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Road closures block Suwayda students from reaching exam centers for a second day
Students in Syria’s southern Suwayda province were again prevented from reaching exam centers on Sunday because roads were closed. Three new checkpoints were set up on the Suwayda-Shahba road, and an exceptional exam session was approved for students who could not take the exams.
Students in Syria’s southern Suwayda province were once again unable to take their exams on Sunday after roads leading to the exam centers were closed.
Al-Ikhbariya television reported that three new checkpoints had been set up on the Suwayda-Shahba road to prevent students from the northern countryside of Suwayda from reaching their exams. Some students who tried to pass the checkpoints on foot were attacked by members of the groups operating them.
Emergency response teams deployed around centers
Civil defense teams and Syrian Arab Red Crescent personnel were deployed around the exam centers throughout the examination period to support students and respond to possible emergencies.
Exceptional session for students unable to attend
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa decided on August 17 to hold an exceptional exam session for students in Suwayda who were unable to take or complete this year’s exams.
The decision came after similar incidents in Suwayda. Armed groups linked to Hikmat al-Hijri prevented students from reaching exam centers and sought to paralyze public life in the province.
Political tensions continue in Suwayda
Suwayda had been covered by the ceasefire agreement in force since July 2025. Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government, Druze leader Hikmat al-Hijri called for the province to separate from the central government and, in his words, gain “independence.”
Al-Hijri also established close ties with Israel and received public support from the country.
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