Syria – Kurds mark 21st anniversary of Abdullah Ocalan’s arrest

On Feb 16, 2020

Qamishli – Al-Hasakah province – Syria 15/02/2020

Thousands of Kurds from northeastern cities people of Syria went out in massive protests this morning to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the arrest and life sanction of the PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan by the Turkish state in 1999, and the protesters see that Ocalan’s arrest is a targeting of the will of the Kurds, their language, their culture, customs and traditions, demanding his release as soon as possible.

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