DAMASCUS, Syria (AA) – Civil Defense teams in Damascus are investigating human remains found in a warehouse in the Sayyidah Zaynab district. The remains are believed to belong to more than 20 people, including children. The discovery comes as mass graves and remains continue to be uncovered in Syria after the collapse of the brutal, [&he...
A mass grave has been discovered near Damascus which reportedly contains the remains of at least 100,000 people killed by the Bashar al-Assad regime. According to Syrian Emergency Task Force, a US-based advocacy group, the site, located in al-Qutayfah — 40 kilometres north of the capital — holds a chilling testament to the regime’s bruta...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Families in Syria are gathering in the capital Damascus to post photos of missing loved ones, hoping to find answers about those who disappeared during the rule of Bashar Assad. After the collapse of the Assad regime on December 8, thousands of prisoners, many held in notorious facilities like Sednaya, were freed by anti-...
Anadolu has released footage showing an alleged mass grave site in the Husseiniya district of Syria’s capital Damascus. The footage strengthens claims of potential war crimes in the region. The site is close to the airport in southeastern Damascus. It is suspected more than 100 pits, each about 20 meters deep, were used as graves, [&hell...
ANKARA (AA) — The Turkish flag has been raised at its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus as the mission resumed operations following a hiatus of 12 years. The embassy, which had suspended operations in 2012, officially reopened with Burhan Koroglu, Türkiye’s ambassador to Mauritania, as acting charge d’affaires. Turkish Foreign Minis...
In a jubilant scene at Damascus’ historic Umayyad Mosque, Syrians gathered to celebrate the collapse of the Assad regime, marking the end of 61 years of Baath Party rule. The Umayyad Mosque is one of the oldest and most expansive mosques globally, boasting significant stature in Islamic architecture and history. Among its most sacred asp...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least three people have been killed and nine others injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple sites in the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to the Syrian state news agency. “The Israeli enemy launched an aerial assault using warplanes and drones from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights, targeting seve...
Tehran, Iran — AFP Iran Sunday warned Israel not to retaliate militarily to an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran presented as a justified response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus. “The matter can be deemed concluded,” Iran’s mission to the United Nations said in a post on social media...
Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden said Friday he was expecting Iran to attempt to strike Israel in the short term in retaliation for a strike in Syria but warned it not to attack. “I don’t want to get into secure information but my expectation is sooner than later,” Biden told reporters […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – As the world braces for possible hostilities between Iran and Israel, a US missile ship with advanced defensive capabilities docked Friday off Israel. “The United States of America on Friday brought a missile ship close to the coast of Israel,” Israeli Channel 14 reported. The vessel has “advanced defensive capabilities and ma...
