KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council Co-Presidency has said in a written statement released today that the Kobanê resistance will continue until the town is entirely cleansed of fascist ISIS gangs and a free Rojava and democratic Syria is established.

KCK stressed that; “The people resisting in Kobanê against the ISIS, which is an enemy of the common values of humanity, are giving a fight for not only themselves but also all the peoples in the Middle East and all the values of democracy and freedom.”

Remarking that the Rojava revolution which arose as an oases of freedom and democracy in the Middle East has been facing attacks since the very first day, the KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency said the first major attack was carried out on Serêkaniyê, by groups that were backed by Turkey and used Ceylanpınar [a border district of Urfa province] as a hinterland while carrying out these attacks. However- the KCK added- the brave resistance by YPG and YPJ fighters repelled the gangs aiming to occupy the Serêkaniyê city.

KCK emphasised that the Turkish state bearing animosity to the Rojava Revolution had the ISIS attack it, while ISIS however suffered a defeat and was forced to retreat in all the areas it attacked. "The ISIS which attacked Sinjar, Makhmur and Kirkuk after capturing Mosul in Iraq, did however once again confront the YPG-YPJ and HPG guerrillas. The ISIS, backed by Turkey and shares a destiny with it, has failed to achieve the goal of these attacks", KCK added.

The statement also underlined that the ISIS, having suffered heavy losses in face of the resistance by the guerrilla, and relying on its relationship with Turkey, later deployed reinforcements around Kobanê and started an expansive wave of attacks aiming to occupy the town. The KCK statement continued; "The Kobanê town, which had been expected to fall within a few days after the ISIS siege began, continues to resist for the 35th day, witnessing one of the bravest struggles in history. The ongoing resistance in Kobanê has on the other hand been strongly supported and strengthened by the peoples of Turkey including Kurdish, Turkish, Circassian, Laz, Arab and Armenians. In addition, the resistance has also gained strength from the support given by brave comrades such as Paramaz Kızılbaş."

KCK noted that the Kobanê resistance has also been widely supported and strengthened by the solidarity of the women, youths, as well as the oppressed, socialist and democrat circles, belief groups in Turkey, mainly the Alevi community who has stood by the Kobanê resistance in a manner worthy of their history that takes side with the oppressed and the exploited.

The KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency recalled that the Kobanê resistance has also started a new phase with regards to the history of democracy and freedom in Turkey as all democratic and revolutionist powers united around the Kobanê resistance and exhibited an attitude siding with the Rojava revolution.

"The Kobanê resistance has revealed and united all the dynamics to democratise Turkey and to resolve the Kurdish question. Most particularly, the merging of the Kurdish Freedom Movement and Turkey's revolutionist democracy powers on the basis of Kobanê resistance has scared and shaken the AKP government which has been through the hardest times of its 12-year-old rule. This unity has eliminated the fences that deep and special warfare powers have intended to place between the Kurds and the people of Turkey for dozens of years", KCK said and noted that the democracy powers in Turkey have played an important role in raising awareness for Kobanê across the world, just like  the peoples of the world that have manifested sensitivity and support in solidarity with the Kobanê resistance.

KCK ended the statement by extending thanks and greetings on behalf of the Kurdish people to all those supporting the Kobanê resistance against ISIS, and all the peoples and political powers that have provided political and military support to the YPG and people of Kobanê in their fight against ISIS fascism.