Kamîran: We already talked about this topic yesterday, but today it has gone beyond a statement — it is now in the streets.

Ronahî: Yes. The decision of the Syrian interim government’s Ministry of Education limits Kurdish to only three hours a week. Today in Qamishlo, female teachers and students made a statement read by teacher Leyla Qewas.

Ronahî: They demand that the decree be revised and that students be guaranteed the right to study in their mother tongue. In Girkê Legê, a protest was held in front of a school in Rimêlan; a resident named Rozîna Osman said that with this ratio her children cannot learn their language.

Kamîran: So it is not only one city — Çilaxa, Kobanê, Cizîr… this has become a general problem.

Ronahî: True. In Çilaxa in the Cizîr region, students and families are also rejecting this language policy and saying their cultural identity is at risk. In Kobanê, public opinion holds that Kurdish should be an official language at all levels of education.

Kamîran: And the Ministry’s response?

Ronahî: The reports we have show no response from the Ministry; we only hear the voices of the protesters. That is itself one aspect of this story.

Ronahî: Today a five-point-eight magnitude earthquake struck Riha. According to Kandilli Observatory data, its epicenter was five-point-four kilometers underground.

Ronahî: It was felt first in Amed, in many surrounding towns, as well as in Rojava and in parts of Syria.

Kamîran: A depth of five kilometers is not very deep — that is why it was felt so far away.

Ronahî: So far no official information has been released about damage or injuries.

Kamîran: Moving from the earthquake to a concern that continues every day — the situation of displaced families.

Ronahî: Nearly two thousand displaced families remain in the Serêkaniyê camp and wait to return. Schools in the camp have been closed and humanitarian support has decreased.

Ronahî: On the other side, with the start of the new school year, pressure on displaced families occupying classrooms has increased to vacate the rooms for students.

Kamîran: But where do they go?

Ronahî: That is exactly their question: according to reports, no alternative shelters or places have been provided for them. Displaced people from Girê Spî, Raqqa and Manbij are demanding a safe return to their homes.

Ronahî: Today funeral ceremonies were held in two locations for three YPJ fighters who lost their lives in Manbij in December two thousand twenty-four.

Kamîran: All three died on the same days, on the same front.

Ronahî: Yes. Axîn Koçber, also known as Rozîv Mihemed, lost her life on the ninth of December and was buried today in a village in Dirbêsiyê. Sema Hesekê and Silav Ocalan lost their lives between the seventh and ninth of December and were buried in the village of Dawudiyê.

Ronahî: Hundreds of residents, council members, representatives of political parties and civil-society organizations attended the ceremonies. The ceremonies began with a minute of silence.

Kamîran: Let us turn to southern Syria.

Ronahî: Israeli forces shelled agricultural areas around the village of Hemîdiyê in Quneytra with howitzers. No information about casualties has been reported.

Kamîran: Is this a single attack or part of a series?

Ronahî: According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, since the beginning of this year Israeli forces have carried out six aerial attacks and seventy-eight ground operations inside Syria, and thirteen targets — warehouses, ammunition depots and bases — have been hit.

Kamîran: So ground operations are roughly twelve times more numerous than aerial attacks.