{"id":6186,"date":"2014-10-14T12:30:06","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T18:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lavozlit.com\/?p=6186"},"modified":"2014-10-14T12:30:06","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T18:30:06","slug":"syria-the-war-on-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workersvoiceus.org\/es\/2014\/10\/14\/syria-the-war-on-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"[Syria] The war on humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSYRIA<\/em>
\nWritten by Yilmaz Harbiye – RED <\/em>
\nSaturday, 11 October 2014 20:47
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\nThis is my second visit to Rojava in the last month. The first visit took place from Koban\u00ea to the Cizere canton and the Newroz camp. We had the chance to cross on a raft and understand the situation of the Yezidi people. A great human tragedy unfolds.
\nThe more interested persons probably have followed the situation on the media. I stayed in the area for a week. My second visit happens when Koban\u00ea has been thoroughly attacked. I am writing this story a week after my arrival here…
\nPeople have evacuated from Koban\u00ea. The positions on Koban\u00ea outskirts are patrolled by experienced YPG fighters. However, in the city there are youngsters without experience who have come to the area to do something, to defend and to join. Obviously, it cannot be said that these comrades are functional, because in this area, despite the number of fighters, there is a need for more weapons.
\nIn Koban\u00ea there are hardly any heavy weapons, whereas ISIS is attacking the city from three different sides with very powerful weapons. The YPG has dug trenches to defend the city. \u2018Sacrifice actions\u2019 (bomber men) are taking place; the women especially are showing an extraordinary resistance but, if we make a realistic assessment, the situation is extremely hard. I repeat, weapons are needed in this area and they are hardly expected from the government of Turkey which creates obstacles even to the entrance of the most basic humanitarian aid; the possibility of allowing weapons into the area is very remote.
\nThe resistance in Koban\u00ea is being carried on with continuous difficulties. There is a man in the city that turns hand looms into weird weapons. You may have seen on TV the primitive \u2018armed vehicles\u2019. But these are not enough. Everybody here is trying to keep the morale high but the situation does not look good at all. The Koban\u00ea resistance is sacrificing many martyrs…
\nISIS is wisely taking advantage of the regional weaknesses. They know Turkey\u2019s two-faced attitude towards the Kurds. They call themselves \u2018Islamic State of Iraq and Syria\u2019 but are attacking Koban\u00ea instead of Baghdad or Damascus. There is definitely collusion with Turkey. And it seems to me that Barzani [1] is happy with the fact that Turkey doesn\u2019t send support to an area that he cannot control. If Koban\u00ea falls Syria will be divided in three and this will be for Turkey and Barzani\u2019s benefit.
\nUnited States air strikes are a story too. Here, we have not seen at least one air attack against ISIS. The YPG reports confirm it too.
\nWe are hearing that new people are joining ISIS. Their officers have fought in Libya, Afghanistan and even in Chechnya. They are very experienced. They train the new fighters. The people of Koban\u00ea trust their self-power against these people but without weapons it is not possible. Let me also mention this, around the region of Suruc there are a lot of Syrian Arabs and they hate ISIS too. This issue is not only about Kurds. The Syrian Arabs are not following ISIS like the Sunnis in Iraq. I’m talking about ten of thousands of refugees who have been deprived from their homeland.
\nA lot of people came here last weekend and during the religious holiday (Kurban) from Istanbul and other cities. This and the help that is sent give morals to the people. Of course, we would be happy if especially young friends that come here with their parties, groups, or whatever would not take photographs with their flags as if they were on a Safari tour, because the issue is beyond their \u2018passion for adrenalin\u2019. There is a fight for humanity in Koban\u00ea. Let\u2019s increase the support all over Turkey. This fight is all our fight…
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\n[1] – Masoud Barzani: is a Kurdish politician who has been President of the\u00a0Iraqi Kurdistan\u00a0Region since 2005, as well as leader of the\u00a0Kurdistan Democratic Party\u00a0(KDP) since 1979.
\n(October 4, 2014)
\n(Published in RED\u2019s October issue)
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