Hawar News Agency Plan – 14 July 2026

The Autonomous Administration in Kobani reaffirmed its categorical rejection of any attempts to Arabize the city's name and called on the Syrian Interim Government to abandon the Baath regime's approach and recognize Kurdish rights in the new Syrian constitution and official map. It stated: "Kobani will remain Kobani." (Photos and video attached.)

Chicken prices in Syrian markets have risen significantly after the price of one ton of live broiler chickens at farm level increased by more than USD 300 within a week. The increase has quickly been reflected in retail prices across various governorates, prompting calls to support poultry farmers and tighten market oversight. (Photos and video attached.)

Displaced families have begun returning gradually to their villages in the cities of Zirghan and the Tel Tamr countryside after years of displacement. However, widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure, along with the absence of basic services and reconstruction programs, continues to pose a major challenge to the stability of returnees and the return of thousands of other displaced people to their areas. (Photos and video attached.)

A number of women activists and administrators stressed the need to continue the struggle of Syrian women until their rights are guaranteed in the new constitution. They called on women to unite and work together to secure their rights and put an end to policies of exclusion and marginalization. (Photos and video attached.)

Residents of parts of the Judi neighborhood in Qamishlo are once again facing difficulties accessing drinking water with the onset of summer, amid continued weak water supply and increasing cases of water wastage in several neighborhoods. While residents are demanding lasting solutions, the Water Directorate says it has taken measures to increase pumping capacity and expand the network, while urging people to rationalize water consumption. (Photos and video attached.)

Wadha Khalaf recounts pivotal historical and social events spanning more than a century, beginning with her mother's survival of the Armenian massacres, followed by her family's displacement due to the construction of the Euphrates Dam and the Arab Belt Project, and ending with the events that affected the border regions with Turkey. (Photos and video attached.)

Healthcare services at Martyr Zao Sing Hospital in Tel Tamr have declined sharply, with most departments no longer operational and services limited to emergency care due to shortages of funding, medicines, and medical staff. Hospital workers have also gone without salaries for five months, while around 50,000 people have lost access to the medical services the hospital previously provided. (Photos and video attached.)

Residents of Çil Agha expressed their rejection of the continued use of place names imposed by the Baath regime on Kurdish towns and villages. They said retaining these names represents a continuation of Arabization and exclusion policies targeting Kurdish identity, stressing that the original names reflect the historical and cultural memory of the region's inhabitants and should be respected in a new Syria. (Photos and video attached.)

Residents of Amuda will issue a public statement condemning the Arabization of the names of Kurdish cities, towns, and villages. The statement will be delivered at Free Women's Square at 10:30 a.m. (Photos and video attached.)

Cities across the Jazira and Kobani will host a series of meetings to commemorate the anniversary of the 14 July Prison Resistance. Meetings are scheduled in Hasakah and Tel Tamr at 10:00 a.m.; in Amuda, Tirbespiyeh, Çil Agha, Girkê Legê, Derik, and Kobani at 11:00 a.m.; in Darbasiyah at 12:00 p.m.; and in Qamishlo at 6:00 p.m. (Photos and video attached.)

Qamishlo will witness a demonstration against the policies of the Syrian Interim Government, accusing it of starving the Syrian people. The demonstration will begin in front of Qasmo Mosque at 6:30 p.m. (Photos and video attached.)