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ISIS just doesn't add up

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A few debate-changing points of information about ISIS:
A few debate-changing points of information about ISIS:

1. The trapped Yesidis were rescued not by US airstrikes but mainly by a ground offensive by kurdish groups -- anarchist-oriented YPG and nationalist-opportunist PKK who both represent a broad multiethnic regional population and have relatively progressive goals.

2. US aid recipient and NATO-ally Turkey grants open borders and medical assistance to ISIS fighters, and blockades the regional enemies of ISIS. This aid is largely from Saudi Arabia (private donors) and the Turkish government. Aid cartons have been photographed in an overrun ISIS base with a logo saying "Saudi Arabia and Turkey hand in hand."

3. Except for the attack on the Syrian airbase this week, ISIS has rarely fought the Syrian government, chosing instead to persecute internecine fighting with other antigovernment groups in Syria fighting against Assad (Free Syrian Army, Kurds, etc).
§ISIS is trained and supplied by US-ally Turkey
by ihd
Turkish Human Rights Group asks that ISIS / Islamic State be ousted from Turkey, where they receive training and logistical support for the evil deeds in neighboring Syria.

http://www.mesop.de/2014/07/25/mesop-get-them-out-of-turkey-karkamish-camp-is-isis-training-centre-ihd/

Turkish Human Rights Group asks that ISIS / Islamic State be ousted from Turkey, where they receive training and logistical support for the evil deeds in neighboring Syria.
Press release from August 3rd, 2014

YPG reached Sengal - started engagement with Islamic State

According to local sources combatants of the People's Defense Units (YPG) Sengal have reached shortly after noon. They immediately began to battle against the Organization of the Islamic State (IS). The fighting is concentrated in the north of Sengal in place Sinunê.

The south kurdish Peshmerga forces, according to the same source, continue to refrain from fighting against IS. After two days of clashes, the Peshmerge had left their positions on 3 August and left alone the Yezidi population of Sengal in the fight against the Islamists. After abandoning Sengal, the KDP-Peshmerge were also planning to leave the area of Rabia on the border with Rojava (base to YPG - Editor) ahead of the advancing IS Islamists without a fight. Around 400 members of the Peshmerge are said to have fled into Rojava ahead of IS via the border crossing Til Koçer. Also in Rabia there have been clashes between YPG and the Islamic State.

In Sengal, the members of IS have apparently already committed the first massacre against the civilian population. According to the spokesman for the PUK (Patriotic Union of Kurdistan) in Mosul Xeyrî Şengali the Islamists at Til Izer near Sengal killed twelve people from the same family. In addition, dozens of girls and young women have been abducted by the Islamists. There are also reports of the destruction of religious sites of the Yezidis by the Islamists. Since the early morning hours, thousands of people from Sengal are on the run. The families who could not find any more vehicles for their flight are said to be fleeing on foot into the mountains surrounding the city.

ANF, DIHA, 03 August 2014, ISKU
ISKU | Informationsstelle Kurdistan


Google Translation.
Original:
http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/isku/pressekurdturk/2014/31/03.htm


More resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Protection_Units
http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/isku/
by IHD
http://en.ihd.org.tr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=759:we-condemn-the-attacks-to-rojava-revoluton-and-to-kobane-canton&catid=13:headquarters&Itemid=29



WE CONDEMN THE ATTACKS TO ROJAVA REVOLUTION AND TO KOBANE CANTON

on 11 August 2014.



July 25, 2014

WE CONDEMN THE ATTACKS TO ROJAVA REVOLUTION AND TO KOBANE CANTON

On July 19, 2012, Kurds and other peoples acting in concert with Kurds have realized a revolution which has a historical significance, in Rojava Region of Syria. They formed and proclaimed their autonomy during the Syrian civil war. In the second year of the Rojava Revolution, the powers who want to strangle this revolution did not stand idle and engaged the jihadist organizations. The attacks of the jihadist organizations like Al-Qaeda, Al-Nusra and ISIS to Rojava were in fact aimed to abolish the Rojava Revolution and peoples autonomy in Rojava. We condemn these attacks.

As mentioned in the reports of HRA (Hatay Region Report February 2013, Ceylanpınar-Serekaniye Region Report August 2013 and Turkey-Rojava Border Line Report October 2013) and its branches, it is now known that jihadist organizations use Turkey as a logistics base to perform different attacks.

In the recent period, because of the increasing number of attacks of ISIS to Kobane Canton-Rojava, the Kurds in Turkish Kurdistan pitched up resistance tents in Suruç and Bilecik to support Kobane. But the Turkish Government did not allow them and set the tents on fire. But people’s resistance became victorious and it keeps going in the border line of Birecik-Ziyaret Village. On 19-20 July and after then HRA Executives had intensive observations and they witnessed these resistances. A report in this context is being prepared and will be published soon.

On July 23, 2014, President of HRA Öztürk Türkdoğan, Central Board Members of HRA and Executive Board members of HRA Şanlıurfa Branch visited the resistance point at the border line in Birecik-Ziyaret Village. The Committee met with some deputies and other people in there. In those meetings, very interesting determinations and allegations were set. The most remarkable one was about the Karkamış Camp which belongs to the Syrian asylum-seekers near Karkamış Dam Lake. According to the allegations, ISIS uses this camp as a logistical base. Attacks to Rojava-Kobane Canton are carried out through Turkey using this camp. HDP-BDP committees wanted to set resistance tents to this area but the Turkish Military troops interfered hardly, tents were set on fire, their vehicles were destroyed, gas bombs and plastic bullets were used intensively most people’s belongings were plundered and they were forced to leave this area by spreading fear. This area is on a hill dominating the region especially the Karkamış Refugee Camp. Turkey prevents these resistance tents in the border line in order to ensure the jihadist groups cross the border line without being seen. There is not another explanation to these events. You will find detailed information about our observations and determinations in our report soon.

Finally, the misprision to the attacks of the ISIS to Rojava through Turkey-Rojava border, can be a subject of a trial in the context of war crimes and crimes of aggression. We warn the authorities who support or tolerate these actions. In the International Criminal Court about Syria -which will be formed later or soon- the responsibilities of the Turkish Authorities will come to light. Besides, we invite Kurdish people and fractions in Turkey who are in favour of peace, democracy and freedom, to act with solidarity with Rojava people and to keep the Turkey-Rojava border line under supervision. We also invite peoples of Turkey to point out the relations of Turkish Government with jihadist groups and to think of the possible damages of these relations to Turkish Republic.

Human Rights Association
by U.S. Military Act as Angry Villagers
ISIS is the CIA equivalent of Frankenstein's monster;

1) Dr. Frankenstein digs up body and implants criminal's brain.
CIA digs up body of Al Queda, Nusra Front and gives it a new name.

2) Frankenstein's monster goes on a rampage in the village.
CIA's new monster ISIS does kill, rape and pillage.

3) Villagers get organized and chase down Frankenstein's monster, eventually they catch and kill him.
U.S. military enters Syria/Iraq to catch ISIS members, though they kill civilians on a whim.
by U.S. Military Act as Angry Villagers


ISIS is the CIA equivalent of Frankenstein's monster;

1) Dr. Frankenstein digs up body and implants criminal's brain.
CIA digs up body of Al Queda, Nusra Front and gives it a new name.

2) Frankenstein's monster goes on a rampage in the village.
CIA's new monster ISIS does kill, rape and pillage.

3) Villagers get organized and chase down Frankenstein's monster, eventually they catch and kill him.
U.S. military enters Syria/Iraq to catch ISIS members, though they kill civilians on a whim.
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