(en) France, Alternative Libertaire - Remarks AL - "Koban? and Kurdistan are not only enemy to the Islamic State" (fr)

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Remarks Alternative libertarian supported by OCL to the Paris demonstration of the Kurdish 
left Sept. 27, 2014, in solidarity with the Syrian Kurdistan. ---- 2000-3000 people had 
responded to the call of the Federation of Kurdish Associations France (Feyka), Saturday, 
September 27, 2014, and marched in support of the city of Koban?, besieged by the Islamic 
State (Daech). ---- Any trends in Kurdish were left there, including large contingents of 
sympathisant.es PKK and PYD (sister organization of the PKK in Syria). And, of course, 
dozens of flags bearing the image of the imprisoned leader Abdullah ?calan. ---- If the 
cult of the leader usually gives the shivers to militant and French activists, several 
delegations of organizations (PCF, NPA, AL, ... OCL) had ignored and were present in 
solidarity with the struggle as urgent as legitimate.

At the finish of the event Place du Chatelet, several expressions of solidarity were read.

Below that of Alternative libertarian, supported by OCL.

LIBERTARIAN ALTERNATIVE ADDRESS

Today Koban?, Western Kurdistan, was besieged by the barbaric forces of the Islamic State 
- Daech.

Today Koban? fights for freedom, for democracy and for women's rights.

Today Koban? fights heroically, despite the double game of the Turkish government, despite 
the procrastination of the coalition led by Washington.

Today Koban? became the symbol of resistance to the Syrian Rojava, but not only.

If Koban? falls, it is not just all Rojava to be threatened, it is also a political and 
social model: the Democratic confederalism and democratic autonomy, built since July 19, 2012.

Therefore, under the flag of the People's Protection Units (YPG) defending Koban? we find 
side by side militia and Kurdish militiamen, Arab, Turkish, they are Muslims, Yazidis, 
Christians or atheists. Everyone fought side by side against the fanatics.

This is why the defense and Koban? Syrian Rojava interested not only the people and the 
Kurdish diaspora, but all and all supporters of emancipation, feminists, anti-colonial and 
anti-capitalist.

Koban? must rely on the thousands of young people, revolutionary unionists, 
anti-colonialist, libertarians who have come from all over Turkey to defend the city, and 
who are now stranded at the border by the Turkish army.

For Koban? and Kurdistan are not only enemy to the Islamic state.

They have other enemies, more devious, who would like Daech do the "dirty work" for them: 
Bashar Assad and Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

As for the United States, after long hesitation, they bombed forces besieging Daech 
Koban?. However, be aware that if they do not wish to win Daech, they do not want either 
the victory of political and social model that represents the Rojava.

Today we talk of a possible ground invasion against Daech area Koban?. Yet it would be a 
disaster if tomorrow the name of the fight against jihadism, the Turkish army occupied 
militarily Rojava. That would be the end of popular autonomy, dismantling of vigilantism, 
prison for revolutionaries.

The Kurdish people need guns to defend Koban? and Rojava. He did not need to undergo the 
occupation of Turkish and American military.

Vive Koban? free, live free Kurdistan, long live the revolution.

Photo essay: Feyka
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Kobane-et-le-Kurdistan-n-ont-pas