Protesters wave flags of YPG (People's Protection Units) and hold banners in front of the EU Parliament in Brussels, on December 11, 2024, asking the international community and the EU to protect the Kurds in Syria. The Kurdish-led force controlling northeast Syria said on December 11, 2024 it had reached a US-brokered ceasefire with Turkish-backed fighters in Manbij, after Islamist-led rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad's government. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)