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RSyrianCivilWar twitterde op zaterdag 04-10-2014 om 19:14:40 If the coalition does not intervene against Assad soon, there might not be a moderate opposition to support... reageer retweet

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 19:49 schreef .Exe het volgende:

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RSyrianCivilWar twitterde op zaterdag 04-10-2014 om 19:14:40 If the coalition does not intervene against Assad soon, there might not be a moderate opposition to support... reageer retweet

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"He was 85 – he could not even lift a weapon," said the young father, baffled by the brutality. Even more haunting were stories from his wife's village, where the fleeing family found the bodies of her sister and an eight-year-old niece lying in pools of blood.

"They had been raped, and their hearts were cut out of their chests and left on top of the bodies," he said, struggling to hold back tears. "I buried them with my own hands."

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HaraldDoornbos twitterde op zaterdag 04-10-2014 om 19:53:53 OK, we zijn na rellen eind van middag nu weg van Turkse grens bij Kobane. Groep Koerden begon Turkse journalisten aan te vallen met stenen> reageer retweet

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HaraldDoornbos twitterde op zaterdag 04-10-2014 om 19:55:20 Turkse politie heeft daarna "media hill" (waarop werldpers al dagen staat om strijd in Kobane te filmen) schoongeveegd, Koerden en pers weg. reageer retweet

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KeepingtheLeith twitterde op zaterdag 04-10-2014 om 20:05:57 Saudi terrorist leader of ISIS was killed in 'Ayn Al-'Arab (Kobane) yesterday. He enjoyed a "kafir" bullet to his head. Enjoy jahanam cunt. reageer retweet

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SURUC, Turkey — Rojava was a hope. A land that Jehan and her husband, Hamo, believed they could safely settle with their family in Ayn al-Arab, or Kobani, as Kurds name the city. They believed that Rojava, the Kurdish autonomous region that arose during the Syrian civil war, could provide their children with a better future.

Yet, the brutality of war has followed them to Kobani. She found her family uprooted for a second time, escaping fierce clashes. “I do not understand this war. Why is the whole world watching us being massacred? Why is Turkey not doing anything?” Jehan cries.

“We are armed and organized solely to protect Rojava. We will fight when and only if our regions and people are under threat,” Salih Muslim, the leader of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), said when we met at the BBC building in London in January 2013.

That time seems to have arrived. For the past 17 days, the Islamic State (IS) has tightened its siege on Kobani, and targeted the city with mortars and bombs. Jehan’s daughter, who has joined her family in Turkey, had been fighting against IS for the past three months.

The stories she has brought with her from Kobani reveal how meager the People's Protection Units' (YPG) supplies and support are when compared to those of IS. She also believes that the Syrian Kurds and YPG fighters are left alone and that Turkey is the nearest witness yet prefers to remain silent. “IS has all sorts of heavy weapons. We heard that recently IS got many supplies that arrived by trains from Turkey,” she said.

The trains she mentions are the ones that shuttle on a track that belongs to Turkey and forms the Turkey-Syria border. The rumors of military supplies delivered to IS groups by these trains are all around town.

The idea that the aid and supplies for IS is conveyed through Turkey is so strong among Kurds that we once watched YPG guerrillas place a truck on the railway, supposedly to stop any aid to the radical Islamist group. It was not only YPG fighters trying to stop IS getting any help. Hundreds of Kurds were in Suruc, trying to assist Rojava to get back on its feet.

Meanwhile, IS bombings have reached the Turkish border and even crossed it. At least 10 artillery and mortar shells have fallen onto Turkish soil, apart from sporadic stray bullets. One even fell only 100 meters (328 feet) from a media hub, where live broadcasting vehicles were parked.

Many in the area questioned why the Turkish government and the armed forces have not applied the rules of engagement imposed after Syria shot down a Turkish warplane two years ago. “When it comes to Kurds, any laws or rules become null and void,” said Izoli, who described himself as a former Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighter.

Visiting a Suruc public hospital two nights ago, I learned that a stray bullet coming from the other side had wounded a Turkish soldier.

Once, during an interview with Kurdish activists at the Mert Ismail village outpost, we could hear chanting of “God is Great,” which was followed by artillery fire that landed on the outskirts of Kobani. “They [Turkish authorities] want Kobani to be emptied. They watch how IS attacks Kurds. You all see how they do not respond,” a Kurdish man in traditional Kurdish guerrilla garb said.

On our first day in Suruc, a mortar hit a vehicle in Alizer, another Kurdish border village that neighbors Kobani. Two people were wounded. After we arrived at the village, we met hundreds of Kurds from around the abandoned lands of the village along the border.

The discussion was whether it was the Turkish soldiers or IS militants who had fired the mortars. “Why do you think Turkish soldiers would fire at their own people on their own soil?” I asked. The people around me answered almost as a chorus. “Because they do not want Kurds to stay here and protect our people, our lands. Turkey wants this area to be evacuated so they can act freely.”

Another one said, “[Recep Tayyip] Erdogan prefers IS as his neighbor, rather than the Kurds.”

While our conversation continued, we heard a loud buzzing sound coming toward us. We suddenly found ourselves on the yellow dust of the ground. A faint explosion took place only 50 meters (164 feet) away from us. It was a mortar flying right past our heads.

Following the short shockwave, some of the villagers started saying that it was Turkish soldiers who fired it. It was impossible to know who fired the mortar. Later, we learned that the area was under IS control.

Kurdish youth from around Turkey have come to Alizer to guard the borders and show solidarity with the YPG.

Turkey’s Kurds have organized the Kurdish Border Guards to watch the border and cut the alleged supply lines to IS forces. Throughout the border area, the group said that at least 1,500 Kurdish men and women were assigned to observe both sides of the border

Day and night, these guards were visible in and around the villages. On the roads, there were checkpoints controlling every vehicle driving in and out. Even ambulances were checked.

This was an obvious sign that Kurds do not trust the Turkish authorities.

Osman Baydemir, a popular Kurdish politician, said in a speech in Suruc, “We do not want to think that the Kurds’ only friends are Kurds. But Turkey and the West act in a way as to force us to believe it.” Among the Kurds, this idea prevails.

“Kobani is Kurdistan. These borders that the Turkish state had drawn were meaningless for Kurds. If Kobani falls, the peace process will cease. If the peace process ends, the Kurds will not fight against the Turkish state only in Kurdistan. We will carry the guerrilla war to the hearts of cities like Istanbul. This is the last chance,” said Mesut, the leader of the Hakkari guards.

Everyone from the youngest to the oldest, from activists, politicians to the villagers, believes the Kurds’ fate is tied to the war in Rojava.

The leaders, starting with PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, have all warned Turkey that if the government does not act against IS attacks, the cease-fire the PKK has agreed to would come to an end.

In the meantime, the US alliance’s air attacks are harshly criticized by both Kobani and Turkey’s Kurds for being of no help to Kurds.

Another major frustration is that Turkish soldiers are not responding to any IS fire that hits Turkish soil. And it is clear that if Kobani falls, Turkey will be the first that Kurds hold responsible.

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Partisangirl twitterde op vrijdag 03-10-2014 om 21:57:14 Feminist tropes can sell the 'right' wars, so long as you ignore facts #YPG #NDF #ISIS http://t.co/VVzXMIXYrF http://t.co/7gnKZa96YX reageer retweet

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 20:08 schreef SadPanda het volgende:

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HaraldDoornbos twitterde op zaterdag 04-10-2014 om 19:53:53 OK, we zijn na rellen eind van middag nu weg van Turkse grens bij Kobane. Groep Koerden begon Turkse journalisten aan te vallen met stenen> reageer retweet

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HaraldDoornbos twitterde op zaterdag 04-10-2014 om 19:55:20 Turkse politie heeft daarna "media hill" (waarop werldpers al dagen staat om strijd in Kobane te filmen) schoongeveegd, Koerden en pers weg. reageer retweet

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KeepingtheLeith twitterde op zaterdag 04-10-2014 om 20:05:57 Saudi terrorist leader of ISIS was killed in 'Ayn Al-'Arab (Kobane) yesterday. He enjoyed a "kafir" bullet to his head. Enjoy jahanam cunt. reageer retweet

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 20:18 schreef Stimorol- het volgende:
Erdogan die PKK en Isid als gelijke beschouwd

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EjmAlrai twitterde op zaterdag 04-10-2014 om 20:29:00 #islamicState allocated 400 #IS #Kurds of d province supported by"IS army" 4rm #Raqqa attacking #Kobane #AynalArab 1https://t.co/MKVhYR4Qwb reageer retweet

تحت ضربات التحالف وعلى إحدى جبهات كوباني مقاتلو الدولة الإسلامية ينشدون وقت استراحتهم

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 20:28 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:
Neh, de PKK verricht goed werk.

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 20:32 schreef ClapClapYourHands het volgende:

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ISIS verricht hier en daar ook prima werk. Lekker koerdische terroristen afknallen, niks mis mee.

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 20:08 schreef SadPanda het volgende:

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HaraldDoornbos twitterde op zaterdag 04-10-2014 om 19:53:53 OK, we zijn na rellen eind van middag nu weg van Turkse grens bij Kobane. Groep Koerden begon Turkse journalisten aan te vallen met stenen> reageer retweet

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HaraldDoornbos twitterde op zaterdag 04-10-2014 om 19:55:20 Turkse politie heeft daarna "media hill" (waarop werldpers al dagen staat om strijd in Kobane te filmen) schoongeveegd, Koerden en pers weg. reageer retweet

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KeepingtheLeith twitterde op zaterdag 04-10-2014 om 20:05:57 Saudi terrorist leader of ISIS was killed in 'Ayn Al-'Arab (Kobane) yesterday. He enjoyed a "kafir" bullet to his head. Enjoy jahanam cunt. reageer retweet

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HaraldDoornbos twitterde op zaterdag 04-10-2014 om 19:57:03 Echt domme actie van Koerden om Turkse journalisten aan te vallen op "Media Hill" nabij Kobane. Nu kan media dus niet meer Kobane filmen. reageer retweet

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 20:33 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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PKK knalt Kemalisten af, ook niks mis mee.

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 20:35 schreef ClapClapYourHands het volgende:

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Ah jij steunt dus terroristische acties op niet terroristen. Zegt genoeg.

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 20:32 schreef ClapClapYourHands het volgende:

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ISIS verricht hier en daar ook prima werk. Lekker koerdische terroristen afknallen, niks mis mee.

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 20:36 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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Naar mijn weten heeft de PKK geen duizenden burgers gedood, geen 3000 dorpen vernietigd en ook geen (om en nabij) 2 miljoen mensen ontheemd.

De Kemal-aanbidders zijn veel grotere schurken dan ISIS en aanverwanten ooit zullen zijn.

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 20:15 schreef Szura het volgende:

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Hebben we een naam en rugnummer van het varken?

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 20:36 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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Neh, ISIS doet echt onder voor de Koerdische strijders. Zonder hun gestolen wapens zijn het amateuristische kneusjes zonder strategie. (met ook al trouwens)

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 20:38 schreef ClapClapYourHands het volgende:

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Nee, niet de PKK-ers die op verschillende terreurlijsten staan zijn de slechteriken, nee dat zijn de Turken. Het as van het kwaad.

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 20:39 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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PKK is ontstaan vanwege de Kemalisten, niet andersom.
Maar ja Turken zien zich graag als slachtoffer.

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Op zaterdag 4 oktober 2014 20:40 schreef ClapClapYourHands het volgende:

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Wat heeft het ontstaan van een terroristische groepering te maken met wie er goed is en wie niet? Met deze redenering is ISIS ook van de goodguys.