section_path: Responses/Supranational/Demonstrations
section_name: Demonstrations
paragraph_text: Demonstrations
  
  In Hatay and Adana provinces in Southern Turkey, multiple Alevi advocacy groups organized protests against the mass killings. Many speakers accused the Turkish government of facilitating crimes against humanity as a result of it granting military support to Syria. Protesters also condemned the perceived silence by Turkish officials and the public regarding the acts, and called upon both to resist the present Syrian government and support the Syrian people. The Democratic Alevi Federation and the Democratic Alevi Women's Union released a joint statement in support of the Syrian Alawite community, condemning Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Syrian National Army, and the Islamic State for carrying out a genocide against the Alawites.
  
  Protestors in Turkey condemned the Turkish government for its support for the Syrian Armed Forces' actions against Alawites which they said amounted to crimes against humanity. Samandağ Mayor Emrah Karaçay said, "The massacres in Syria are moving toward genocide."
  
  Protests took place during the evening of 12 March in the primarily Shia town of Al-Kadhimiya, located in northern Baghdad, Iraq. The protests denounced the crimes committed by Syrian forces and urged the international community to stop ongoing genocidal acts.
  
  On 15 March, 100–150 protesters held a demonstration outside the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, demanding action against the persecution of Syrian Alawites and Christians. Protesters carried placards containing phrases such as "Just one of the massacres" and "Stop the slaughter, no more bloodshed". The protest occurred simultaneously with and without association to another demonstration in favor of former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte, following his arrest. During the protest, about six to seven counter-protesters intruded on the demonstration, resulting in physical confrontations between both parties and requiring police to break up the hostilities.