Qamishli uprising Rojava conflict
in 2004, riots broke out against government in northeastern city of qamishli. during soccer match between local kurdish team , visiting arab team deir ez-zor, arab fans brandished portraits of saddam hussein (who slaughtered tens of thousands of kurds in southern kurdistan during genocidal al-anfal campaign in 1980s). tensions escalated open protests, kurds raising flag , taking streets demand cultural , political rights. security forces fired crowd, killing 6 kurds, including 3 children. protesters went on burn down ba ath party s local office. @ least 30 , many 100 kurds killed government before protests quelled. thousands of kurds fled iraq afterwards, refugee camp established. occasional clashes between kurdish protesters , government forces occurred in following years.
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