UN: World Must Act To Prevent Kobane Massacre

[Purveyor]

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Source: Al Jazeera English

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura says Syrian city must be saved from the "rapes, massacres and horrific violence" of ISIL.

Last updated: 07 Oct 2014 20:03

The UN envoy for Syria has urged the international community to act to prevent the “rape and massacre" of Kobane, as US-led air attacks failed to stop ISIL storming the Kurdish-Syrian town.

Staffan de Mistura said on Tuesday that Kobane faced horrific violence if ISIL took control. "The world has seen what happens when a city is overtaken by the terrorist group: massacres, humanitarian tragedies, rapes, horrific violence," he said.
Staffan de Mistura, UN envoy to Syria

"The international community cannot sustain another city falling under ISIS. What is needed now is concrete action. The world - all of us - will regret deeply if ISIL is able to take over. We need to act now."

His comments came as ISIL continued its advance on the city, seemingly unhindered by air attacks by a US-led coalition. The black flag of the armed group was raised over three districts in the east of Kobane after fierce battles with its Syrian-Kurdish defenders.

Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/10/un-envoy-urges-world-stop-kobane-massacre-2014107182749812877.html

[rollin74]

1. US airstrikes have greatly intensified over the past 24 hours

fluid situation in Kobane

you can read updates here:

https://twitter.com/cahitstorm

https://twitter.com/jenanmoussa

https://twitter.com/HaraldDoornbos

https://twitter.com/BBCPaulAdams

[OKNancy]

3. thank you!!

[rollin74]

7. you're welcome

I find these sources far more up to date and interesting than waiting for mainstream media to slowly respond to what's happening (if they even bother to)

[OKNancy]

4. cahit storm is very interesting to read

he sounds heroic.

[rollin74]

8. Unfortunately Cahit Storm just tweeted

that he's been arrested

no details
I'm guessing by the Turks

on edit: he is released now, apparently just questioned

[OKNancy]

9. I hate that I'm thinking this

but the more I read... I wonder if he is a faker.

[rollin74]

10. impossible to know for sure

but his reporting on the exact timing of air strikes appears to be real time and jibes perfectly with what other journalists in the area report

he often reports on explosions, aircraft activity, air strikes, shelling etc. before others do (reporting the same activity)

I've been monitoring a lot of different reporting and twitter feeds on the situation and tend to think his info is legit

[OKNancy]

13. good

I have been following him a while too. I makes it all so real.

[KamaAina]

2. What's Turkey doing?

It's right on their border.

[PeoViejo]

5. Turkey is watching ISIS do what it has tried to do for a long time.

Liquidate the Kurds.

The Kurds are the new Armenians.

[amandabeech]

11. The Kurds in Kobane belong to the PKK, which is listed as a terrorist organization by both Turkey

and the US.

That's why neither the US nor the Turks, especially the Turks, don't want to get involved. It is also why Turkey is ot allowing movement of fighters and supplies over the border to help the PKK.

Besides, Turkey is hesitant to do too much damage to ISIL, since ISIL is fighting Turkey's enemy Assad, and since both ISIL and the vast majority of Turks are all Sunni Muslim.

[name not needed]

6. "And by the world, we mean the US, because we're not doing shit."

[Baclava]

14. B.I.N.G.O.

was his name-o

[Marrah_G]

12. Livefeed

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11146251/Isil-advance-Watch-live-coverage-of-the-Turkey-border-with-Syria-near-embattled-Kobane.html