(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - International, Jihadist offensive against the Kurdish left (fr)

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Since September 15, the Islamic State (Daech) launched a major offensive against the 
Syrian Kurdistan, that is to say, against the Kurdish PKK-related left. City Koban? is 
under siege. The Turkish state is rubbing his hands. For governments, whether in Damascus, 
Washington, Baghdad, Tehran and Ankara, it will be time to "eradicate" Daech after they 
have done the dirty work to demolish the Kurdish left. ---- The statement from the 
Federation of Associations of France Kurds (FEYKA) ---- 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/FEYKA-F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration-des-Associations-Kurdes-de-France/1398668417058368 
---- STOP THE BARBARIANS OF OFFENSIVE TO DAECH KOBAN?! ---- Sanctions against states that 
sponsor jihadists! ---- Call to protest Saturday, September 20, 16 hours before the 
Fontaine des Innocents (Place Joachim de Bellay, Paris 1)

Since September 15, the terrorist organization calling itself the Islamic State (EI) 
conducts extensive offensives against Koban? (Ain-al-Arab), one of three Kurdish 
autonomous cantons of Rojava (Kurdistan of Syria). She brutally attacked with heavy 
artillery returned from Iraq and with the support of neighboring Turkey which sent him 
weapons and military vehicles and opens its border to allow him to evacuate the wounded 
and get them treated, then that the border is closed to Kurdish refugees fleeing attacks 
by jihadists.

Despite the mobilization and the fierce resistance of YPG (Protection Units People's 
Rojava) and YPJ Units (female fighters) who do not lack experience in the fight against 
the jihadists but whose military capabilities are limited, jihadists have seized two dozen 
villages around Koban?, causing an exodus of thousands of people, and dangerously 
threatening the city that is nearly surrounded. Civilian deaths are golds already 
regrettable, but we do not yet know their number.

Faced with the hypocrisy of the international community that claims to form a coalition to 
counter the IU but remains indifferent to the threat posed by this organization on the 
Kurds of Syria, representatives of autonomous cantons of Rojava yesterday launched a cry 
alert, calling for breaking the silence of the IU offensive in the region in order to 
avoid further bloodshed and a humanitarian tragedy similar to that of Sinjar, in Iraqi 
Kurdistan. They also called on the international community to act by all means to stop the 
support of Turkey jihadists.

Despite their limited military means, the Kurds are united and mobilized to fight the IU 
on all fronts. Rojava authorities and the Union of Kurdistan Communities (KCK) have called 
for a general mobilization to resist against jihadist terrorism. For its part, the main 
Kurdish party in Turkey, DBP (Democratic Party of Regions), organized civil resistance, 
calling to occupy the border between Turkey and Koban? to allow refugees to enter Turkey 
and prevent supply of arms and ammunition for IR.

The Federation of Associations of France Kurds calling for a demonstration Saturday, Sept. 
20 to ask the international community to: take immediate sanctions against states that 
support IE, especially Turkey, to take urgent measures to protect the population and 
Koban? in particular to ensure that refugees can pass the Turkish border and that they 
receive adequate humanitarian assistance, supporting Kurdish forces that are the main 
defense against IE in Syria and Iraq.

FEYKA, Paris, 19 September 2014