To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate

Obama: Press Turkey to Stop Massacre of Syrian Kurds

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President Obama and U.S. officials, including Members of Congress, should do everything in their power to pressure Turkey to allow Kurds to defend the Syrian Kurdish border town of Kobane from the ISIS assault, and should do everything in their power to pressure Turkey to allow Syrian Kurdish civilians to escape Kobane.

Why is this important?

UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura has warned that 12,000 or so civilians still in or near Kobane, including 700 mainly elderly people in Kobane's center, "will most likely be massacred" by ISIS if the town falls to ISIS jihadists.

De Mistura called on Turkey "to support the deterrent actions of the coalition through whatever means from their own territory," and appealed to Turkey to "allow the flow of volunteers at least, and their equipment to be able to enter the city to contribute to a self-defense operation."

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