; women’s organizations and civil society; and all sectors of the honorable people of Kurdistan inside and outside the country; as well as relatives and friends and all those respected individuals who attended the burial ceremony and mourning gathering for my late daughter, Zilan, or expressed their sympathy through telephone calls, posts and publications on social media platforms,

Your messages and condolences brought us great comfort and eased our profound grief and loss.

From the depths of our hearts, we extend our utmost gratitude and appreciation to you. Your kindness and generosity have deeply touched us and placed us in your debt.