Activists in Raqqa commemorate 13th anniversary of Syrian conflict
RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – Activists on Friday took to the streets of the city of Raqqa in northern Syria to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the Syrian conflict.
The activists gathered at al-Na’im Roundabout in the city center of Raqqa and they raised the flags of both the Syrian opposition and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Raqqa is under the control of the SDF and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) since its liberation from ISIS in 2017.
Abdullah Khalaf, a Raqqa-based journalist, said the “Syrian revolution is sick, but it will recover and achieve its goals.”
March 15 is known as the start of the Syrian protests. The first protest was held by activists of civil society in the al-Hamidiyeh Souq in Damascus. At the time, the protesters chanted slogans related to freedom, but the government forces attacked them and arrested a number of the activists.
On March 18, the cities of Damascus, Homs, Deir ez-Zor, Daraa and Baniyas witnessed protests under the name of Dignity Friday.
Later, other towns and cities respectively joined the protests. The government forces kept to suppress them through arresting the protesters or opening fire on them.