Kurdish Media: Syrian Kurdish group meets US officials, asks support

Kurdish Media reported that "A delegation representing the Kurdish Political Movements in Syria headed by Sherkoh Abbas met with the US State Department, Congress and Senate on January 30, 2006."

Kurdish Media said "The delegation attended discussion was concerning the status of Kurdish people in Syria and explained the views of the Kurdish movement in Syria as a nation within Syria. In addition, the delegation highlighted the gross violations against Kurdish people's human and national rights by the racist Syrian regime. This regime implemented discriminatory policies against the Kurds by revoking citizenship since 1962, changing demographics through the Arab Belt (the building of 42 settlements in northeast of Syria along Turkey's border), Arabization, assimilation efforts, and other means."

Kurdish Media said "These measures have resulted in lack of economic development, and have been accompanied by denial of publishing, broadcasting and educating rights in Syria's Kurdish region. The delegation stressed the necessity of an immediate end to these gross violations of the Kurdish human and national rights."

Meantime, in an article on www.kurdmedia.com, about the plight of the kurds, the article said "God, please God, send a bird flue to these leaders so that we can get rid of this injustice. What is the sin of these kids you kill in the villages? The real sinners live in palaces. God, kill them instead."