Press Release: Kobane: MEPs call on Turkey to do more to help Syrian city under threat by IS

Turkey should do more to help Kurds fight off the IS threat in Kobane, many MEPs said in a debate on the besieged Syrian city during the European Parliament plenary meeting in Strasbourg on the 22 October 2014.

They also condemned the violence by IS and said more should be done to tackle the terrorist group and help its victims. Some also raised the potential threat of chemical weapons and said a wider strategy was needed for the Middle East.

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European Commission: RAPID: SPEECH/14/717: Situation in Kobanê http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-717_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Islamic State: Turkey to let Iraq Kurds join Kobane fight http://www.europeansources.info/record/islamic-state-turkey-to-let-iraq-kurds-join-kobane-fight/

ESO: Background information: Six EU countries join group to 'destroy' Islamic State http://www.europeansources.info/record/six-eu-countries-join-group-to-destroy-islamic-state/

EurActiv, 31.10.14: Turkey prepared to join Europe in the fight against IS http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/turkey-prepared-join-europe-fight-against-309648

The Conversation, 03.11.14: Kobanê resists Islamic State – but Turkey still can’t get the Kurdish question right https://theconversation.com/kobane-resists-islamic-state-but-turkey-still-cant-get-the-kurdish-question-right-33701

EP: EPRS: Blog, 04.11.14: The situation of Kurds in Kobane http://epthinktank.eu/2014/11/04/the-situation-of-kurds-in-kobane/

The Conversation, 11.11.14: The battle for Kobane offers a glimpse of Kurds’ new model democracy http://theconversation.com/the-battle-for-kobane-offers-a-glimpse-of-kurds-new-model-democracy-34027

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