Activists in Syria’s Qamishli support protests in south
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – A group of Kurdish activists in the city of Qamishli, northeastern Syria, organized a solidarity stand on Saturday in support of the protesters against the Syrian government in Suwayda and Daraa governorates, southern Syria.
During the solidarity stand held in front of the United Nations headquarters in Qamishli, the activists raised banners with solidarity messages and calls for national dialogue and the implementation of UN Resolution 2254.
Shamdeen Nabi, a Kurdish activist, told North Press that their stand was an expression of solidarity with the protesters in Suwayda that rose up against the Syrian “regime.”
He added, “Our solidarity is for a future Syria with decentralization that preserves the rights of all components, including the Kurdish people. Since the beginning of the revolution in Syria, we have demanded decentralization, and today we renew our demands for Syria to be for all Syrians, democratic, secular, parliamentary, and decentralized.”
He emphasized that these demands are the rights of all communities and minorities in Syria, and, most importantly, the implementation of UN Resolution 2254.
This comes two days after politicians, Kurdish activists, and citizens organized a similar protest stand in front of the United Nations headquarters in Qamishli to show solidarity with the protesters in Suwayda and Daraa, which have been ongoing for a week.
The protests in southern Syria have received local and international support, as the demands of the protesters have expanded to include decentralization and the implementation of Resolution 2254.
On the same day, Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, praised the slogans raised by protesters in Suwayda during their demonstrations against the Syrian “regime”.