June 04, 2026
Tensions had been simmering between the government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces for months
“We support peaceful protests, but if it leads to public suffering, we will act against it,” a police official says
This has led to long tailbacks of goods-laden trucks and passenger buses stranded at the four entry points
There is no further scope to raise objections or seek judicial recourse over the boundaries
The EC begins hearings on objections to redrawn boundaries, starting with 18 constituencies in Cumilla