Published: 22nd September 2014
Cite: BBC News World
As people know, the crisis on ISIS is getting out of
control. And to make matters worse Turkey (one of Syria's neighbouring
countries) has closed its borders off to the people of Syria. This was caused
by Kurds protesting and wanting to go into Syria and fight the ISIS. Before
this current border lock-down, there has been over a million refugees from Syria
into Turkey. On Monday, two out of nine border gates were open. Turkey fears
that the Kurds are trying to join the Syrian military. The worry is
that, renewed by fresh recruits, it could ally with the outlawed PKK and launch
attacks on Turkish soil. There has been multiple demonstrations by the Kurds
(mostly on the Turkish side of the border). Some of the protesters through
stones at the security guard which responded with water cannons and tear gas.
The PKK has also called the Kurds to join the fights against ISIS. People say
that the recent events here have shaken a fragile peace between Turkish and
Kurds. ISIS is closing in a the Kurdish town of Kobane. The attack started on
Tuesday, September 16th, and by that Sunday, ISIS was about 10 km away. Reports
say that ISIS are using heavy weapons in the attack including tanks. Attacking
ISIS in Syria is considered more complicated, partly because of the strength of
the country's air defence system and because foreign strikes do not have the
approval of President Assad. President Obama has previously ruled out the
involvement of US ground troops, and has instead promised to provide arms and
training to local forces fighting against ISIS.
I believe that the
Syrian Prime Minister should let the U.S and the U.K do air strikes because if
they don’t they will start to lose more land to ISIS. I also believe that
Turkey should allow the Kurds to do what they want because by not letting them
go to help, they are practically asking for civil war. The Turkish are afraid
that if they let the Kurds go they will join the military, and the military
would supply them with weapons. The Turkish are afraid that they will use these
weapons against them. I also think that the U.S should get there to help as
soon as possible so things don’t spiral to far out of control.
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