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The Kurdish community in Cyprus called on the United States for help to stop attacks by Turkey and Ankara-backed groups in northern Syria. This plea was made during a protest march organized by the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) delegation in Cyprus. The march, which started at Eleftheria Square and ended at the U.S. Embassy, included a meeting where the PYD presented a statement urging immediate U.S. intervention.
The PYD’s statement emphasized that terms like "Syrian opposition" or "rebels" misrepresent the situation in Syria, calling such descriptions misleading. The statement detailed escalating attacks on Kurdish and self-governed areas in northern and eastern Syria by groups supported by Turkey. The PYD urged European and international communities to take responsibility, warning that these developments could lead to a resurgence of ISIS and other extremist forces, endangering regional and global security.
The statement also called for swift international action to pressure Turkey into halting its aggressive campaigns, arguing that Turkey’s actions have implications far beyond Syria. The PYD accused Turkey of exploiting such crises to manipulate the international community, particularly the European Union, as it has done in the past through ISIS-related issues.
Sara Hussein, a member of the Kurdish delegation, highlighted the global relief at the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but warned against replacing him with an Islamic state, which would fail to respect Syria’s diverse ethnic, religious, and political makeup. She criticized Turkey for exploiting the situation with intensified airstrikes on Kurdish regions and called on the U.S. to provide immediate assistance to prevent a potential genocide of the Kurdish people.
The PYD’s announcement further noted that over half a million civilians, mainly Kurds, have fled cities like Aleppo and Hama due to Turkish-backed advances, seeking refuge in Rojava, a region governed by the Autonomous Democratic Administration of North and East Syria. It criticized the lack of media coverage on this refugee crisis and reiterated the urgent need for international action to address the humanitarian and security threats posed by Turkey's actions.
