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 t...
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...
Israel has escalated its military campaign, launching attacks across Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, and Syria this week. In Gaza, Israeli airstrikes killed 32 Palestinians in the past 24 hours, including children and a doctor, in the besieged north. Fourteen of the victims were women and children, as residential areas in Jabalia were devastated. Simult...
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...
ANKARA (AA) – Syria’s collapsed regime of tyrannical despot Bashar al-Assad has left the country and its economy in ruins, turning it into a den for violent organizations and illegal activity. The country suffered from displacement and uncountable deaths, while its capital stock and economic activities were plagued by the civil war and i...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will continue occupying Syria’s Golan Heights in the foreseeable future. His remarks came during a military assessment he held along with his defense minister, army chief of staff, and other officials on the peak of Hermon Mount (Jaba...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The situation in Syria is “fragile” and talks with Türkiye are continuing, the Pentagon said Tuesday, amid ongoing tensions over US support for the SDF. Spokesperson Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said communication with Türkiye is focused on “the situation in Syria writ large,” including efforts “...
LONDON (AA) – The EU plans to reopen its delegation in Syria, signaling a shift in its diplomatic approach to the war-torn country. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced this during a European Parliament session. While the EU delegation in Damascus was never officially closed, there has been no accredited ambassador or active diplomati...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Bashar al-Assad regime airlifted approximately $250 million in cash to Moscow between 2018 and 2019, amid escalating Western sanctions and deepening financial dependence on Russia for military and economic support, according to records uncovered by the Financial Times. Documents obtained by the British daily reveal that S...
KHMEIMIM, Syria (AA) – Russian forces stationed at Khmeimim Air Base in Syria’s Latakia province continue to carry out activities despite the fall of the Bashar Assad regime. With the Baath regime’s collapse, Russia continued to transfer its troops from Damascus, Homs and other cities across Syria to the base. Russian military vehicles w...
