You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near 'AND MONTH(news_dt) >= 9 ORDER BY 1 DESC' at line 1
SELECT DISTINCT(YEAR(news_dt)) AS distYr FROM news WHERE news_lang = 'tc' AND news_nc_id = AND MONTH(news_dt) >= 9 ORDER BY 1 DESC