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Chronology for Kurds in Syria
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| Mar 12 - 13, 2004 |
At a soccer game, violence broke out and led to a series of clashes over two days. At least 14 Kurds are thought to have died in the fighting that involved police. (Al-Bawaba, 03/16/2004, "Bid to bring calm fails: 11 Kurds killed in Syria clashes") |
| Mar 16, 2004 |
Arabs and Kurds clashed in northern Syria, killing 11. (Al-Bawaba, 03/16/2004, "Bid to bring calm fails: 11 Kurds killed in Syria clashes") |
| Jun 2005 |
The body of Sheik Machouk Alkhaznawi, a Kurdish cleric, was returned to his family after authorities claimed that he had been kidnapped and killed by criminals. He had been missing for three weeks and some suspect that his disappearance was linked to the Syrian secret police. A few days later, protests broke out demanding an international investigation into the death of the Sheik. Protesters clashed with police, killing one officer. Others were injured or arrested. (The Globe and Mail Canada, 6/2/2005, "Moderate voice of change silenced in Syria"; Fattah, Hassan M., 07/04/2005, "Syrian Kurds 'rise up' in tense border city," The International Herald Tribune)
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| Mar 13 - 13, 2006 |
Kurds participated in a sit-in in Damascus on the second anniversary of the riots in Qamishli. (BBC Monitoring Middle East - Political, 3/13/2006, "Syrian human rights group criticizes police action at Kurdish-organized protest") |
| Mar 20 - 22, 2006 |
More than 100 Kurds were arrested for celebrating the Kurdish New Year, Nowruz. (BBC Monitoring Middle East - Political, 4/9/2006, "Over 100 Kurds said arrested in Syria; Kurds to protest at treatment in Turkey")
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