Kurdish people in Dublin have appealed for Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney to condemn Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria. SinnFéin: "Everyone in Ireland genuinely committed to human rights stand with the Kurdish people."
A rally in Dublin’s O’Connell Street was joined by a large crowd to condemn the brutal invasion carried out by the Turkish state.
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and South Antrim MLA Declan Kearney said: "Everyone in Ireland genuinely committed to human and national democratic rights stand in solidarity with the Kurdish people."
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD had condemned the Turkish military invasion in northern Syria from day one saying that the attacks “will destabilise the region and hamper the fight against ISIS”.
Teachta McDonald added: "The aim of the Turkish army is to occupy Kurdish areas and to attack the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The SDF liberated areas under ISIS control, rescued tens of thousands of captured Yazidis, and established democratic political structures that respected the rights of minorities. They are now under attack from NATO’s second largest army."
McDonald continued: "We have already seen the human rights violations that the Turkish army have committed against Kurds in south-east Turkey and it is clear their brutal tactics will be replicated in northern Syria. Turkey’s attacks will destabilise the region and hamper the fight against ISIS and should be condemned."
McDonald called "on the Minister for Foreign Affairs to condemn this military operation and outline what Ireland’s response will be."
