Qamishlo’s people commemorate the first anniversary of the bombing of the western quarter (al-Hayi al-Gharbi).

Today 27,7, 2017 marks the first anniversary of the terrorist bombing of Qamishlo, which targeted the western neighborhood on Amouda Street and resulted in the martyrdom of dozens and hundreds of injuries .

Hundreds of residents of Qamishlo city and the families of the martyrs honored the memory of the victims of the bombing, yesterday, where the commemoration ceremony was organized by the city council at the bombing square, in the presence of the institutions of the self-governance.

The commemoration included lighting candles and delivering a speech by the joint president of the martyrs’ families, Masoum Hassan, addition to speeches delivered by representatives of Qamishlo city’s municipalities and self-governance’s institutions.

The artist and painter ,Samer Kalo, gave a poem in which he mentioned the martyrs of the bombing, he also presented each family a painted picture of their martyrs who passed away in the explosion, as an initiative to perpetuate their memory.

On July 27, 2016, the city of Qamishlo was attacked by a truck bomb, on Amouda road in the western quarter (alhayi algharbi) , killing 57 people and injuring about 180 others and causing considerable damage to public property.

Translated by : Hevin Osman

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