“Kobani is a part of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and if this government makes a request and asks for any assistance, we are ready to help,” Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said at a press briefing on Wednesday. She added that Iran would dispatch humanitarian aid and medicine to people in Kobani as soon as possible. Noting that the Syrian government has not asked Iran for any action against the ISIL terrorists, Afkham said, “We have always announced that national sovereignty and international norms and conventions should be dealt with carefully in every operation against terrorism. Her remarks come as Kurdish fighters in Kobani are getting the upper hand amid urban warfare between them and the Takfiri ISIL terrorists. A UK-based Syrian opposition group says over 400 people have been killed in the three weeks of battle around Kobani. The fatalities include 220 ISIL terrorists, 170 Kurdish fighters and over 20 civilians. The intense fighting for the strategic town has forced nearly 200,000 people to take refuge in Turkey.
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:55:57 +0000
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