2025 in review: Key developments across services, health, and education in NE Syria

During 2025, service and organizational projects were the top priorities of the Democratic Autonomous Administration in North and East Syria. The administration focused on meeting community needs and achieved tangible steps that contributed to the development of vital sectors and enhanced service stability in the region.

Community Organization

The Democratic Autonomous Administration decided to reorganize the work of communes and councils, designating every Saturday as “Commune Day.” A total of 44 commune conferences were held across the region.

Health Sector

In the health sector, 2025 witnessed remarkable expansion in medical infrastructure within the Autonomous Administration areas. The Health Authority in the Tabqa  developed Tabqa National Hospital by opening emergency, dialysis, neonatal intensive care, and surgery units, improving its ability to respond to urgent cases.

In the Jazira Canton, Al-Shaab (National) Hospital in Qamishli was reopened after rehabilitation, and Al-Shaab Hospital in Hasakah received five new dialysis machines.

Al-Kasrah General Hospital in Deir ez-Zor was equipped with an oxygen station operating around the clock, and a special cholera treatment unit was opened.

In the Euphrates region, a new health clinic was built in Qana, south of Kobani, while Mishtanur Hospital opened leishmaniasis testing and dialysis units, reflecting a clear approach to improving healthcare services.

The Democratic Autonomous Administration also inaugurated a central public pharmacy in Kobani and continued building the largest hospital in North and East Syria, on the Aleppo road in Kobani.

Education Sector

During the 2025/2026 school year, North and East Syria witnessed broad educational activity, with schools accommodating 713,554 students across 3,647 schools, supervised by 35,513 teachers.

As part of reconstruction, six completely destroyed schools in Raqqa and its countryside were rebuilt, including Monir Habib, Al-Waleed ibn Abdul Malik, Al-Far’ah Al-Shibaniyah, Kasra Sarour, Al-Kalta, and Jamila Bouhired schools.

Three major schools in Tabqa were rehabilitated with a capacity exceeding 2,600 students, along with the rehabilitation of 12 schools in eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside. Three schools are currently being built in Kobani and its countryside.

In a qualitative step in inclusive education, the Rankin Center in Jazira opened the first section for teaching visually impaired students using the Braille system, reflecting a commitment to the right to education for all groups.

Three cohorts of students graduated from the University of the East in Kobani and Rojava.

Agriculture and Livestock Sector

The Democratic Autonomous Administration achieved significant progress in agriculture in 2025. The administration purchased around 300,000 tons of wheat from farmers, setting the price at $0.42 per kilogram.

The Cotton Corporation received about 38,000 tons of cotton grown over 250,000 dunams, fixing the price at $600 per ton, supporting farmers and encouraging agricultural stability.

The Economic and Agricultural Council launched a new agricultural plan for the 2025–2026 season using a modern electronic system for production organization.

Infrastructure improvements included reactivating the corn dryer in Raqqa with a daily capacity of 600 tons and opening the first laser seed sorting center in North and East Syria.

The council also issued decisions to support production inputs, inventory livestock, and equip wheat purchasing centers.

Storage projects included the Bou Asi silos with a capacity of 40,000 tons and continuing the construction of Hanida silos with 130,000 tons capacity.

The “ Poultry” project in Raqqa was launched to support egg and meat production, with a capacity of 19,200 eggs.

The Seed Multiplication Corporation continues distributing wheat seeds to farmers through seven centers across the region, with around 59,000 tons distributed so far in preparation for the agricultural season.

Electricity and Energy Sector

The administration continued improving electricity and fuel services. In Tabqa, the Energy Authority implemented projects to improve electricity in Maskana and its countryside, benefiting around 235,000 people.

In Sabkha, Raqqa countryside, 14 new transformers were installed to reduce load and improve electrical stability.

The Energy Authority in Deir ez-Zor began implementing a new 20 MW electricity conversion station in Al-Kasrah, to meet increasing energy demand.

In fuel, the Al-Suwidiya cylinder production line was reactivated with a daily capacity of 75 cylinders, and 14,000 cylinders were filled, improving household gas availability and service stability.

Heating fuel was provided to families at 300 liters per family notebook at a subsidized price of 315,000 Syrian pounds, with hundreds of millions of liters distributed. In Jazira alone, about 120 million liters were distributed.

Infrastructure and Environment Sector

In infrastructure and urban organization, the Democratic Autonomous Administration allocated $25 million for road paving projects, using about 400,000 cubic meters of asphalt to improve roads across the region.

Paving work on the Qamishli–Derik road, 100 km long, began, becoming the second-largest infrastructure project after the Raqqa road.

In water, 20 wells were drilled near the Hilalia station in Qamishli at a cost of $2.86 million to increase water supply and ensure sustainability.

The Deir ez-Zor East Countryside Municipal Union is implementing a solar energy system for the Al-Baghouz main water station to increase operating hours and improve water services.

Other service efforts included unifying internal transport garages in Hasakah to regulate traffic, starting phase two of the Khabur irrigation canal rehabilitation (irrigating 90,000 dunams), rehabilitating Avesta Park in Qamishli into a “Culture and Art Park,” forming an Environmental Council in Raqqa, participating in an international event in Italy to promote a culture of peace, and preparing a study to launch a new industrial city in Hasakah with 3,500 shops.

In Kobani, the “Compost” worm fertilizer project was launched, and a soil and air analysis laboratory was established.

Bakeries

To strengthen food security and basic services, two central bakeries were set up in Al-Furat and Hijin in Deir ez-Zor to provide bread and reduce pressure on existing bakeries.

The cooperative bakery was inaugurated in Raqqa, with a production capacity exceeding 8 tons daily, reflecting the administration’s approach to supporting cooperative initiatives and ensuring stable bread supply at good quality and reasonable prices.

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ANHA