Kobani to hold funeral for prison victims tomorrow

Residents of Kobani will hold a funeral procession tomorrow for the victims of the Central Prison at the Martyr Dijla Shrine.

Kobani to hold funeral for prison victims tomorrow
12 September, 2026   20:22
NEWS DESK

Funeral ceremonies for the victims of Kobani Prison will be held tomorrow at the Martyr Dijla Shrine in the city at 5 p.m., following events at the prison early today that left several people dead and injured.

Kobani witnessed heightened security tensions on Friday following a large demonstration protesting the killing of Sipan Hazni, a fighter serving in the Syrian Ministry of Defense.

Several young men were subsequently arrested. Tensions then escalated inside the city’s prison amid reports that prisoners were being transferred to Aleppo, resulting in the deaths of eight inmates and injuries to 17 others, some of them in critical condition.

ANHA