Syrian opposition-controlled areas protest Ankara-Damascus rapprochement

Syrians are speaking out against a potential Turkish-Syrian rapprochement, with opposition-held areas holding vigils and protests across Aleppo and Idlib governorates.
Demonstrators raise Syrian opposition flags and placards as they rally against a potential rapprochement between Ankara and the Syrian regime, al-Bab, on the border with Turkey, in Syria's northern Aleppo province, Dec. 30, 2022.
Demonstrators raise Syrian opposition flags and placards as they rally against a potential rapprochement between Ankara and the Syrian regime, al-Bab, on the border with Turkey, in Syria's northern Aleppo province, Dec. 30, 2022. - Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images
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Protesters held a vigil in Idlib on Tuesday in protest of the Turkish rapprochement with the Syrian government.

Protests have been taking place across different Syrian cities in Aleppo and Idlib governorates. According to media reports, several hundreds of Syrians were protesting last week in al-Bab against any reconciliation efforts with the Syrian government.

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