Kobanê Canton’s People’s Assembly co-chair Ayşe Efendi called on the youth from Kobanê who came to Suruç and are staying there in tents, schools and mosques to go to the battlefront. Efendi said Kobanê does not need good wishes but concrete steps.

It is time protect our honour and dignity, Ayşe Efendi said in a statement about the resistance in Kobanê in its second month now.

Efendi pointed out that the national unity of Kurdistan has become concrete through the Kobanê resistance, adding: “The great resistance mounted by the Kurdish people and the YPG in Kobanê continues for over a month now, bringing the four parts of Kurdistan under unity. The Kobanê resistance has given the Kurdish people the opportunity to get to know themselves better. This is why all the four parts of Kurdistan today should concretely witness the power and determination of the Kurdish people in Kobanê. It has also been concretely revealed that a national military army is essential today. The Kurdish people, our youths in particular, must reclaim their struggle for an honourable life.”

Remarking that there is also an urgent need for reinforcement, in terms of both troops and heavy weaponry, through Semalka border gate as well as Jazaa and Kobanê, Efendi added; As a matter of fact, the border between Rojava and Bakur (North Kurdistan) has been removed by the people following the call of the Leader Apo [Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan] for mass mobilisation, proving that Kurdistan is indivisible”.

Kobanê Canton’s People’s Assembly co-chair said the youths who have recently crossed from Rojava to North or to South Kurdistan should stop waiting on the corners of mosques, schools and tents, stressing that all these youths who can take up arms must flock to the battlefront rather than pleading for a cup of soup where they are taking shelter now.

Ayşe Efendi also added that; “Hundreds of youths have joined the YPG/YPJ ranks and are now fighting bravely and with the spirit of devotion at the battlefront against the enemies of humanity. However, as participation to the Kobanê resistance from South Kurdistan is not strong enough, youths in the South must also flock to the battlefront in order to defend the Kurdistan lands and create the spirit of national unity.”

Ayşe Efendi further stressed that Kobanê does not need good wishes but concrete steps, adding that they have many times highlighted the urgency of a humanitarian corridor into Kobanê. Efendi said this corridor must be opened under the supervision of the international states as the people of Kobanê will otherwise remain under the threat of massacre, adding; “The usage of the border crossing [Mürşitpınar] remains dependent to the arbitrary attitude of the Turkish state which has many times so far refused to open the gate, causing the death of many wounded people due to loss of blood at the border. The heart of the people of North Kurdistan is with Kobanê over a month now. They have left their daily routine, siding with an honourable struggle and putting their heart and soul into waiting at the Kobanê border to prevent the crossing of ISIS gangs”.