The Kurds can't fight this war all by themselves on the ground. They need help which apparently they aren't getting.
Violent protests as Kurds seek help against IS
Published on NewsOK Modified: October 7, 2014 at 9:39 am • Published: October 7, 2014
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Kurdish protesters clashed Tuesday with police in Turkey and forced their way into the European Parliament in Brussels, part of Europe-wide demonstrations against the Islamic State group's advance on a town on the Syrian-Turkish border.
Turkish Kurds run in the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, to avoid the effect of tear gas fired by Turkish forces to disperse them after they gathered as fighting intensified between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, in nearby Kobani, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab and its surrounding areas have been under attack since mid-September, with militants capturing dozens of nearby Kurdish villages.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
One protester in Turkey was reported killed.
The activists are demanding more help for the besieged Kurdish forces struggling to hold onto the Syrian town of Kobani. Some European countries are arming the Kurds or firing airstrikes against the Islamic extremists, but protesters say it isn't enough.
A demonstrator in Cyprus urged the U.S.-led coalition to "hit the jihadists harder" so that Kurdish forces can hold the town.
Tensions are especially high in Turkey, where Kurds have long been at odds with authorities and where Syria's violence has taken an especially heavy toll.
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Violent protests as Kurds seek help against IS
Published on NewsOK Modified: October 7, 2014 at 9:39 am • Published: October 7, 2014
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Kurdish protesters clashed Tuesday with police in Turkey and forced their way into the European Parliament in Brussels, part of Europe-wide demonstrations against the Islamic State group's advance on a town on the Syrian-Turkish border.
Turkish Kurds run in the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, to avoid the effect of tear gas fired by Turkish forces to disperse them after they gathered as fighting intensified between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, in nearby Kobani, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab and its surrounding areas have been under attack since mid-September, with militants capturing dozens of nearby Kurdish villages.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
One protester in Turkey was reported killed.
The activists are demanding more help for the besieged Kurdish forces struggling to hold onto the Syrian town of Kobani. Some European countries are arming the Kurds or firing airstrikes against the Islamic extremists, but protesters say it isn't enough.
A demonstrator in Cyprus urged the U.S.-led coalition to "hit the jihadists harder" so that Kurdish forces can hold the town.
Tensions are especially high in Turkey, where Kurds have long been at odds with authorities and where Syria's violence has taken an especially heavy toll.
Continue reading at:
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