Hawar News Agency Plan — October 8, 2026

- Journalist Salahaddin Soro said that despite the international conspiracy against him, Leader Abdullah Ocalan reiterated his call for a ceasefire before the world on September 13, 1998, in a message broadcast on TV MED. Soro said: “In that message, Leader Apo said that if the state recognized the rights and identity of the Kurdish people, he was ready to dissolve the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).”

- Around 1,500 property owners in the town of Ain al-Fijeh in the Damascus countryside are calling for the repeal of Law No. 1 of 2018 concerning the protection zone around the Fijeh Spring, as well as for their property status to be addressed and compensation to be paid. The issue remains disputed amid continued uncertainty over the fate of properties covered by the law and its implications for residents’ return and the town’s reconstruction.

- Farmers in Tirbespiyê have called on the transitional government to speed up the payment of outstanding dues for their wheat crops, saying they have been waiting for months amid mounting economic pressures and rising fuel prices. They said the delays are making it difficult to secure agricultural supplies for the new season and repay their debts. (Photos and video attached.)

- Co-Chair of the Democratic Islam Congress Mullah Mohammed Rashid al-Gharzani said hate speech and incitement threaten civil peace, describing those who promote such rhetoric as people who trade in Syrians’ blood. He called on religious scholars, tribal leaders and community figures to promote love and brotherhood in Syria, stressing the need to guarantee the cultural and linguistic rights of all communities. (Photos and video attached.)

- The Syrian Homeland Party stressed the importance of strengthening civil peace and consolidating coexistence among Syria’s various communities. It said the current stage requires united national efforts, rejection of hate speech and sedition, and work toward building a state governed by the rule of law that safeguards the rights of all citizens. (Photos and video attached.)

- A member of the Kurdish Red Crescent advised women to undergo regular screenings for the early detection of breast cancer, stressing that detecting the disease at an early stage increases the chances of treatment and recovery. She also highlighted the importance of awareness campaigns in encouraging women to conduct self-examinations and pay greater attention to their health. (Photos and video attached.)

- The fourth group of displaced residents from Serê Kaniyê, comprising more than 500 families, will depart from Hasakah for their home areas at 8:30 a.m. (Photos and video attached.)

- Residents of the Dêrik area will commemorate 29 members of the Counter-Narcotics Forces who were killed in a Turkish airstrike on Martyr Nesrin Academy in Hamza Beg village in the Koçerata area of the Dêrik countryside in 2023. The commemoration will take place in Hamza Beg village at 9:30 a.m. (Photos and video attached.)

- A delegation of representatives of municipalities affiliated with the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) in North Kurdistan will meet with the director of Qamishlo District at 11:30 a.m. (Photos and video attached.)

- In protest against the Syrian Ministry of Education’s decision to limit Kurdish-language education to three lessons per week, a student from Al-Aqaba School in Derbesiye will issue a statement at 10:00 a.m. Meanwhile, the Youth of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Tal Tamr and Zirghan will issue a statement outside the party’s center in Tal Tamr at 11:00 a.m. (Photos and video attached.)

- In condemnation of the international conspiracy targeting Leader Abdullah Ocalan on October 9, 1998, residents of Amuda will stage a demonstration starting from the Free Women’s Square at 10:00 a.m. Residents of Tirbespiyê will also hold a demonstration starting in front of the Martyrs’ Families Council at 11:00 a.m. Residents of Qamishlo will stage a demonstration starting from Soni Roundabout at 11:00 a.m., while residents of Derbesiye will hold a demonstration at 5:30 p.m. (Photos and video attached.)

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