The people of North and East Syria have been holding a vigil at the Tishrin Dam for 9 days against invasion attacks by the Turkish army and allied Syrian National Army (SNA) mercenaries. The mobilisation came after the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria urged international forces and institutions to stop the attacks by the Turkish state, and called on the people to take action to protect the dam and support the resisting fighters.

The Turkish state, which has been attacking the region uninterruptedly for weeks, has been targeting the civilians who are taking part in the vigil action in the area to defend their territory alongside the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Women's Defense Units (YPJ).

The aerial and ground attacks directed against civilians have claimed many lives so far.

The people demonstrating in the area were once again targeted by direct shelling by Turkish warplanes on Thursday. According to reports, the attack resulted in the death of a civilian and injury of 10 others.

This is the sixth time Turkey attacked civilians partaking in the vigil at Tishrin Dam to stop the attacks by the Turkish army and allied mercenaries.

On 8 January, the Turkish state bombed a convoy of civilians on their way to the Tishrin Dam, which faces the risk of an imminent collapse due to intensified attacks by Turkish troops and allied mercenaries. The convoy of civilians from Tabqa, Raqqa, Cizire and Euphrates Cantons was bombed by a Turkish drone en route to the dam, killing 3 people and injuring 15 others.

On 15 December, people traveling from the Euphrates Canton to the Tishrin Dam to participate in the vigil were  directly targeted by the Turkish. As a result of the attack, the driver of the ambulance was killed and 4 people were wounded. A second attack on the crowd left three people dead and 19 others wounded.