Hawar News Agency Plan — October 1, 2026

Primary and preparatory school students and their families in the Alyan area of the countryside of Çel Axa expressed their rejection of the Transitional Government’s Ministry of Education and Teaching’s decision to limit Kurdish language instruction to only three classes per week. They stressed that the Kurdish language represents not merely a school subject, but a fundamental part of their identity, culture, and existence as an indigenous people on their land. They called for guaranteeing their right to education in their mother tongue and for this right to receive constitutional and legal recognition. (Photos and video attached.)

Co-chair of the Democratic Society Movement (DEM-TEV), Ramziya Mohammed, said: “In the integration efforts, the transitional government is ignoring women. The international powers that brought this administration to power want to create a dark model in Syria, and this will lead to civil war.” (Photos and video attached.)

Iraqi political analyst Jabbar al-Mashhadani linked Iraq’s future to the course of the U.S.-Iranian conflict and its regional developments, warning that continued tensions could turn the country into an arena for settling scores. He said Iraq’s stability remains dependent on its ability to deal with the repercussions of regional and international competition.

Difficult living conditions and rising fuel prices are forcing low-income families in the Jazira region to seek alternative ways to meet their basic needs. With winter approaching, a family in Çel Axa has been forced to use firewood and vegetable waste as an alternative to heating diesel, amid a declining ability to afford fuel and the absence of heating allocations this year. (Photos and video attached.)

Kurdish poet Anwar Sufi, known as “Bavî Şêrko,” has become closely associated with Kurdish literary and cultural heritage. He devoted his life to preserving the Kurdish language and expressing the concerns of his people, eventually earning the title “Jikhr Khoyun of Derik” in literary and cultural circles, in reference to the late Kurdish poet, reflecting the depth of his poetic legacy. (Photos and video attached.)

After years of education in the Kurdish mother tongue, students in Kurdish areas are facing changes to the education system, with Kurdish language instruction reduced to three classes per week. Politicians and intellectuals have described the move as a continuation of marginalization, calling for constitutional and institutional protection of Kurdish rights. (Photos and video attached.)

The director of the Drinking Water and Sewage Company in Hasakah Governorate revealed that water pumping from the Alouk water station has increased to 50,000 cubic meters per day. He also said the station’s equipment will be replaced in two phases with equipment meeting international standards during the first quarter of next year, with the aim of stabilizing water supplies and improving services. A plan is also underway to provide water free of charge to underserved neighborhoods by tanker trucks. (Photos and video attached.)

The Council of Martyrs’ Families in Derbasiyah will hold a ceremony commemorating the martyrs of the past three months at the Culture and Arts Center at 10:00. (Photos and video attached.)

Under the slogan “Our Language, Our Civilization,” the Educational Research Academy will organize a discussion seminar on the Kurdish language at Qutayba School in Qamishlo. Students and teachers from Martyr Roza School will also hold a gathering in front of Al-Tala’i School in Qamishlo at 11:00. Students will issue a statement at Joudi School in Derbasiyah at 09:00, while the Kongrs Star  will issue a statement in Qubur al-Qarajneh at 11:00. Students of Al-Mansaf village school in the countryside of Tal Tamr will issue a statement at 12:00, rejecting the decision to limit Kurdish language instruction to three classes per week. (Photos and video attached.).

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