“Withdrawal from one battle doesn't mean loose of war and give up the struggle. The struggle will continue and the Kurdish people will keep defending themselves against the genocide planned on them. The victory will be for N.Syrian peoples,” Muslim tweeted on Sunday.
The flags of Turkey and Syrian rebel groups were raised in the city and a statue of Kurdish hero Kawa, a symbol of resistance against oppressors, was torn down, after Turkish troops and rebels seized control of the northern city.
Around 250,000 civilians had left in recent days after pro-Ankara fighters all but surrounded the city, fleeing southwards to territory still held by the Kurdish forces or controlled by the Syrian government.
Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 280 civilians had been killed since the campaign began on January 20 -- including 16 at a hospital on Friday.
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