The situation continued to escalate in the following days, especially after the partial withdrawal (not total, and with the Asayish remaining in place) of the HAT (anti-terrorist troops) from the Kurdish districts of Hasakah, replaced by security troops from the Ministry of the Interior on October 7. This reduced the security and protection of the Kurdish population in the face of harassment and hate campaigns by the Arab population in the city the following day, October 8, when thousands of people gathered in Peace Square for the official raising of the Syrian green flag, only to later attack Kurdish symbols in the streets and spark clashes among the demonstrators themselves. 🇸🇾