in the Army of Conquest, and protests continued. Qamishli On 12 March Syrian Kurds commemorated the 12th anniversary of the 2004 Qamishli riots in Qamishli, al-Hasakah. Protesters supporting the Kurdish National Council marched on the streets waving the flag of Kurdistan and the flag of the KDP, while PYD supporters waved the flag of Rojava, the PYD, and the YPG. The Kurds also held a football match in the city. As-Suwayda In the city of as-Suwayda on 17 April, the 70th anniversary of the end of the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, mainly Druze protesters gathered in the streets and protested against the Syrian government, Iran, Russia, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The protesters raised photos of Sultan al-Atrash and other historical figures and spray-painted over Ba'athist symbols. Protests in the city continued on 21 April, when protesters continued the "You Broke Us" campaign and shouted slogans against the Syrian government. Hundreds of government supporters then organized a counter-protest and the Shabiha attempted to break up the pro-opposition protests. References 2016 in Syria 2016 in the Syrian civil war 2016 protests Protests in Syria Syrian democracy movements