Displaced Persons from Ras al-Ayn Protest Against Foreign Flags and Reject Proposal to Buy Their Homes and Lands

Al-Hasakah Governorate: Dozens of displaced persons from the city of Ras al-Ayn organized a protest vigil today in Washokani camp, to denounce the raising of Turkish and Pakistani flags on official institutions in the city.

Participants also expressed their rejection of a Turkish proposal to buy homes and lands owned by Kurdish people who were forcibly displaced from the city, considering this measure a violation of their rights and properties.

The protesters pointed out that raising foreign flags on official institutions and property purchase proposals threaten the civil identity of the city and increase the suffering of the displaced who still live in forced circumstances after losing their homes and lands.

The displaced called on relevant authorities and international organizations to intervene to guarantee their rights to return to their city and preserve their properties, warning that the continuation of these policies may increase tensions in the region.

In the context of recent developments in the Ras al-Ayn area, the vigil held by the displaced protesting the raising of foreign flags and attempts to buy their properties stands as a stark expression of the ongoing policies of marginalization and seizure of the basic rights of the population. These protests also embody the masses’ struggle against policies of foreign domination and economic exploitation.

The raising of Turkish and Pakistani flags on official institutions in Ras al-Ayn represents a clear violation of popular sovereignty and deepens the crisis of the city’s civil identity. Attempts to buy homes and lands by foreign forces are a continuation of “counter-revolutionary” policies aimed at dismantling the social and economic fabric of Syrian society.

Therefore, the radical solution to the problems of the displaced and protesters lies in building a true democratic system based on political decentralization and the management of society by its own people, while rejecting any solutions linked to foreign forces or imperialist projects. Popular solidarity with the struggles of the displaced, away from military interventions that complicate the situation further, pushes towards a decisive solution to this problem.

Thus, we affirm that the liberation of the masses can only be achieved through political, syndical, and rights-based organization behind a comprehensive project of resistance that restores rights and protects the civil identity of Syrian society.

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