Kurdish Demonstration in front of ESCWA in Solidarity with Kobane: Supporting Kobane Eliminates Terrorists

Kurds demonstrated on Sunday afternoon in Beirut in solidarity with the Syrian town of Kobane, which has repelled for months a siege by the Islamic State jihadist group.

The Islamic State controls about 40 percent of Kobane so far.

The demonstration began from in front of al-Cola bridge and headed toward the ESCWA headquarters, with protesters waving their country's flag while shouting slogans condemning what the Kurdish people are being exposed to.

The demonstrators warned on behalf of the Kurdish community in Lebanon: "There is a chance that a massacre against humanity might occur."

“Turkey has played a negative role since the beginning of the Syrian revolution and until now, where it supports terrorist groups in order to protect its own interests."

“And it facilitate the presence of the IS in Turkey and secures training camps. In addition, it is giving treatment to the IS militants in hospitals and buying oil from them,” they said.

Turkey has been facing since Monday waves of violence and clashes between the police and demonstrators in solidarity with Kobane, which was called for by the main Kurdish party protesting against the Ankara government's refusal to intervene militarily to save Kobane.

The demonstrators called for giving Abdullah Ocalan the chance to give a peaceful democratic solution for the region.

Ocalan is the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, detained by Turkish authorities since 1999.

The Beirut protestors called for “the continuation of U.S.-led air strikes on those terrorists organizations and to coordinate with popular protection units and support Kobane with weapons.”

Their statement concluded: “Kobane will be a graveyard for global terrorism, and the support of Kobane's resistance means the elimination of global terrorism.”

Despite the fall of the security zone in north Kobane on Friday, Kurdish fighters are still desperately fighting for their city, carrying out attacks against the IS.

The U.S. is leading an international coalition that is carrying out air strikes against IS positions in Syria and Iraq.

Z.A.

M.T.