Thousands took to the streets in Tirbespiye city in the Qamishlo Canton after the Turkish state openly announced its preparations to invade the region.

During the march in the city center, people carried banners that read “No new Ottoman” and “Long Live Fraternity of Peoples” as well as flags of the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) and TEV-DEM (Democratic Society Movement). All shutters have been taken down across the city today.

The march continued till Martyr Yekta Herekol Academy where Tirbespiye District Council Co-president Abdulrehmî Hiso, PYD member Silêman Bedir and Kongreya Star member Mewa Xelîfe spoke.

Speakers protested Turkey’s continued threats and vowed to resist a possible attempt of invasion. They highlighted Turkey’s plans to settle mercenaries in the region as in Afrin, and called on the people to resist the Turkish state alongside the SDF.