Syria: Queues form in Aleppo as Syria implements citizenship decree for Kurds.

SHOTLIST: ALEPPO, SYRIA (MAY 6, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE APPLYING AT CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION CENTER WITH DOCUMENTS / STAFF PROCESSING PAPERWORK 2. ALEPPO CIVIL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR MOHAMMED SHAWWAH SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Arabic) 3. MOHAMMED SHAWWAH LOOKING OUT OF WINDOW 4. PEOPLE WAITING 5. 33-YEAR-OLD IMAM MOHAMMED SPEAKING TO REPORTER (ARABIC) 30-YEAR-OLD MOTHER OF THREE, MARYAM AHMED, WAITING SEATED WITH HER CHILDREN 6. PEOPLE WAITING 7. MARYAM AHMED SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Arabic) 8. PEOPLE WAITINGALEPPO, SYRIA - MAY 6: Applications are underway in Aleppo after the Syrian presidency enacted a decree granting citizenship to Kurds who had long been deprived of it, offering hope to thousands of families. Women, elderly people and young applicants have formed long queues at registration centers, submitting old family records, residency documents and other official papers. On January 16, Syria’s Interior Ministry ordered the immediate implementation of Decree No. 13 granting Syrian citizenship to Syrians of Kurdish origin, including those who were previously unregistered as stateless, and ensuring full equality in rights and obligations. Under the decision, all laws and exceptional measures resulting from the 1962 general census in the northeastern Hasakah province are annulled, and Syrian citizenship will be granted to all citizens of Kurdish origin living in Syria, including those previously registered as stateless, with full equality in rights and duties.