# Syria abolishes al-Assad-era ‘terrorism’ court as Kurdish tensions flare

https://mins.news/en/item/61610

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-16 20:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/16/syria-abolishes-al-assad-era-terrorism-court-as-kurdish-tensions-flare?traffic_source=rss

> Syria’s parliament has voted to abolish the Counter-Terrorism Court created under Bashar al-Assad and void the legal effects of its rulings. At the same time, protests in the Kurdish northeast over fuel-price increases, the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces and language policy are testing President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s ability to unify the country.

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