A Syrian Kurd brandishes a picture of Sheikh Ma`shuq al-Khaznawi, a Kurdish religious leader, during his burial on June 1, 2005, in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli. The details of al-Khaznawi's death are murky: he disappeared in Damascus and was later found killed. The authorities blamed the murder on "criminal elements," but many Kurds suspected the authorities. At a demonstration following his funeral, police beat protesters and arrested an estimated 60 Kurds.