It has been reported that the only two ambulances in the Kobanê Canton have been rendered unusable by arbitrary ISIS mortar attacks.

ISIS launched these attacks after having suffered heavy blows inflicted by the YPG/YPJ fighters in the last 4 days. 

One of the 5 doctors in Kobanê, Welat Xelîl Omer, says there are currently no ambulance in the town and that the wounded had to be carried ordinary cars as the ambulances had been damaged.

The ISIS gangs have started attacking the town by firing mortars and with explosive- laden vehicles following the heavy blow they have suffered at the hands of the strong resistance of the YPG/YPJ forces and the people of Kobanê. In mortar attacks carried out in the last two days, the only two ambulances in the town were targeted. The ambulances were put out of use by these attacks and there are no other ambulances in the town at the moment. Welat Xelîl Omer says ambulances and health personnel are never targeted normally in wars, but that many ambulances, health personnel and hospitals have been targeted by the ISIS gangs in Kobanê. “As you can see, our hospital, ambulances and the cars of the doctors have been made unusable. Our last two ambulances have been destroyed. We could only take out the stretchers. The rest is junk.”

Doctor Omer says they now have to carry the wounded in ordinary cars and the sick lose blood before they reach the treatment centre, adding that their most urgent need at the moment is ambulances. “We were told that we would receive 4 ambulances. But we have not received any so far. Mostly our health institutions and vehicles were targeted in this war. We have said it before, the three hospitals of the town were made unusable by being bombed. But we especially suffer great difficulties in carrying the wounded after our ambulances were put out of use. We would be grateful if we could urgently receive some ambulances”, says Omer.