Residents of Syria's Hasakah province hold massive demonstrations demanding US withdrawal from Syrian territory
On February 9, local time, thousands of residents of Hasakah province in northeastern Syria held a large-scale demonstration to protest the damage to the infrastructure of the province caused by the recent US military operations, and at the same time demanded the withdrawal of US troops from Syrian territory as soon as possible.
On the morning of the 9th, thousands of Syrians gathered at the President's Square in Hasakah, the capital of Hasakah, holding anti-US slogans to protest against the US and its Kurdish-backed "Syrian Democratic Army" for fighting extremist groups. "Barbaric bombing" of infrastructure such as educational centers and government institutions in Hasakah province.
In the recent US airstrike, a university in Hasakah province was bombed, and a large number of students had to interrupt their studies.
Syrians have condemned the U.S. military's actions.
Hassan, a resident of Hasakah:
Today we, the residents of Hasakah, marched against the recent actions of the American occupiers and their allies, the Syrian Democratic Forces.
They have severely damaged educational institutions and prevented agricultural college students from taking exams, actions that will lead to a lack of education in the region.
At the same time, some Syrians said that the US military presence in Hasakah province is the main culprit in the turmoil in the region, providing a breeding ground for terrorism.
At the same time, the United States has also plundered the province's oil and food resources, aggravating the humanitarian disaster of the Syrian people.
The Syrian people demand that the United States stop stirring up the situation in the name of counter-terrorism and end its military presence in Syria as soon as possible.
Elevy, a resident of Hasakah City:
We oppose (US) military operations and at the same time the US military presence in Syria, and we ask the US to leave Syria as soon as possible.
In this way, the "Syrian Democratic Army" can negotiate with the Syrian government and reach an understanding for the unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian people.