KCK: strikes a response to Ocalan peace call

KCK: strikes a response to Ocalan peace call

Democratic Confederation of Kurdistan (KCK), said the operations and the air strikes by the Turkish army are carried out as a response to the peace-call by PKK-leader Abdullah Ocalan.

KCK’s Executive Council also said that due the air strike, held by the Turkish army on 20th of May in the region’s Xinere and Xakurke, four guerrilla’s lost their lives and five guerrilla’s were wounded.

KCK said that the attacks, supported by air strikes, are continuing from the Dersim reigion up to the Zagros-mountains and that these attack’s are a response to the PKK-leader Abdullah Ocalan’s call for peace and dialog. Last wednesday, at the meeting with his lawyers, Ocalan made a last call for peace and said: “ I’ll wait till 31st of May. After that, if there is still no positive development, I’ll withdraw from all this”.

In the statement KCK said that instead of considering the peace requests of Kurds and peace supporters, the Turkish state begins with the new air strikes again after a year. “This operation is not only causing the severity of further escalation, but it also reveals the real intention of the Turkish state and the AKP-government.”

The statement also drawn the attention to the latest attacks of Iran and said that these attacks are a result of an anti-Kurdish alliance provided by the Turkey, Iran and Syria. The attacks against the Kurds in the Turkish cities with the fascist statement and the lynching attempts are also brought to attentions in the statement calling the Kurds to develop unity and organize resistance against these attacks.

According to the KCK-statement, after bankruptcy of its fraudulent expansion policy the AKP government is with the changing of constitutional amendments tries to be prepared for the election. "Democratic solution to Kurdish question and Turkey's democratization is mainly not the AKP's agenda”, said KCK-statement.

Statement called up for action not to remain silent against the attacks on Kurds peaceful calls in Turkey.

KONGRA-GEL condemns the attacks

Meanwhile, KONGRA-GEL Chairman Remzi Kartal, condemns the air attack, organized by the Turkish army, with harsh language. Kartal said, "The attacks of Turkish and Iranian states are against all gains of Kurdish people. To frustrate all of these attacks the Kurdish forces and our people must fight within the national unity, "he said.

Turkey and Iran responded the KCK’s and Abdullah Ocalan’s peace call with a joint operation and bombardments. “ It’s clear that the answer to the peace attempts is war" Kartal said. Kartal also said that the anti-Kurdish state formed by the Turkey, Iran and Syria can’t get any results through oppression and war policies "This state will be lost," he said.

Kartal also said that it’s important that the government of federated Kurdistan Region protest against the Turkish and Iranian attacks. "This attitude must be maintained in a stable manner. This is the common demand of all the Kurdish people, "he said. Kartal, called also the international public opinion not to remain silent against the Turkey, Iran and Syria and their state policy of extermination of the Kurds.