Protest at Kobanê border in its fourth day

Protest at Kobanê border in its fourth day

The protest in support of the resistance in Kobanê at the Etmanik border in the Suruç district of Urfa is in its fourth day. People have gathered in the tent area which was destroyed by the attacks of the Turkish troops in the early hours of the morning.

Thousands of people with hundreds of vehicles trying to reach the border were stopped in the Aligör area of Suruç district this morning. The people whose vehicles were taken from them walked through the police barricades.

The blockade of the Turkish soldiers and police is also continuing in the entrance to Suruç. Despite the obstacles, the people are trying to access the border with Kobanê.

Meanwhile, the deployment of Turkish troops and police in the village of Etmanik is continuing. Many water cannons and armoured military vehicles are being deployed at the border. Since the morning, a lot of people have started to come the area where the solidarity tent with Kobanê was destroyed by Turkish police and soldiers.