A vigil has been taking place in Mardin’s Nusaybin district, at the border with Qamishlo, in protest at the ongoing invasion attacks by the Turkish state and allied SNA (Syrian National Army) gangs against Northern and Eastern Syria.

A delegation from Siirt joined the vigil on its 14th day. Activists taking part in the action paid tribute to Kurdish journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin who were killed in a targeted Turkish drone attack in Rojava on 19 December.

Peace Mother Perihan Altuğ stated that it is everyone's basic humanitarian duty to support Rojava and said: "As a Kurdish mother, I greet you all with respect. Rojava is under the responsibility of all of us. We are all under attack. We are here to end this war, the bloodshed and the dirty war. We Kurds are in action everywhere to end this bloodshed and dirty war. We are Kurds in four parts of Kurdistan and we are standing up. Even if we are to fight for 40 years, there has to be peace in the end. Kurds want peace. We want peace. War does not offer anything to anyone. We all have responsibility for the war in Rojava, where women and children are massacred. Enough is enough. Mothers should not cry anymore. We want peace and justice. We will stand up in all 4 parts of Kurdistan as long as this war does not stop. We want peace, not war."

Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Siirt Provincial Co-Chair Mustafa Dayanan drew attention to the struggle in Rojava and said, "For 14 days our honorable mothers have been putting up united resistance. The dirty war today is aimed at destroying humanity. We condemn this dirty war. We are against war. The people of Rojava are fighting for their identity, culture and existence. All kinds of dirty wars are being waged against the Kurdish people. The success of Rojava is the success of this region. We are the heart of Rojava. Come, let us be one. We call out to the Turkish state; we want peace, not war."