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| Kurds Riot in Syria |
| 2004-03-15 |
| A fighting at a soccer match in Syria turned into a Kurdish riot. It’s a soccer match, of course there was a riot. Incidents started two days ago when pro-Saddam Arabs swore at Kurdish leaders Massoud Barzani and Jalal Talabani during a soccer match at the Kameshli Stadium near Syria’s border with southeastern province of Mardin and they turned into almost a civil war. "Massoud is a infidel and Jalal wears womens clothing!" "Saddam surrendered like a Frenchman!" "We ain’t gonna take that! Go for your guns!" Demonstrators which set fire to a number of state buildings also raided the Turkish Border Gate in Kameshli and set fire to the customs buildings. Kurds spread their rioting to other towns. They burned Syrian President’s posters and Syrian flags. Armored vehicles were sent to areas. In the riot which could be seen from the settlements near the border, 52 people were killed and 200 others were injured. And a fun time was had by all. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #5 haaretz also report Syria has closed the border with Iraq. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-3-15 3:47:18 PM |
| #4 haaretz reports Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga threatening to intervene if Syria does not restore order, reports US team on ground IN Kurdish part of Syria to negotiate with Syrian officials. Sounds like somethings up. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-3-15 3:45:17 PM |
| #3 images at free arab forum http://www.freearabforum.blogspot.com/ It seems that this should have been called a revolt or uprising rather than a riot. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-3-15 11:55:05 AM |
| #2 And all of that because Berxwedan missed a penalty, soccer vandal! |
| Posted by: Murat 2004-3-15 11:18:53 AM |
| #1 "Muslims, killing Muslims, are the haaaaappiest Muslims!" |
| Posted by: BH 2004-3-15 10:27:57 AM |