A wave of anti-Turkey protests rocked northern Aleppo province, controlled by the Turkish army and its Syrian proxies, on Monday. Several protesters were injured in armed clashes with militias supporting Turkish troops, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The protests broke out a day after a mob of Turkish nationals attacked Syrian-owned businesses in the central Turkish city of Kayseri.
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With our regional correspondent, Paul Khalifeh
To the cries of “Erdogan the evil one ” And “ Down with the collaborators of the national armye » formed and controlled by the Türkiyehundreds of Syrians gathered this Monday in front of the headquarters of the Turkish military governor in the city of Efrin, in the north of the province of Aleppo.
Fire arms
The guards used firearms to disperse the crowd, which was protesting against the atrocities at “ racist character ” inflicted on Syrians in Türkiye, which is home to more than 3.2 million refugees from SyriaSimilar protests broke out in other areas of Aleppo where protesters attempted to storm Turkish military positions.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that in several localities, the protest movement degenerated into armed clashes between protesters and the Turkish military police, supported by auxiliary militiamen.
Turkish flags torn down
Protesters occupied the Bab el-Salama crossing point on the Syrian-Turkish border and removed the Turkish flag.
The same scene occurred in other localities, including areas controlled by jihadists, where angry crowds tore down Turkish flags and chanted slogans hostile to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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