1. KNK Appeal for Kobane
10 October 214 / Peace in Kurdistan campaignThe Kurdistan National Congress has today issued this 7-point appeal for Kobane.http://peaceinkurdistancampaign.com/2014/10/10/knk-appeal-for-kobane/
2. Syrian Kurds Leader: “Turkey and US Are Invading Under the Pretext of Fighting Terrorism”
9 October 2014 / Ria NovostiAs the Syrian city of Kobani is under threat from the IS militants, Syrian Kurd leader and the head of the Democratic Union Party Salih Muslimstates that a foreign military intervention in Syria under the pretext of combating terrorism will be considered aggression. Born in Kobani (the city is also known by its Arabic name Ayn al-Arab), Salih Muslim is confident that the Kurds can defend themselves if they are provided with arms and ammunition.
http://en.ria.ru/interview/20141009/193868310/Syrian-Kurds-Leader-Turkey-and-US-Are-Invading-Under-the-Pretext.html
3. Asya Abdullah calls for ‘aid corridor’
9 October 2014 / ANFPYD Co-President Asya Abdullah, who is in Kobanê taking part in the resistance against ISIS gangs, has said they need an ‘aid corridor’ in order to maintain the resistance, calling on international forces to take notice of this demand.
Asya Abdullah, who is in Kobanê, spoke to ANF providing information regarding the resistance in the town to ISIS.
http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/asya-abdullah-calls-for-aid-corridor.htm
4. Kurds hold off IS in Kobane, while pressure mounts on Turkey
10 October 2014 / Your Middle EastKurdish militia fought to hold off Islamic State group jihadists in the battleground Syrian border town of Kobane on Friday as pressure grew for action by neighbouring Turkey.
US-led warplanes have intensified air strikes against IS fighters who have been closing on the town for three weeks but the Pentagon has warned that, without a force on the ground to work with, there are limits to what can be done.
http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/news/kurds-hold-off-is-in-kobane-while-pressure-mounts-on-turkey_27154
5. Öcalan: Do not let Kobanê alone
9 October 2014 / Hawar NewsKurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has called on the resistance against ISIS attacks to be stepped up everywhere. Öcalan said: “Kobanê is for everyone. The Kurdish people are a shield there, no one has the right to abandon Kobanê.” Öcalan also warned that JİTEM are endeavouring to undermine the process. Abdullah Öcalan was visited by his brother Mehmet Öcalan this week. He told DIHA about his visit.
http://www.hawarnews.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2641:oecalan-do-not-let-kobane-alone&catid=1:news&Itemid=2
6. Kurds rise up across Europe to demand action against ISIS
7 October 2014 / RoarMargKurdish anger is exploding onto the streets of Turkey and across Europe in protest at Western inaction in Kobanê and Turkish collusion with ISIS. As the extremist militants of the Islamic State close in on the besieged town on the Turkish-Syrian border, with the People’s Protection Units (YPG) running low on ammunition and Kurdish commanders warning of an impending massacre, the Turkish government and the US-led coalition appear to be content to stand by and let ISIS unleash a bloodbath in the city.
http://roarmag.org/2014/10/kurdish-protests-kobani-turkey-europe/
7. Protests aim to 'sabotage’ Kurd peace talks, says Erdogan
9 October2014 / FRANCE 24Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said protests across Turkey against his government's inaction over the anti-jihadist fight in Syria were aimed at "sabotaging" the peace process with Kurdish rebels.
“It’s very obvious that this game is aimed at sabotaging the peaceful environment in the east and southeast as well as the peace process and our brotherhood,” Erdogan said in his first comments on the unrest that has killed at least 27 people this week.
http://www.france24.com/en/20141010-turkey-erdogan-kobane-kurdish-protests-peace-sabotage-syria/
8. Isis in Kobani: Turkey ignores Kurdish fury as militants close in on capturing the town
9October 2014 / The IndependentIf Kobani falls to the fighters of Isis there will be a surge of violence across Turkey. The 15 million Turkish Kurds will blame the Turkish government for enabling Isis to capture the Kurdish enclave by denying its defenders reinforcements, weapons and ammunition.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-in-kobani-turkey-ignores-kurdish-fury-as-militants-close-in-on-capturing-the-town-9785903.html
9. YPJ Commander: Kobanê is the resistance of humanity
9 October 2014 / ANFThe resistance of YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Protection Units) against ISIS attacks on Kobanê is growing as fierce clashes are continuing on the 24th day, having spread to the town centre which has been surrounded from three sides and is facing an intensified wave of attacks since 15 September.
Meysa Ebdo, one of the YPG/YPJ Kobanê Commanders, spoke to ANF about the present situation in Kobanê.
http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/ypj-commander-kobane-is-the-resistance-of-humanity.htm
COMMENT, OPINION AND ANALYSIS
10. The Battle for Kobani is a Historic Struggle between the Past and the Future
7 October 2014 / Peace in Kurdistan CampaignPresident Erdogan of Turkey has said “For us the PKK is the same as Isis. It is wrong to consider them in different ways.” What a clear admission of cynical collaboration with what President Obama, David Cameron, President Hollande and others, have all described as the greatest threat to the world – namely ISIS.
http://peaceinkurdistancampaign.com/2014/10/08/the-battle-for-kobani-is-a-historic-struggle-between-the-past-and-the-future/
11. Four Things the Left Should Learn from Kobane
7 October 2014 / The Disorder of ThingsThe Kurdish town of Kobanê has recently become the centre of a geopolitical conflagration that may well change the course of Middle Eastern politics. After months of silence over the threat faced by Kurds from ISIS, the world is now finally watching, even if the ‘international community’ remains conspicuously quiet.
http://thedisorderofthings.com/2014/10/07/4-things-to-learn-from-kobane/
12. While Kobane burns: The reluctance to strike IS may redound on Turkey’s president
11 October 1014 / EconomistTHE contrast could not be starker. On one side of a barbed-wire fence, beneath plumes of smoke from air strikes and amid the rattle of gunfire, the bearded fighters of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) closed their grip on Kobane, a Kurdish town on Syria’s northern border. On the other Turkey’s soldiers, with tanks and armoured personnel carriers, nonchalantly watch the show, stirring only to fire tear gas and beat back Kurdish protesters wanting to help their Syrian brethren.
http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21623795-reluctance-strike-may-redound-turkeys-president-while-kobane-burns
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