Residents of Syria’s Hasakah criticize AANES institutions’ function
TEL-TAMR, Syria (North Press) – Residents and administrative officials of civil institutions in the town of Tel Tamr, north of Hasakah, northeast Syria, criticized the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) over the deterioration of the living situation and the decline in services.
This came in a meeting held by the Autonomous Administration in the Jazira Region (administrative division affiliated with AANES includes Qamishli, Hasakah and other areas) with residents of Tel Tamr in the headquarters of the Martyrs’ Families Foundation in the town, to review the most prominent works and projects implemented by AANES during 2021.
After reading the annual report of all the AANES boards and the priorities of the Autonomous Administration for the current year, the officials listened to the most prominent difficulties and life problems that the population has.
The attendees criticized the Autonomous Administration boards, accusing them of negligence towards the residents on the contact lines with the Turkish forces and the affiliated opposition factions.
The statements of the audience focused on the deterioration of the living situation and the absence of projects that provide job opportunities, in addition to the decline in service sectors, fuel, health and education.
“The aim of such meetings with residents is to take a general idea of the local challenges and problems as seen by the local population,” Mahmoud Karro, deputy co-chair of the Social Affairs and Labor Board in the Jazira region, told North Press.
“This helps to set priorities, provide the contact line areas with more services, and take these problems into account,” he added.
Karro considered that “the Autonomous Administration may be not able to solve all problems, but at least it can reduce their effects.”
They put great importance to education in the Tel Tamr area due to its special situation in terms of being hit with frequent bombardments by Turkish forces, Muhammad Salih Abdo, the co-chair of the Education Board in the Jazira region, said.
“In fact, the number of schools is sufficient, but the problem we faced was that some of them have been used as shelters for the displaced, which caused us great difficulties,” Abdo told North Press.
He pointed out that the Education Board has developed a plan for 2022 to implement maintenance and build new schools in the countryside, and the town of Tel Tamr will have a large share in this plan.”
Abdo considered that some schools have come out of service and that is something beyond the control of the Education Board, given the general situation in the Tel Tamr area.”
“We demanded the Autonomous Administration secure special shelters for the displaced in order for us to continue the educational process. The issue may take longer time, but the Education Board will try to handle this issue with all its capabilities,” he added.