The Syrian Democratic Council calls on the components of Hasakah not to be drawn into incitement, revenge, and treason accusations, holding authorities and security forces responsible for protecting citizens and maintaining civil peace.
The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) warned of the danger of recent developments in the city of Hasakah and the accompanying tension, congestion, rhetoric, and positions, calling for preventing political or security disputes from turning into a conflict between components of society, and emphasizing the necessity of addressing outstanding issues through political and legal dialogue.
In a statement issued on October 8, 2026, the Council indicated that it is following with deep concern the recent developments in Hasakah, and the accompanying manifestations of tension, congestion, rhetoric, and stances that are liable to stoke national and societal sensitivities in a region historically known for its diversity, the overlap of its components, and the depth of its social relations.
The statement explained that the people of Hasakah Governorate, across their various affiliations, have legitimate demands, concerns, and rights, and that the peaceful expression of opinion and demanding security, services, the presence of state institutions, and political and administrative rights are issues that should be discussed within the framework of law, dialogue, and the political process, away from accusations of treason, exclusion, and incitement.
At the same time, the Syrian Democratic Council warned of the danger of converting any political or security dispute into a conflict between components of society, or using national and religious incidents, symbols, and identities to incite feelings of hostility and hatred among the people of the region.
The statement stressed that Hasakah is not new to Kurds, Arabs, Syriac-Assyrians, and other people of the region, noting that they have lived together in it, and that relations of neighborhood, work, intermarriage, mutual interests, and a shared destiny have interconnected them across generations.
It added that what unites the people of the region today, after long years of war, suffering, and displacement, should serve as a foundation for building a shared future, rather than material for reproducing division and conflict.
In this context, the Syrian Democratic Council warned against any inflammatory rhetoric or behavior based on generalization, exclusion, or holding an entire social component responsible for a stance, incident, or individual act, emphasizing that political disputes must not be turned into enmity among members of the same society.
The Council also rejected any infringement upon the symbols of any component of Syrian society, and rejected the use of national and religious symbols and identities to incite hatred or revenge, stressing that “respecting the symbols of others is part of self-respect and a fundamental pillar of coexistence.”
It called upon the Kurdish, Arab, and Syriac-Assyrian communities, as well as all other residents of Hasakah, not to be drawn behind calls that push toward confrontation, revenge, or treason accusations, and not to allow any incident, no matter how painful or provocative, to become a spark for a societal conflict.
The Syrian Democratic Council held the responsible authorities and security forces accountable for protecting citizens, maintaining security and civil peace, preventing any assault, incitement, or threat, and holding accountable anyone proven to be involved in acts of violence or incitement according to the law, away from selectivity and generalization.
The Council highlighted the importance of the role played by all political forces and parties, tribal and religious figures, cultural and media elites, social figures, civil society organizations, women, and youth, calling on them to assume their national and moral responsibilities and play an active role in calming the streets and preventing the spread of hate speech, rumors, and incitement.
The statement stressed that the responsibility for protecting civil peace is not the responsibility of the state alone—despite its primary responsibility in protecting citizens and enforcing the law—but is rather a shared responsibility for everyone who possesses political, social, cultural, or media influence, and for every citizen keen on the future of their region and country.
The Council called for not exploiting current circumstances to settle political scores, impose facts on the ground by force, or reproduce national and societal alignments, emphasizing that outstanding issues between the people of the region and state institutions must be resolved through political and legal dialogue, within the framework of existing understandings and the path toward building a unified, democratic Syrian state.
The Syrian Democratic Council affirmed that the Syria it seeks to build “is not based on the victory of one component over another, nor on the erasure of one identity at the expense of another,” but rather on a state that protects all its citizens, safeguards their rights, freedoms, and dignity, and recognizes their diversity, turning it into a source of strength rather than a cause for conflict.
At the conclusion of its statement, the Council addressed its message to the people of Hasakah, saying: “Do not allow anyone to turn your political disagreement into enmity among you. Do not let a passing incident destroy a history of coexistence. And do not allow those seeking discord to find among you anyone to carry its fire.”
The Syrian Democratic Council concluded by emphasizing that “preserving civil peace today is not a stance of one side against another, but rather a defense of Hasakah with all its people, and of the future of all of Syria.”
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