Instruments used to torture people have been uncovered at the Aleppo prison in Syria. The prison housed numerous solitary cells and wards with names and dates carved into the doors by prisoners. Whips, blindfolds, tire rubbers, and ceiling-hung chained handcuffs have been found at the prison. Biometric photos belonging to many people, includ...
The Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) has issued an appeal urging authorities to protect mass graves. They are believed to contain the remains of civilians killed under the ousted Bashar al-Assad regime. The humanitarian group highlighted concerns over unprofessional handling of the graves, warning random exhumations could damage vital fore...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US has announced that it will impose sanctions on four entities for allegedly transporting Iranian oil, in violation of US sanctions on the country. “As long as Iran devotes its energy revenues to funding attacks on U.S. allies and partners, supporting terrorism around the world, and pursuing destabilizing actions, we will ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The State Department has said that it is uncertain how accountability for the war crimes committed by Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime will be determined, noting it would be up to the country’s future representatives to decide on the path forward. “In practicality, I’m just unsure how that would ultimately work, given tha...
The FBI has arrested Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, an Egyptian national, for allegedly planning a mass casualty attack on the Israeli consulate in New York. Hassan was caught after an undercover FBI agent, posing as an extremist, gained his trust and was “recruited” by him to carry out the attack. Hassan allegedly “recruited” the [&he...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has urged media outlets to feature Palestinian and Palestinian-American guests on talk shows. A report by The Nation revealed that since Oct. 7, Palestinians have been absent from popular TV programs like NBC’s Meet the Press, ABC’s This Week, and CNN’s State of the Union. Israeli officials, inc...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to the Bir al-Walidain Mosque in the village of Marda, northern occupied West Bank. Witnesses said a group of illegal settlers stormed the eastern neighborhood of Marda, near the city of Salfit, and set the mosque ablaze. Residents managed to extinguish the flames, but the fire...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pushed back on statements from Israeli leaders that their occupation of the Gaza Strip will remain open-ended. Blinken said it is “in Israel’s interest to find a way to take an off-ramp in Gaza,” because Israel has achieved two of its stated goals in the besieged [&helli...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Pentagon has said that there are 2,000 US troops in Syria, more than double the number it had previously acknowledged. Spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said that in addition to the 900 troops that were deployed to Syria on a longer-term basis to aid in counter-ISIS operations, 1,100 others were sent […]
The only orthopedic specialist in Gaza, Dr. Saeed Joudeh, has been killed by an Israeli quadcopter strike. The fatal attack occurred while Joudeh was traveling between Al Awda and Kamal Adwan hospitals to address critical staff shortages. The Ministry of Health confirmed Joudeh succumbed to a direct head injury in the strike. This comes just ...
