Assad must step down, Washington says Agence France-Presse A top Kurdish activist and 16 other people were killed in Syria on Friday as thousands rallied in support of a new opposition front, activists said, and Washington called for President Bashar al-Assad to step down. Kurdish activist and opposition spokesman Meshaal Tamo, 53, was killed when four masked gunmen stormed his house in Qamishli in the north and opened fire, also wounding his son and another fellow activist in the Kurdish Future Party, activists said. The White House called on Assad to "step down now," warning he was taking his country down a "very dangerous path." In a statement, spokesman Jay Carney condemned Tamo's killing as well as the beating of a prominent Syrian activist, saying it showed "again that the Assad regime's promises for dialogue and reform are hollow." The official SANA news agency reported Tamo's "assassination" but gave a different account of his death, saying he was killed "by gunmen in a black car who fired at his car." Also Friday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Assad will have to leave power if he fails to implement reforms acceptable to the opposition, and Damascus again blamed "terrorists" for the unrest. © Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen
KRG presidency strongly condemns the killing of kak tammo according to it's official website http://www.peyamner.com/PNAnews.aspx?nID=251316
On Saturday, the representative of Tamo's party to Kurdistan Region, Shalal Gado told AKnews that there will be more protest world-wide to condemn the killing of Tamo and call on Bashar al-Asad to step down. "The Kurds have now stepped into uprising (against the Syrian authorities) and are more serious about their protests. We believe there is no chance for the al-Asad regime to do reforms" Tamo's killing was condemned by the opposition Syrian National Council condemned as well as France and the United States. Also, a spokesman for the Kurdistan Region's Presidential Office condemned the killing of Tamo saying the Kurds peacefully demanded their rights but the Syrian repression had so developed that people were killed "in broad daylight" http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/265904/
October 8, 2011 BRUSSELS, The European Union's foreign policy chief on Saturday firmly condemned the murder of a Kurdish opposition leader in Syria, and reiterated concern over Damascus' repression of pro-democracy protests. "The High Representative condemns in the strongest terms the murder" of 53-year-old Mish'al Tammo, assassinated on Friday by masked gunmen who stormed his house in Syrian Kurdistan, a statement issued on behalf of Catherine Ashton said. The statement said Tammo's death "follows other targeted assassinations in the past days, which are totally unacceptable. Meshaal Tammo has been shot dead on Friday in Qamishli, Syrian Kurdistan. "These appalling crimes further add to the EU's grave concern over the situation in Syria. All those responsible for and complicit in these crimes must be held accountable." The statement said Ashton "deplores other recent incidents of violence, including the severe beating of opposition leader Riad Seif," and "condemns the brutal repression as well as all acts aimed at inciting inter-ethnic and inter-confessional conflict. "She reiterates that all violence must stop to allow for a genuine,www.ekurd.net peaceful and democratic transition addressing the legitimate demands of the Syrian people." The U.S. State Department said Friday that Assad's regime was escalating its tactics against the opposition with bold, daylight attacks on its leaders. Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland also singled out the murder of Tammo and the beating of former MP Seif. Kurds make up about 10 percent of Syria's 20 million population and largely support the uprising against Assad's government, which they charge with discrimination. Copyright ©, respective author or news agency, AFP
October 9, 2011 QAMISHLI, Syrian Kurdistan, Members of the Quds Force, a special unit of Iran's Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, carried out the recent assassination of Mish'al Tammo, a prominent Kurdish political activist in in the Kurdish city of Qamishli. Major Qassim Hussaini (pseudonym), a member of the Quds Force, was in charge of the operation. Some 200 members belonging to Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG or Pasdaran) were lately dispatched to Iranian embassy in Damascus to monitor the situation and provide moral and intelligence support to President Bashar al-Assad regime. Among the Syrian security forces that opened fire on a crowd Quds Force, a special unit of Iran's Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution of 50000 protesters taking part in recent funeral procession of the martyr Mish'al Tammo, some were chanting pro Hezbollah slogans, and praising the group for its valor, an in indication of possible presence of the groups members, say some eye-witnesses. Fearful of its own restive Kurdish minority to revolt, Iran is sensibly tracking the ongoing developments, and assisting Syria brutally quell the protests. Mish'al Tammo has been shot dead on Friday evening in the Kurdish city of Qamishli in western Kurdistan [northeastern Syria]. Also Mr Tammo's son, Marcel,www.ekurd.net was put at emergency room and is suffering from fatal injuries as he was accompanied his father Mish'al the time gunfire took place. Tammo, 53, was one of the Kurdish opposition leaders against the Syrian regime, and is head and spokesman for the Kurdish Future Current Movement in Syria. He was also a member of the executive committee of the newly formed Syrian National Council, a broad front bringing together opposition figures inside and outside the country in an attempt to unite the dispersed dissident movement. Copyright © 2011 ekurd.net. All rights reserved
both US and France have condemned the killing of Mr Tammo . also his son currently resides in KRG - Slemani .
PUKmedia 2011-10-10 Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Barham Salih received on Monday son of an assassinated Kurdish opposition leader in Syria, Faris Tammo, in his office in Erbil. During the meeting, Barham Salih expressed his deepest condolences and sympathy for the members of the bereaved family of Kurdish opposition leader Mishaal al-Tammo, who was shot dead on Friday. He said that Mishaal al-Tammo is a symbol of peaceful struggle to gain democratic and peaceful coexistence. He reaffirmed the importance of peacefully addressing problems through respecting the will of the people. For his part, Faris Tammo thanked Barham Salih for his warm reception.
iranian official news agency : 4 turkish , 11 other terrorists (1 iraqi arab ,6 syrian arab ) arrested in qamislo in connetion with death of kurdish politican Mesaal Temo in Westkurdistan/syria ..!
Now the question is which must be answered is who killed Mr Temo? Esad? Or someone else? and why? If it is Esad I think he is a real fool..... all dictators are fools yet I dont know Esad is as fool as that
i think turkey is somehow behind this for obvious reasons . according to Esed 4 turks were arrested in Qamishlo that day . he was going to be a 3rd person a "kurd" in the new Syrian interim gov'.
I'm not happy I'm just amused and I just cackled IRL. I was about to give my condolences till I've seen your non-surpising claim. I still give my condolences though. So let's see... A Kurdish politican was killed, and Assad govt whose aim is to crush any opposition including Kurdish rebels of Syria arrested or claimed four Turks in Qamishli in same day for a non-clear reason, and you suspect they killed the politican, and were arrested by Assad for this, and you believe they were sent by Turkey a country which has 20-30 Kurdish politicans in its parliement and a country that oppose Assad to kill because he was the third Kurdish politican to get to Syrian interim government? Gottcha
na i dont assume it , the news article i read assumes it and sounds reasonable . turkey is against Kurdish freedom whether autonomy or independence even if it is on the moon .
Turkey Accused of Killing Kurd Leader — Trying to Trigger Civil War in Syria http://www.infowars.com/turkey-accused-of-killing-kurd-leader-trying-to-trigger-civil-war-in-syria/
No you're just paranoid and you feel like you need to accuse Turkey for anything bad that happens to Kurds. Other possibilites doesn't even interest you.
Then we Turks must answer why Turkey seems so anti-Kurd? I think Kurds wouldnt act/think in a so anti-Turkey way If Kurds of Turkey had their rights....Am I wrong? Possibly ıt was Esad who killed Mr Temo... I give my condolences
indeed and another thing is in Istanbul Syrian opposition meeting , a kurdish nationalist party was banned to join the meeting by Turkey !! is this not sticking your nose in the kurdish issue no matter where it is in the world ? i mean if Turkey does not want to give kurds their autonomy they have no rights in stopping kurds get that beyond the Turkish border . it just purely has no right and business if doing so.
Hah, evet, sen de sırf sözde "iyi kalpli yüce insan" rolün için bunların attığı her çamuru sıva, yine bana bulaş, Türk düşmanı propagandalarına destek ver...
First, the source also states that the PYC is Syrian branch of PKK, so I see it reasonable why Turkey refuses to welcome them. Second, your biased ekurd claims Turkey is Muslim Brotherhood's ally which is not correct. Turkey (Erdoğan govt. to be more specific) just supports SNC and that's it. Third, look what I found from the same source: Turkey condemns killing of Syrian Kurd opposition leader and Iraqi Kurds blame Syria for the death of Kurdish figure Mish'al Tammo.
