Syrian Militias Target Kurds After Attacks on Transgender Community

The Barış İçin LGBTİ+ Initiative (Peace for LGBTI+ Initiative) says a current wave of attacks on Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo, Syria, is directly linked to earlier violence against transgender people. The group issued a statement about assaults that have continued for four days in Kurdish areas of the northern city. It claims the same militias are responsible for both sets of attacks. "Today's attacks on Kurds by the gangs that attacked trans people are not a coincidence," the initiative stated. It did not name the specific armed groups involved. The statement connects two separate violent campaigns, suggesting a pattern of targeted violence by the same actors. The situation highlights the ongoing instability and threats faced by minority groups in parts of Syria.