Dr. Bahoz Erdal, born Fahman Husain , is a commander of Syrian Kurdish

Kurdish people

The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...

 origin and a senior commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party

Kurdistan Workers' Party

The Kurdistan Workers' Party , commonly known as PKK, also known as KGK and formerly known as KADEK or KONGRA-GEL , is a Kurdish organization which has since 1984 been fighting an armed struggle against the Turkish state for an autonomous Kurdistan and greater cultural and political rights...

 He is the current head of the Hezen Parastina Gel (HPG), the PKK's military wing and is part of the 3-man PKK Executive Committee which includes himself, acting PKK leader Murat Karayilan

Murat Karayilan

Murat Karayılan is the current acting leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party.He has been the PKK's acting leader ever since its original founder and leader, Abdullah Öcalan, was captured in 1999....

 and PKK co-founder Cemil Bayik

Cemil Bayik

Cemil Bayik , also known as Cuma, is one of the five founders of the Kurdish separatist movement Kurdistan Workers' Party , who are still alive and is among the organisation's top leadership as he is a member of the 12-man leadership council of the Koma Civaken Kurdistan , a Kurdish political...

, who preceded Bahoz Erdal as the PKK's military commander.

External links

• Article interviewing Erdal on HPG website