In a statement on the situation in the Kobanê town of West Kurdistan, Rojava, the European Union (EU) voiced deep concerns over the security and humanitarian situation in Kobane and the rest of the Syrian Kurdish self-proclaimed autonomous region after three weeks of siege and fierce fighting against ISIL.

"The people of Kobanê have demonstrated to the international community their resolve to use all means to protect their fundamental rights and values and to resist oppression” said the statement by Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission.

The statement said the EU strongly condemned ISIL and its offensive in Kobanê and remained committed to play its role to the full in the fight against ISIL and in solidarity with all people suffering from ISIL actions.

“The EU, Turkey and all other regional and international partners need to work together more, to isolate and contain the threat of ISIL. The EU continues to fully support the diplomatic efforts of the UN's Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura towards a political solution to the Syrian crisis”, the EU underlined.

The EU also voiced deep concerns over the recent related violence in Turkey and by the loss of life, calling on all sides to commit to dialogue to resolve differences, and reiterate the EU's strong support for the Government's Kurdish solution process.

The statement added that the EU is seized of the urgency of the situation and is working on the details of a significant further package of additional support.

UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura warned on Friday that some 12,000 civilians still in or near Kobane, including 700 mainly elderly people in the town centre, "will most likely be massacred" by IS militants if the town falls.