Ongoing popular protests in several areas of southern rural Hasakah , in northeastern Syria, have prompted authorities to announce urgent measures to address several service and living conditions issues, foremost among them the fuel crisis .
Ahmed Al-Hilali, deputy governor of Hasakah and spokesperson for the presidential team, confirmed that the team is closely monitoring the protests that have taken place in several parts of the province in recent days.
The protests have focused on the provision of fuel, including diesel, and on improving basic services.
He said that citizens' voices and observations reach the leadership and relevant government bodies directly, stressing that residents' demands are receiving attention and follow-up.
Al-Hilali explained that Hasakah province faces accumulated challenges that require broad institutional efforts to address, particularly in light of the current transitional phase and ongoing efforts to complete the reactivation of state institutions.
He added that important steps have been taken in recent months as part of rebuilding local institutions, noting that arrangements for the executive office of Hasakah province are nearing completion.
In a related development, Al-Hilali, who also oversees the implementation of the integration agreement signed by the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), announced that the province will receive one million litres of subsidised diesel today, Wednesday, to meet part of its fuel needs.
He said the quantity was secured through cooperation between the presidential team and the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC).
He explained that the largest share will be allocated to support the agricultural sector during the current harvest season.
He noted that the step aims to improve fuel availability and ease burdens on farmers, thereby supporting the agricultural season and improving production conditions in the province.
The official announcement came as popular protests in southern Hasakah entered a third consecutive day.
In Al-Shaddadi, hundreds of residents gathered in demonstrations demanding improved living and service conditions and employment opportunities for young people and the unemployed.
Protesters also blocked the road in Ghazila village in the Janoub Al-Radd area by burning plastic tyres to protest rising fuel prices and deteriorating economic conditions in the region, according to demonstrators.
In Al-Hol, dozens of residents organised a protest during which they blocked the Hasakah–Hol road to demand practical steps to improve basic services that have been in decline for years.
Abdullah Abdul Aziz, one of the participants in the Al-Shaddadi protests, told The New Arab that residents "can no longer bear the increasing cost of living".
He noted that protesters' demands focus on providing fuel at reasonable prices, improving services and securing employment opportunities for young people.
In Al-Hol, resident Mustafa Al-Matar told TNA that the electricity crisis "has become part of the daily suffering of residents".
He stressed that protesters are demanding practical measures to address the deterioration of basic services in the area.
The protests come amid repeated complaints from residents of southern Hasakah in northeastern Syria about declining basic services and living conditions in recent years.
Residents say their areas have experienced varying levels of service neglect and weak infrastructure investment, despite being among the province's most important agricultural and oil-producing regions.
Protesters argue that crises linked to fuel, electricity and employment opportunities accumulated during years of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) control of the area, contributing to growing public dissatisfaction and prompting residents to demand improvements to services and living conditions. Article translated from Arabic by Afrah Almatwari. To read the original, click here .