Winnipeg Kurdish Community and Officer Patrice Vincent

Officer Patrice Vincent: 00 members of Winnipeg Kurdish community and other supporters honoured Canada recently fallen soldiers Saturday afternoon. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Waving Canadian and Kurdish flags, the group marched from the Manitoba legislature to the cenotaph on Memorial Boulevard, where organizers offered everyone in attendance poppies to wear. A moment of silence was held in honour of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, who were slain in separate incidents in Quebec and Ottawa last month by men who professed radical Islamic beliefs. Kurdish residents in Winnipeg rally on Memorial Blvd at the cenotaph before marching to the Forks in support of their brethren in the Syrian town of Kobani. Kurds in Kobani welcomed the arrival of Iraqi Kurdish fighters, hoping they might tip the balance in the battle to defend the town against the Islamic State, as U.S.-led air strikes continued to bomb the ultra-hardline group in Iraq and Syria. Nov 1, 2014 Ruth Bonneville / Photo Store The group then marched in solidarity to urge increased aid for friends and family in the Syrian town of Kobani, which is under siege by the Islamic State terrorist group. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.