Hawar News Agency Plan – 8/1/2026

Residents of the city of Tel Tamer affirmed that what is taking place in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh, and Bani Zaid in Aleppo constitutes a crime against humanity and a systematic policy aimed at undermining security and stability. They expressed their full solidarity with the residents and with the Internal Security Forces carrying out their duty to protect the neighborhoods. (Photos and video attached).

A state of confusion prevails within the media institutions affiliated with the Syrian interim government, characterized by the prioritization of loyalty and favoritism over professional competence. This comes amid the exclusion of long-experienced staff and the appointment of unqualified personnel, a situation observers describe as a threat to media independence, transforming it from a watchdog into a tool subordinate to political authority.

Syrian writer and political activist Mohammad Issa stated that the message of leader Abdullah Ocalan regarding Syria and the region carries hope for the triumph of the values of peace and a democratic society. He stressed that achieving this requires constitutional foundations and pillars, noting that the Turkish obstacle still hinders the path of democratic integration in Syria.

Participants in the resistance at the Tishreen Dam affirmed that the resistance halted the brutality of the Turkish occupation and broke its power, and that resisting peoples will continue to write the most remarkable epics of heroism and steadfastness. (Photos and video attached).

Available information indicates the existence of systematic irregularities and favoritism in the distribution of pharmacy duty shifts in Tartous, serving a specific group at the expense of others. Complaints reflect accusations directed at the pharmacists’ union of illegal levies and negligence, in addition to suspicions of corruption and abuse of influence, amid fears among pharmacists of openly objecting.

The co-chair of the Relations Office of the Future Syria Party confirmed that the attack on the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods in Aleppo is fabricated, and that those carrying it out are recruits of the Turkish occupying state, aiming to undermine the agreements between North and East Syria and the interim government. (Photos and video attached).

As part of a series of events commemorating the martyrs of the Paris massacre and the martyrs of the Tishreen Dam, the Democratic Union Party (PYD) will issue a statement in the city of Kobani at 09:00. (Photos and video attached).

The Zenobia Women’s Gathering Council in the Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, and Tabqa cantons is organizing separate commemoration events for the martyred member Karam Al-Hamad: at Mishwar Hall in the city of Raqqa, at the Executive Council Hall in the Industrial Area of Deir ez-Zor canton, and at Martyr Muthanna Abdul Karim Theater in the Tabqa canton, at 11:00. (Photos and video attached).

Kongra Star will commemorate, in the cities of Tel Tamer and Al-Darbasiyah in the Jazira canton, the martyrs of the first Paris massacre — “Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan, and Leyla Şaylemez” — through two separate meetings in the two cities, at 11:00. (Photos and video attached).

The Martyrs’ Families Council in the city of Qamishlo will hold funeral ceremonies for the body of Suleiman Issa Ahmad, a member of the Syrian Democratic Forces Academy, at the Martyr Dalil Sarokhan Shrine in the city, at 15:00. (Photos and video attached).

Cities across the North and East Syria region are witnessing a series of events and statements condemning the attacks by mercenaries of the interim government on the besieged neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh, and Bani Zaid in the city of Aleppo, and reaffirming support for the residents’ resistance. (Photos and video attached).

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