KURDWATCH, February 1, 2012—From January 28 to 29, 2012, the Erbil conference of Syrian Kurds abroad took place in Erbil (Kurdistan/Iraq). The event was organized and financed by the Office of the President of the region Kurdistan/Iraq under the leadership of President Masʿud Barzani. Representatives from the parties of the Kurdish Patriotic Conference in Syria as well as people they selected from abroad took part. In a closing statement, the participants supported the resolutions made by the Kurdish Patriotic Conference in Syria [further information on the resolutions] and condemned the Syrian government’s violence against the general public.