Ronahî: In Qamishli, thousands gathered in front of the city stadium and called for the right to education in the Kurdish language. The protest was called by a popular initiative from the Jazira region, and its slogan was: our language is our identity.

Ronahî: The participants were not only from Qamishli; they came from Hasaka, Derik, Amouda, Dirbasiya, Til Tamir, Tirbespi, and Girke Lege. Students, teachers, and residents from different social classes took part.

Kamîran: Yesterday we discussed the same issue. What is new is that this demand has now moved into the streets, and people from every district of the region are taking part.

Ronahî: That is correct. The background to the discontent is a decision by the Transitional Government’s Ministry of Education, issued on the twenty-seventh of August, that limits Kurdish lessons to three hours a week. The participants said the protests will continue until their demands are met, and they are calling for the Kurdish language to be protected in the Syrian constitution.

Kamîran: And the voices of the students themselves can also be heard.

Ronahî: Yes. In Hasaka, students from a city school protested against the reduction in Kurdish hours. Student Marwa Dawoud said they will stand firmly for this right.

Ronahî: Sipan Hizni, a fighter with the Hasaka Brigade, was abducted by an armed group on the tenth of September and later lost his life.

Ronahî: So far no one has been detained and those responsible remain at large. Tribal adviser of the Jabbour tribe Akram Al-Mahshoush says all those involved must be brought to trial.

Kamîran: So two weeks have passed and the investigation has still not produced a result.

Ronahî: According to the available information, no. The head of the Jazira Region Intellectuals’ Union, Yousif Kouti, also says some parties are threatening the integration process in Syria, but this is his own assessment, not the outcome of an official inquiry.

Kamîran: Moving from Syria to Turkey, there is serious news from a district in Manisa.

Ronahî: In the Turgutlu district, in front of a technical and vocational high school, an armed individual fired shots around the area for reasons that are not yet clear.

Ronahî: Turgutlu Mayor Çetin Akin reported that one student lost their life and four other students were injured.

Kamîran: The motive for the attack and the fate of the suspect are still unclear.

Ronahî: That is correct; official information on those points has not yet been released.

Ronahî: In Erbil, with the attendance of Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani, a step was taken toward unifying the Peshmerga forces.

Kamîran: And this step has also received a response abroad.

Ronahî: Yes. The Executive Council of the Kurdistan National Congress assessed this initiative positively and called for the new Kurdistan Regional Government to be formed as soon as possible.

Ronahî: At the same time in Iraq, a high-ranking military delegation led by Iraqi Army Chief of Staff Abdul-Amir Rashid visited Sinjar to monitor the security situation and services.

Kamîran: Let us turn to news from outside the region.

Ronahî: In a Russian missile attack on a civilian industrial facility in Ukraine, four people lost their lives and seven others were injured.

Kamîran: What was the facility?

Ronahî: The country’s largest pipe manufacturer. The company stated that the attack was carried out with a ballistic missile, damaged production equipment and infrastructure, and halted operations.