The President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC), Hadi al-Bahra, along with his accompanying delegation, visited the local council in the town of Ras al-Ayn in the Hasakah province, where they met with the Council’s President, Muhammad Ali Hamza, and other council members.
Al-Bahra was accompanied by the Secretary of the political committee, Abdulbasit Abdullatif, and members of the committee, Bahjat al-Atassi and Muhammad Ali Issa, in addition to Hussein al-Raad, a member of the General Assembly.
Al-Bahra and his delegation listened to a comprehensive briefing from the President of the local council and its members about the service situation and living conditions in the town, as well as the council’s needs and the challenges it faces.
The council’s president and the heads of service offices spoke about the limited resources and financial constraints that prevent them from fully carrying out their responsibilities, particularly in the health, education, and agriculture sectors.
The head of the agricultural office highlighted the insufficiency of agricultural machinery in the region, as well as the issue of fuel shortages, which have recently been replaced with solar energy.
He also addressed the weak marketing of agricultural crops and the inability of farmers to secure fair prices for their products.
The delegation reviewed the state of education, which is struggling due to a lack of resources. There are over 18,000 students in the area but only 148 schools available.
Members of the local council emphasized the importance of establishing a university in the region, allowing students to continue their education locally rather than traveling to the city of Hasakah.
The council members also discussed the dire medical situation, citing a shortage of doctors and medical staff in the region’s healthcare sector. They stressed that entire medical departments, such as ophthalmology and gynecology, are unavailable.
The council members called on the SOC’s delegation to work towards securing essential needs to improve the medical, educational, and agricultural conditions in the region.
(Source: SOC’s Media Department)
