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Shafaq News- Damascus
Clashes erupted across several areas
in northern Syria on Saturday night during Nowruz celebrations, the Kurdish new
year, following incidents involving national symbols and attacks on civilians, according
to Shafaq News correspondent.
The unrest began in Kobani after a
man removed the Syrian flag during a public celebration, triggering retaliatory
incidents in other areas, particularly in Afrin and parts of the Aleppo
countryside. Kurdish celebrants were reportedly assaulted, while Kurdistan
flags were removed from vehicles and desecrated.
In Qamishli, protesters stormed a
public security building, vandalized vehicles, and took down the Syrian flag.
Internal security forces deployed in force, securing the airport perimeter and
blocking roads leading to security facilities to contain the situation.
Presidential team spokesperson Ahmad
al-Hilali, in remarks carried by local media outlets, condemned attacks on
national symbols and rejected retaliatory violence against civilians, stressing
that only state institutions are authorized to hold violators accountable.
The Kurdish National
Council also denounced the incidents as “a threat to coexistence and an attempt to
incite division,” urging authorities to act swiftly to restore order.
Security forces announced the arrest
of the individual involved in the Kobani incident and denounced the broader
attacks as attempts to destabilize the region.