Demonstrators gathered in Martin Place, Sydney, on April 19 holding Syrian flags and banners in protest against recent airstrikes on the country.

Some of those present carried posters of Bashar al-Assad.

“The is a solidarity rally held by Syrians in Sydney, against the triple aggression by the United States of America, Britain and France against Syria,” a Syrian participant told Storyful. Credit: Waltoo via Storyful