Aleppo countryside residents condemn Turkey’s arrest young men
ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) – Residents of the city of Azaz in the northern countryside of Aleppo Governorate took to the streets on Sunday evening to condemn the arrest of two young men burned the Turkish flag.
On August 11, a demonstration took place in the city of Azaz to denounce the statements made by Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in which he called for reconciliation between the Syrian government and opposition.
During the demonstration, protesters removed the Turkish flags from the squares and streets of Azaz and burned some of them.
Following the incident, Turkish Minister of Interior, Suleiman Soylu, announced the arrest of two people on charges of burning the Turkish flag during demonstrations.
A local source told North Press that the Military Police of the Turkish-backed opposition factions, also known as Syrian National Army (SNA), arrested two young men burned the Turkish flag.”
The arrest drew widespread outrage among activists and residents who demanded the young men’s unconditional release.
The protestors denounced the way these people got arrested and described it as “arbitrary detention” done by the Syrian government against its opponents, demanding the right of free speech.
Over the past two days, the cities and towns under the control of the SNA factions in the countryside of Aleppo and Idlib witnessed mass protests, refusing and denouncing Turkish attempts to bring the Syrian government and the Syrian opposition together.
The city of Azaz in Aleppo northern countryside has been under the control of the Turkish-backed opposition since July 2012.