Thousands of residents of Kobani canton in northern Syria are protesting against Turkey’s construction of a wall along their joint border, which has sparked clashes with the Turkish police; in an interview with Sputnik Turkiye the canton’s Defense Minister has called the move invasive while other experts say it is aimed at separating the Kurds.
At the end of August, the Turkish authorities started building a new segment of a barrier wall along its southern border with Kobani (also spelled as Kobane) canton in northern Syria.
The announced purpose behind the move is security protection as the Turkish government looks at the region with unease because of its control by the Syrian Kurdish militia known as the People's Protection Units (YPG). Kobani canton is the central of four cantons of de facto autonomous Federation of North Syria – Rojava.
Although officially remaining part of Aleppo Governorate, Kobanî Canton was declared autonomous in January 2014, and since then has been administered by the interim government of the Kurdish Supreme Committee.
In his interview with Sputnik Turkiye the canton’s Defense Minister İsmet Şeyh Hesen said that the residents of the canton have been protesting agaisnt the construction of the barrier for more than a week.
They have been living in tents on the border territory in order to block the construction works.
Last weekend there have been severe clashes between the protesters and the Turkish police. The Defense Minister said that Turkish security forces used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters killing at least one person and injuring 42 others. “We are protesting against invasive actions of Turkey which has started the construction of a wall on our territory,” he told Sputnik. “Kobani residents have been protesting for over a week by putting up tents to the west of Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border,” he added.
“The Turkish police are trying to disperse the protesters by using tear gas and water cannons, injuring dozens of people, who are now undergoing treatment in a hospital,” the politician added....http://sptnkne.ws/cekR
6/9/16
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At the end of August, the Turkish authorities started building a new segment of a barrier wall along its southern border with Kobani (also spelled as Kobane) canton in northern Syria.
The announced purpose behind the move is security protection as the Turkish government looks at the region with unease because of its control by the Syrian Kurdish militia known as the People's Protection Units (YPG). Kobani canton is the central of four cantons of de facto autonomous Federation of North Syria – Rojava.
Although officially remaining part of Aleppo Governorate, Kobanî Canton was declared autonomous in January 2014, and since then has been administered by the interim government of the Kurdish Supreme Committee.
In his interview with Sputnik Turkiye the canton’s Defense Minister İsmet Şeyh Hesen said that the residents of the canton have been protesting agaisnt the construction of the barrier for more than a week.
They have been living in tents on the border territory in order to block the construction works.
Last weekend there have been severe clashes between the protesters and the Turkish police. The Defense Minister said that Turkish security forces used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters killing at least one person and injuring 42 others. “We are protesting against invasive actions of Turkey which has started the construction of a wall on our territory,” he told Sputnik. “Kobani residents have been protesting for over a week by putting up tents to the west of Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border,” he added.
“The Turkish police are trying to disperse the protesters by using tear gas and water cannons, injuring dozens of people, who are now undergoing treatment in a hospital,” the politician added....http://sptnkne.ws/cekR
6/9/16
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