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Mazlum Kobane
Ferhat Abdi Şahin (born 1967, Kobanî, Syria), better known by his ''Pseudonym#Military and paramilitary organizations, nom de guerre'' Mazloum Abdi ( ku, Mezlûm Ebdî – ar, مظلوم عبدي) and his previous ''nom de guerre'' Şahin Cilo, is a Kurds in Syria, Syrian Kurdish military leader, serving as the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Early life Ferhat Abdi Şahin was born to Syrian Kurdish parents in Kobanî around 1967. Trained as a civil engineer at the University of Aleppo, according to Turkish sources, Abdi joined the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) within Syria in 1990 and was imprisoned five times by the Syrian authorities. While serving with the PKK in Syria, he became a personal friend of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan. Abdi later conducted militant activities in rural areas of Şemdinli, Turkey in 1996. He left to Europe in 1997 where he was engaged in Kurdish political work until 2003, when he traveled to Iraq where he was allegedl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudonym
A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individual's own. Many pseudonym holders use pseudonyms because they wish to remain anonymous, but anonymity is difficult to achieve and often fraught with legal issues. Scope Pseudonyms include stage names, user names, ring names, pen names, aliases, superhero or villain identities and code names, gamer identifications, and regnal names of emperors, popes, and other monarchs. In some cases, it may also include nicknames. Historically, they have sometimes taken the form of anagrams, Graecisms, and Latinisations. Pseudonyms should not be confused with new names that replace old ones and become the individual's full-time name. Pseudonyms are "part-time" names, used only in certain contexts – to provide a more clear-cut separation between o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
