Organised campaigns spreading misinformation and misusing social media platforms have incentivised pro-Assad fugitives and armed groups to create chaos in the Alawi-majority Syrian coast, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of civilians. Arabic and international news sites contribute to spreading fake news, leading to riots in Syria (Photo by Harun al-Aswad). By Harun al-Aswad On a … Continue reading Syria: Misinformation fuels deadly clashes killing hundreds
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Syrians react furiously to Turkey’s call for reconciliation with Assad
Protesters accuse Ankara of seeking to preserve its interests at expense of their struggle against Damascus government A protest by Syrians in the al-Mastumah area of north Syria's Idlib Province, near a Turkish base, on 11 August 2022 (MEE/Bilal Hammoud) By Harun al-Aswad | Published date: 13 August 2022 Mass demonstrations erupted in northwestern Syria on Thursday … Continue reading Syrians react furiously to Turkey’s call for reconciliation with Assad
الأرض المحروقة.. كيف دمر عقد من الحرب الأراضي الزراعية السورية؟
أحمد الأمين يتفقد مزرعته المتضررة في جبل الزاوية جنوب محافظة إدلب هارون الأسود في المناطق الخاضعة لسيطرة المعارضة شمال غرب سوريا، لم تعد الأراضي الزراعية التي يملكها أحمد الأمين وجيرانه صالحة للزراعة نتيجة الأضرار التي تسببت بها القوات الروسية وقوات الحكومة السورية. يقول الأمين من منزله في جبل الزاوية جنوب محافظة إدلب: "سقط صاروخ باليستي … Continue reading الأرض المحروقة.. كيف دمر عقد من الحرب الأراضي الزراعية السورية؟
EXCLUSIVE: Women smuggled out of al-Hol held by HTS in Idlib camp
In order to leave, the women must agree to marriages vetted by the militant group or risk being smuggled to Turkey, sources say Sources told MEE that the houses at Camp al-Jumailya were similar in style but in better condition than those at this camp for displaced widows and orphans in Turmanin, Idlib (AFP) By Simon Hooper, Harun … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: Women smuggled out of al-Hol held by HTS in Idlib camp
Syria war: Refugees returning home risk persecution, torture and death, report warns
'No country should be forcing refugees to return to Syria,' Human Rights Watch cautions after UN senior official meets Assad's ministers Syrian refugees living in a building under construction in the city of Saida, southern Lebanon, on 17 March 2020 (AFP) By Harun al-Aswad Refugees returning to Syria face serious risks including torture, extrajudicial killings and kidnapping at … Continue reading Syria war: Refugees returning home risk persecution, torture and death, report warns