ANHA news plan – 12 April 2026

Residents of the town of Jal Agha condemned the continued isolation imposed on Abdullah Ocalan amid the current conditions filled with challenges and conflicts, stressing the need to end the isolation and ensure his physical freedom, considering that his democratic project is capable of resolving conflicts and achieving peace and stability in the region. (Accompanied by photos and video).

A member of the Political Bureau of the Kurdish Left Party in Syria affirmed that the Kurds are now closer than ever to resolving the Kurdish issue, and that the Kurdish movement in Kurdistan has entered a new phase requiring practical steps to strengthen unity. He stressed the need to establish a unified Kurdish reference authority as one of the most important factors for strengthening unity and organizing political work at this stage. (Accompanied by photos and video).

With words blending pain and hope, Nayef Hussein recounts the details of his son Ali Askar’s detention since mid-January. Between describing what happened in the final hours and concerns over his health condition inside Aleppo prison, the father reveals that Ali’s wife and three children are waiting for his return, calling for his release and that of the remaining detainees without delay. (Accompanied by photos and video).

April 12 marks the International Day of Human Space Flight, designated by the United Nations to commemorate the first human spaceflight in 1961, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth.

The city of Al-Hasakah is experiencing a gasoline shortage, with hundreds of taxis waiting in long queues at a station at the city entrance to obtain fuel, amid limited distribution across a small number of stations and calls to expand distribution to other stations. (Accompanied by photos and video).

Media analyses of the trajectory of the US-Israeli-Iranian war are divided between those who consider the ceasefire a temporary truce opening a limited window for negotiations, and those who see it as a short pause between two wars that may quickly resume, with unresolved disputes remaining and growing concerns about repercussions on Lebanon.

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