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The US Department of State deputy spokesperson, Marie Harf, has said: «The Democratic Union Party [PYD] is a different group than the Kurdistan Workers' Party [PKK] legally, under United States law,(...) we made clear why we believed it was important to take these air-drops to support the fighters pushing back against ISIL in and around Kobani. (...) Overarching goals here are exactly the same. We have constant conversations about tactics and strategy and how we should go about that, (...) We notified them -- the president and the secretary did -- of our intent to do this and had discussions with them about why we believe this is an important thing to do in this fight against ISIL around Kobani, (...) Their [Turks'] participation in the coalition is not defined by any one action they are or aren't taking, (...) They are taking a number of steps. They've cracked down on foreign fighters, they're looking at anti-financing, and they've agreed to host part of the train and equip program. So that's a pretty significant number of steps they've taken, and we constantly talk to them about what more they could do. So I don't think it's fair to look at any one thing they are or are not doing and judge their participation in this coalition, (...) In this case, the Iraqi Kurds had weapons that could be used by the Kurds and others fighting around Kobani. We had the ability to air-drop them. And that's what happened, (...)»


Government of Turkey have a strong responsability about war in Syria. Kobani manifest all problems created and linked with the incredible war in Iraq leaded by a bad President of USA, the Republican George Bush.