A Kurdish solidarity rally in Antwerp turned violent on January 22 after a group of men launched a knife attack on demonstrators just as the protest ended. Six people were injured, two of them critically, according to police. Four suspects were arrested, though the motive remains unclear. Authorities said the incident is being investigated as attempted murder, not terrorism. About 50 people had gathered outside the opera house to support Kurds amid clashes between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led SDF, as Damascus pushes to integrate Kurdish-controlled regions into the Syrian state.