Kurds in Erbil Reaffirm Solidarity with Rojava and Rojhelat in a Large-Scale Protest

 ERBIL, IRAQ - JANUARY 9, 2026: Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region.