London, UK. 31st March 2018. People march from Marble Arch to Parliament Square demanding an end to the invasion of Afrin by Turkish forces and al Qaeda-affiliated militias which aim to destroy a peaceful state and eliminate the majority Kurdish population of the area. The attack into north-west Syria is a clear violation of international law, and air strikes have deliberately targeted civilian areas. Turkey has NATO's second largest army and its weaponry comes mainly from European countries including the UK, who recently signed a major arms deal. Turkish president Erdogan has stated he intend
London, UK. 31st March 2018. People march from Marble Arch to Parliament Square demanding an end to the invasion of Afrin by Turkish forces and al Qaeda-affiliated militias which aim to destroy a peaceful state and eliminate the majority Kurdish population of the area. The attack into north-west Syria is a clear violation of international law, and air strikes have deliberately targeted civilian areas. Turkey has NATO's second largest army and its weaponry comes mainly from European countries including the UK, who recently signed a major arms deal. Turkish president Erdogan has stated he intends to invade all the Kurdish areas of Syria and "cleanse" the area of its Kurdish people, and the British government has expressed support for Turkey, claiming it has a right to defend its borders, despite its attack being outside them and the announced intention to push on to distant areas in Syria. The protest called for an end to the invasion with an immediate ceasefire to enable the body of YPJ volunteer Anna Campbell to be returned to her family in Sussex, an end to all arms sales, to Turkey and other anti-human regimes in the Middle East, for humanitarian relief for Afrin and other areas of Syria and for an investigation into human rights abuses and war crimes in Afrin
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