Masses protested in Aleppo against the Turkish occupation of Afrin and the crimes against humanity committed by the Turkish state in the city, as well as the silence of the international community.
A march was organised in Aleppo on the 6th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Afrin.
During the march, participants displayed photographs of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and Martyrs of the Resistance of the Age, as well as banners with the inscriptions "No to Turkish occupation", "No to Turkish attacks on North and East Syria", "No to the occupation of Afrin", "Afrin is our honour, let's protect it" and "Rise up against the Turkish occupation and expel it from all Syrian lands".
The young people marching at the front carried the letters of the name "Efrîn" made of olive branches.
On the main streets of Şêxmeqsûd (Sheikh Maqsoud) and Eşrefiyê (Ashrafiyah) neighbourhoods, the slogans "Bê Serok jiyan nabe" (No life without the leader), "Şehîd namirin" (Martyrs are immortal), "Bijî Berxwedana Serdemê" (Long live the resistance of Serdem), and "Bê Efrîn jiyan nabe" (No life without Afrin) were chanted.
Addressing the crowd, Behcet Ebdo, a migrant from Afrin, commemorated the Martyrs of the Resistance of the Age. Stating that Russia and Iran also played a role in the invasion of the Turkish state, Ebdo said, "All states occupied our lands with their silence."
Calling for action to lift the darkness over Afrin and establish peace, Ebdo said, "Let us defeat the occupation and return proudly together with our military forces (HRE)."
Remziye Salih al-Kurdî, a member of the Council of Martyrs' Families, recalled the crimes committed in Afrin and called on the UN and democratic forces to end the Turkish occupation by upholding their responsibilities and to ensure the people’s safe return to Afrin.
