Mr Chakib Ben Makhlouf the president of FIOE visited Gaza Strip in an extended tour where he inspected the conditions of Palestinians and their civil institutions after three years since the Israeli war on the strip.

In its statement the Federation of Islamic organizations in Europe said: "It follows with great sadness and anxiety, the grave turn of events in the series of massacres and atrocities perpetrated in Syria against citizens demanding freedom, democratic change, and an end to tyranny.”

The FIOE declared in a statement that it is following the developments in the unfortunate crisis between France and Turkey, and expresses its disappointment at the worsening relations between the two important countries within the extended European family.

FIOE demanded the immediate investigations on the tragic bombardment that took place in a border area between Turkey and Iraq and resulted in dozens of Kurdish civilian victims.