ISIS has been besieging Kobani, a Kurdish-populated city in Syria, for about a month. Kurdish militia said yesterday that they had restore control over the highlands of the city, from which Jihadists had been shelling it for the last 10 days. Meanwhile, the foreign minister of the Kurdish Regional Government of Iraq has urged Ankara to open the Turkish-Syrian border so that volunteers from Turkey could help the Kurdish city.
Ismail Ahmed, a member of the Communist Party of Syria, a resident of Kobani, believes that “propaganda in Western media today saying that the West has declared war against Islamic State is a lie. The U.S. and the Arab-American coalition claims that they are fighting ISIS, but in reality they do not.”
Yuri Nabiyev, the president of the Russian Society for Solidarity and Cooperation with the Kurdish Nation, reminded that Kurds have already experienced the indifference of world politicians: “We remember the gas attack on Halabja in the previous century. Now, in the early 21st century, we see the tragedy in Shangala, we see the tragedy in Kobani while the international community remains indifferent to the fate of the nation.”
“There are a lot of talks about Islamic State threatening the world. Different urges, conferences, assemblies. But the Kurds are the only ones on earth fighting Islamic State in reality, starting from the borders of Iran to Kobani, the front stretches beyond 1,500km. Nothing is done besides clarion urges for help, that aid should be given,” regrets Nabiyev.
He is adamant that Turkey should be the one to help Kobani. “The position that Turkey demonstrates is very exemplary. Everything depends on how the Turkish authorities reach an agreement with the Kurds. If somehow they reach an agreement, aid will be provided. And maybe even a sensational cooperation may start. But if no agreement is reached with the Kurds, Turkey may experience an eruption of hatred from the Kurds that we can see now.”
Yuri Nabiyev thinks that Turkey is at a crossroads: “Next year, Turkey will have very important elections, where, it is said, presidential authority will be expanded. We know that Erdogan was elected as the president. We need to make serious changes to the Turkish Constitution. And if we look at the situation from this side, further neglect of the situation in Kobani will radicalize the Kurdish population, and I do not think that Erdogan will get the votes he had been gaining from supporters among the Kurds at the upcoming elections."
They consider themselves the only fighters against ISISISIS has been besieging Kobani, a Kurdish-populated city in Syria, for about a month. Kurdish militia said yesterday that they had restore control over the highlands of the city, from which Jihadists had been shelling it for the last 10 days. Meanwhile, the foreign minister of the Kurdish Regional Government of Iraq has urged Ankara to open the Turkish-Syrian border so that volunteers from Turkey could help the Kurdish city.Ismail Ahmed, a member of the Communist Party of Syria, a resident of Kobani, believes that “propaganda in Western media today saying that the West has declared war against Islamic State is a lie. The U.S. and the Arab-American coalition claims that they are fighting ISIS, but in reality they do not.”Yuri Nabiyev, the president of the Russian Society for Solidarity and Cooperation with the Kurdish Nation, reminded that Kurds have already experienced the indifference of world politicians: “We remember the gas attack on Halabja in the previous century. Now, in the early 21st century, we see the tragedy in Shangala, we see the tragedy in Kobani while the international community remains indifferent to the fate of the nation.”“There are a lot of talks about Islamic State threatening the world. Different urges, conferences, assemblies. But the Kurds are the only ones on earth fighting Islamic State in reality, starting from the borders of Iran to Kobani, the front stretches beyond 1,500km. Nothing is done besides clarion urges for help, that aid should be given,” regrets Nabiyev.He is adamant that Turkey should be the one to help Kobani. “The position that Turkey demonstrates is very exemplary. Everything depends on how the Turkish authorities reach an agreement with the Kurds. If somehow they reach an agreement, aid will be provided. And maybe even a sensational cooperation may start. But if no agreement is reached with the Kurds, Turkey may experience an eruption of hatred from the Kurds that we can see now.”Yuri Nabiyev thinks that Turkey is at a crossroads: “Next year, Turkey will have very important elections, where, it is said, presidential authority will be expanded. We know that Erdogan was elected as the president. We need to make serious changes to the Turkish Constitution. And if we look at the situation from this side, further neglect of the situation in Kobani will radicalize the Kurdish population, and I do not think that Erdogan will get the votes he had been gaining from supporters among the Kurds at the upcoming electio
