Escalating Tensions in Hasakah Against the Kurdish Minority 🇸🇾
On Friday, October 2, a demonstration set out from the Ghweiran neighborhood (from the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Mosque) in the city of al-Hasakah toward the governorate square, under the slogan “Friday of Enforcing Sovereignty.” The participants, mainly Arabs, demanded the acceleration of the integration agreement of January 30, 2026; an end to the duality of security and administrative authorities in favor of Damascus’s full control; the reopening of courts and public offices; and a faster integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and local institutions. Internal security forces deployed patrols and escorted the march, which included racist chants against the Kurds, explicit calls for their exclusion and political marginalization, damage to security cameras, and the burning of the Kurdish flag.