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Syrians Protest Trump's Decision on Golan Heights

Published March 27th, 2019 - 08:06 GMT

Thousands of Syrians have taken to the streets in several areas of Syria including Aleppo, Sweida, and Daraa, to denounce the decision made by US President Trump to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Protesters chanted "Golan is Syrian".

Trump signed the unprcedented proclamation on Monday 25th of March, 2019.

 

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Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP

Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP

Protesters hold a national flag and a placard in the town of Quneitra in the Syrian occupied Golan Heights, during a demonstration against the US decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, on March 26, 2019. The placard reads in Arabic: "The Golan is Arab and Syrian". Louai Beshara / AFP

Protesters hold a national flag and a placard in the town of Quneitra in the Syrian occupied Golan Heights, during a demonstration against the US decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, on March 26, 2019. The placard reads in Arabic: "The Golan is Arab and Syrian". Louai Beshara / AFP

US President Donald Trump broke with decades of US policy, signing a proclamation recognising Israeli sovereignty over the strategic territory it seized from Syria in the Six-Day War of 1967 and later annexed in a move never recognised by the international community. Louai Beshara / AFP

US President Donald Trump broke with decades of US policy, signing a proclamation recognising Israeli sovereignty over the strategic territory it seized from Syria in the Six-Day War of 1967 and later annexed in a move never recognised by the international community. Louai Beshara / AFP

Druze residents of the Golan Heights wave Syrian flags as they protest against the backing of Israel's capture of the Golan Heights by the US president, in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed territory on March 23, 2019. Jalaa MAREY / AFP

Druze residents of the Golan Heights wave Syrian flags as they protest against the backing of Israel's capture of the Golan Heights by the US president, in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed territory on March 23, 2019. Jalaa MAREY / AFP

Residents of the Golan Heights raise Syrian and banners during a protest against the backing of Israel's capture of the Golan Heights by the US president, in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed territory on March 23, 2019. Jalaa MAREY / AFP

Residents of the Golan Heights raise Syrian and banners during a protest against the backing of Israel's capture of the Golan Heights by the US president, in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed territory on March 23, 2019. Jalaa MAREY / AFP

Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US' decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. George OURFALIAN / AFP

Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US' decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. George OURFALIAN / AFP

US President Donald Trump (L) and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold up a Golan Heights proclamation outside the West Wing after a meeting in the White House March 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski / AFP

US President Donald Trump (L) and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold up a Golan Heights proclamation outside the West Wing after a meeting in the White House March 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski / AFP

Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US' decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP

Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US' decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP

A portrait of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stands near a sculpture in the Syrian town of Quneitra, in the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. The writing in Arabic reads: "The Golan is ours". Louai Beshara / AFP

A portrait of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stands near a sculpture in the Syrian town of Quneitra, in the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. The writing in Arabic reads: "The Golan is ours". Louai Beshara / AFP

Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP
Protesters hold a national flag and a placard in the town of Quneitra in the Syrian occupied Golan Heights, during a demonstration against the US decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, on March 26, 2019. The placard reads in Arabic: "The Golan is Arab and Syrian". Louai Beshara / AFP
US President Donald Trump broke with decades of US policy, signing a proclamation recognising Israeli sovereignty over the strategic territory it seized from Syria in the Six-Day War of 1967 and later annexed in a move never recognised by the international community. Louai Beshara / AFP
Druze residents of the Golan Heights wave Syrian flags as they protest against the backing of Israel's capture of the Golan Heights by the US president, in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed territory on March 23, 2019. Jalaa MAREY / AFP
Residents of the Golan Heights raise Syrian and banners during a protest against the backing of Israel's capture of the Golan Heights by the US president, in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed territory on March 23, 2019. Jalaa MAREY / AFP
Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US' decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. George OURFALIAN / AFP
US President Donald Trump (L) and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold up a Golan Heights proclamation outside the West Wing after a meeting in the White House March 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski / AFP
Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US' decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP
A portrait of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stands near a sculpture in the Syrian town of Quneitra, in the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. The writing in Arabic reads: "The Golan is ours". Louai Beshara / AFP
Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP
Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP
Protesters hold a national flag and a placard in the town of Quneitra in the Syrian occupied Golan Heights, during a demonstration against the US decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, on March 26, 2019. The placard reads in Arabic: "The Golan is Arab and Syrian". Louai Beshara / AFP
Protesters hold a national flag and a placard in the town of Quneitra in the Syrian occupied Golan Heights, during a demonstration against the US decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, on March 26, 2019. The placard reads in Arabic: "The Golan is Arab and Syrian". Louai Beshara / AFP
US President Donald Trump broke with decades of US policy, signing a proclamation recognising Israeli sovereignty over the strategic territory it seized from Syria in the Six-Day War of 1967 and later annexed in a move never recognised by the international community. Louai Beshara / AFP
US President Donald Trump broke with decades of US policy, signing a proclamation recognising Israeli sovereignty over the strategic territory it seized from Syria in the Six-Day War of 1967 and later annexed in a move never recognised by the international community. Louai Beshara / AFP
Druze residents of the Golan Heights wave Syrian flags as they protest against the backing of Israel's capture of the Golan Heights by the US president, in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed territory on March 23, 2019. Jalaa MAREY / AFP
Druze residents of the Golan Heights wave Syrian flags as they protest against the backing of Israel's capture of the Golan Heights by the US president, in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed territory on March 23, 2019. Jalaa MAREY / AFP
Residents of the Golan Heights raise Syrian and banners during a protest against the backing of Israel's capture of the Golan Heights by the US president, in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed territory on March 23, 2019. Jalaa MAREY / AFP
Residents of the Golan Heights raise Syrian and banners during a protest against the backing of Israel's capture of the Golan Heights by the US president, in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed territory on March 23, 2019. Jalaa MAREY / AFP
Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US' decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. George OURFALIAN / AFP
Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US' decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. George OURFALIAN / AFP
US President Donald Trump (L) and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold up a Golan Heights proclamation outside the West Wing after a meeting in the White House March 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski / AFP
US President Donald Trump (L) and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold up a Golan Heights proclamation outside the West Wing after a meeting in the White House March 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski / AFP
Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US' decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP
Syrians protest in the northern city of Aleppo against the US' decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP
A portrait of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stands near a sculpture in the Syrian town of Quneitra, in the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. The writing in Arabic reads: "The Golan is ours". Louai Beshara / AFP
A portrait of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stands near a sculpture in the Syrian town of Quneitra, in the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. The writing in Arabic reads: "The Golan is ours". Louai Beshara / AFP

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