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The Rojava Crisis Erbil Takes The Protest To US UN And The Historic Heart Of The City
A man in traditional Kurdish dress waves the Kurdistan flag and flashes the victory sign from the back of a vehicle during a massive solidarity protest in Erbil, Iraq, on January 20, 2026. Thousands of people join car convoys and rallies across the Kurdistan Region's capital to condemn the military attacks by Syrian government forces on Kurdish-held territories in Rojava (Northeast Syria). The demonstrations aim to call for international intervention and show national unity amidst the escalating regional crisis (Photo by Sabur Rashid/NurPhoto).
