Öcalan Haskê, a driver of one of the buses in the first convoy, sustained head injuries following an attack by gunmen inside Serê Kaniyê / Ras al-Ain, according to a circulating photo showing Öcalan with traces of blood while an armed individual places his feet on his neck, in an incident described as humiliating to human dignity.
The young Kurdish man, Öcalan Haskê—a displaced person from Serê Kaniyê / Ras al-Ain originating from the Kobani region—was subjected to a brutal attack by gunmen inside the city on Monday, August 10, 2026, shortly after his arrival in the first return convoy, resulting in head injuries.
Öcalan was working as a driver for one of the buses participating in the first convoy of displaced residents from Serê Kaniyê / Ras al-Ain before he was attacked by gunmen inside the city.
The assault coincides with the targeting of the convoy of displaced residents returning to the city—located in Western Kurdistan (Rojava)—by Turkish-backed gunmen residing in the area. This occurred amid arrests affecting a number of the displaced persons and gunfire directed at vehicles, alongside reports of injuries among Kurdish citizens.
Local sources reported that gunmen arrested several displaced residents of Serê Kaniyê who returned in the first convoy, while others opened fire on vehicles to intimidate Kurdish families returning to the city.
Video footage from Serê Kaniyê / Ras al-Ain showed gunmen attacking and vandalizing vehicles belonging to the displaced Kurds.
These developments coincided with the launch of the first convoy of displaced residents from Serê Kaniyê / Ras al-Ain from the town of Twaina, affiliated with the city of Hasakah, heading toward the city and its countryside after years of forced displacement and the accompanying humanitarian, social, and economic suffering.
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