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Winnipeg Kurdish Community

Winnipeg Kurdish community: Winnipeg Kurdish community is rallying in support of Syrian residents under siege by terrorists. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Waving Canadian and Kurdish flags, the group marched from the Manitoba Legislature to the Winnipeg Centotaph on Memorial Boulevard, where organizers gave poppies to everyone in attendance, even reporters. Members of Winnipeg Kurdish community rally at the cenotaph on Memorial Boulevard before marching to The Forks in support of their brethren in Kobani. Photo Store About 100 members of Winnipegs Kurdish community and other supporters honoured Canadas recently fallen soldiers this afternoon and then marched in solidarity to urge increased aid for friends and family in the Syrian town of Kobani, which has been embattled with the terrorist group the Islamic State IS . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.