Hawar News Agency Plan – 22 August 2026

1. Artist Roder Ibrahim uses visual art, particularly Kurdish folklore-inspired realism, to highlight aspects of Kurdish culture and heritage. Through his participation in exhibitions inside and outside Syria, he seeks to introduce this heritage to a wider audience. (Photos and video attached.)

2. Mine clearance operations in the countryside of Serekaniye face several field challenges, most notably the widespread presence of landmines and unexploded remnants of war, the presence of military positions, and limited support. These obstacles are hindering efforts to clear the area and reopen roads for the return of displaced people. The Hasakah Mine Clearance Centre said the obstacles prevent it from setting a date for completing clearance operations. (Photos and video attached.)

3. Concerns are growing over a worsening water crisis in Damascus as rationing continues, alongside the expansion of large-scale private housing projects comprising thousands of units. This has raised questions over whether water sources and infrastructure can meet growing demand. (Photos attached.)

4. Residents of Çil Axa are facing mounting living costs amid continued increases in the prices of basic goods and fuel, as well as price disparities between shops and higher customs duties on goods entering through border crossings. Residents are calling for tighter market monitoring, price controls and measures to ease the burden on citizens. (Photos and video attached.)

5. In a corner of a home that has withstood storms and hardships, as its owner has, 100-year-old Hsina Mustafa Ahmad sits with eyes gleaming with memories of a life spent in Kobani. Her wrinkled hands tell the story of a living witness to the history of a city that resisted oblivion and held on to its name and place on the map. (Photos and video attached.)

6. Residents of Derik bid farewell to the body of martyr Ronijan Sheikh Dawood, accompanying him to his final resting place at the Martyr Rustem Cudi Shrine at 17:00. (Photos and video attached.)

7. The Union of Intellectuals in the Jazira region will hold a ceremony honouring the union’s former co-chairs at the Reading Garden in Qamishlo at 18:00. (Photos and video attached.)

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