In Damascus, the capital of Syria, a protest took place against the terrorist organization YPG (the Syrian wing of the PKK), operating under the name Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Hundreds of people gathered in Marjah Square calling on the Syrian government to intervene and stop the violations committed by militants in the occupied territories.
Participants condemned abuses, corruption and coercion recruitment carried out by the PKK/YPG in areas under their control, and also called on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to clear the eastern part of the country of the terrorist organization.
The action participants carried posters with the inscription: “Those who dig tunnels do not want world”,”Those hiding in the caves of Qandil do not represent our Al-Jazeera.”
The demonstrators also condemned the ongoing work of digging tunnels in Raqqa, Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor, drawing attention to the fact that the group protects former regime fighters in the occupied territories.
A resident of the region, Hale Makdisi, in an interview with an Anadolu correspondent, said that The PKK/YPG, operating under the name of the SDF, commits numerous human rights violations against civilians.
“The PKK carries out detentions and forced recruitment. We are here to declare that the Al-Jazeera region belongs to the entire Syrian people, and the territorial integrity of the country must be preserved,” she said.
Makdisi noted that she opposes the presence of the PKK in the region. “Syria must be united and indivisible. We stand for the unity of the country,” she added.
Another participant in the action, Mariam Khalid, noted that the protests have been going on for a long time, and the PKK’s pressure on citizens is increasing.
According to her, calls for forced recruitment in the Al-Jazeera region have become more frequent, and detentions have become widespread.
“Today, those who fly the Syrian flag risk being detained. Anyone who speaks out about these violations is subject to persecution,” the Syrian woman said.
Khalid also emphasized that women and girls are subject to detention and violence. “There are women in detention in the region. Negotiations on the March 10 Agreement are ongoing, but we believe that this is just a way to buy time,” she said.
Khalid indicated that what is happening is not an ethnic conflict, contrary to the PKK’s claims.
“This is not a Kurdish-Arab issue. We – the Kurds, Arabs and Assyrians of Al Jazeera – are speaking as a united front. We demand protection of civilians, investigation of human rights violations and stability in the region,” she said.
One of the prominent figures in Raqqa, Ali Khalef, in turn, said that the majority of the population The eastern regions are made up of local residents.