Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Aid not reaching Kobane, despite outrage over Alan Kurdi’s death 

Locals in Kobane believe aid is not reaching the devastated town because of an international failure to confront Turkey over their trade blockade
Two men ride a motor-cycle through the ruins of Kobane (MEE/Jonathan Steele) 


Jonathan Steele-Tuesday 22 September 2015
KOBANE, Syria - Alan Kurdi, the Syrian Kurdish toddler whose drowned body, face down on a Turkish beach, galvanised a wave of sympathy for Syrian refugees earlier this month, now rests beneath a grey slab of marble beside three disused cooking-oil tins where small evergreen trees have been planted.