"Thousands of people joined pro-Kurdish demonstrations in a number of German cities, including Dortmund, Frankfurt and Bremen on Tuesday evening, amid renewed clashes between Kurdish forces Syria and the country's military. The central German city of Frankfurt drew the biggest numbers, with police saying around 5,000 people took part. Dortmund, in Germany's west, attracted some 4,000 people, police there said. Most of the protesters in Dortmund were peaceful, police said, but clashes were recorded on the fringes and pyrotechnics were set off."
"Police broke up a demonstration in Stuttgart attended by some 2,000 people after protesters threw bottles and pyrotechnics at police. Officers responded by using pepper spray. Police in Hanover reported that at least 1,600 people took part in a demonstration that was broken up after about two hours due to what authorities described as non-cooperative behavior. Participants threw pyrotechnics at officers and covered their faces, police said."
"Fighting between the two sides has intensified in recent days as government troops advanced into areas that have been under SDF control for years. It comes amid a dispute over integrating the previously autonomous Kurdish regions into the state following the fall of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian government and the SDF agreed on Tuesday evening to a new ceasefire initially set to last four days."
Thousands of people staged pro-Kurdish demonstrations in multiple German cities, including Frankfurt, Dortmund, Bremen, Stuttgart, Hanover, Aachen, Dusseldorf and Munster. Police estimated about 5,000 in Frankfurt and 4,000 in Dortmund, with smaller crowds elsewhere; some demonstrations remained peaceful while others saw clashes, pyrotechnics, bottle-throwing and police use of pepper spray. Officers broke up gatherings in Stuttgart and Hanover after confrontations and non-cooperative behavior. The rallies protested intensified fighting in Syria between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and Syrian government troops. Government forces advanced into long-held SDF areas amid disputes over integrating formerly autonomous Kurdish regions. A four-day ceasefire was agreed between the Syrian government and the SDF.
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