{"id":55845,"date":"2021-03-12T19:31:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T19:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=55845"},"modified":"2021-03-12T19:31:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T19:31:04","slug":"syrias-autonomous-administration-commemorates-martyrs-of-march-12-uprising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/55845\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria’s Autonomous Administration commemorates martyrs of March 12 uprising"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>On Friday, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) organized an event including art, music, and sports performances at the March 12 stadium in Qamishli, northeast Syria, which included a friendly match between Deir Ez-Zor and al-Jazira football teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This took place on the 17th<\/sup> anniversary of the Qamishli events, which occurred in March 2004, during which more than thirty people lost their lives at the hands of the Syrian security apparatus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thousands of residents of Jazira and Deir ez-Zor participated in this event, in addition to officials of AANES, military and security figures, and representatives of Kurdish, Arab, and Syriac political and social groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The football match between al-Jazira and Deir ez-Zor teams ended with a 2-1 victory for al-Jazira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the same anniversary every year, a friendly football match takes place between al-Jazira and Deir Ez-Zor on the grounds of the March 12 stadium \u201cto commemorate the martyrs expressing the rejection of attempts to sow discord,\u201d according to the organizers of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kurdish political and social authorities in Qamishli and other areas, which witnessed the protests, believe that events of 2004 started as an attempt to sow discord; however, the public response was a Kurdish uprising against the Syrian government following killing and detention by the government security branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the event, AANES’ officials in Jazira and representatives of Kurdish parties made their speeches and the participated groups performed singing and artistic performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qamishli District Council co-chair Pewin Amin said, “Through this event, we recalled the memory of March 12, but in a different way from 2004.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In 2004, the Syrian regime tried to sow Kurdish-Arab discord at this stadium; however, today’s match between al-Jazira and Deir ez-Zor teams stresses the failure of those attempts,” she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amin, who is a member in the preparation committee for the event, said, “AANES leads a system for participation and embracing all the Syrian communities without distinction.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reporting by Hogir Abdo<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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