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Investigative Report Reveals ISIS Crimes at Mansoura Prison in Raqqa
An investigative report has revealed that the Islamic State (ISIS) is closely linked to a mass grave discovered near one of the most important prisons operated by the organization in Raqqa, northeastern Syria. The grave may contain the remains of some of the victims who were detained inside the prison. he report, published on Thursday, February 22, by the Syrian…
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Ceuta: When the Border Becomes a Political Weapon
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Iran’s Natural Fortress: The Geography Behind Its Defense
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Under Western Media Cover, the UAE and’ Israel’ Divide and Conquer MENA
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Kuhestak: When Truth Demands Justice
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Investigative Report Reveals ISIS Crimes at Mansoura Prison in Raqqa
An investigative report has revealed that the Islamic State (ISIS) is closely linked to a mass grave discovered near one of the most important prisons operated by the organization in Raqqa, northeastern Syria. The grave may contain the remains of some of the victims who were detained inside the prison.…
Syria: A Restricted Pregnancy
The education system that prevailed in Syria did not give enough attention to teaching us the laws and ethics of work in gynecology, which intervenes in the patient's private life, in the secrets of the bedroom and almost the entire family” says Dr. Noura, a gynecologist in Sweida. “The patient…
We Lost Everything In Syria: How Israeli Herbicides Destroyed Quneitra Crops And Pastures
All that once grew on Abu Taha’s 200 dunums (200,000 square meters) of farmland and pastures has yellowed and died, after Israeli aircraft sprayed large areas of Syria’s southern Quneitra province with herbicides at least three times in late January. bu Taha, who is in his 60s, farms and raises…
The Road To Mecca: Soldiers, Spies & The New Syria-Pakistan Relationship
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani’s trip to Islamabad last month was the first such trip by a high-ranking minister from Syria in 19 years. The visit offers clues as to how the relationship between the two countries might look post-Assad. There has been a perception, backed up by some evidence,…
Kuhestak: When Truth Demands Justice
A UN fact-finding mission has confirmed that a US airstrike on September 1 struck a home in Kuhestak, Hormozgan Province, during a wedding celebration, killing five civilians — including two children and a woman — and wounding dozens more. The finding shifts the Kuhestak strike from a contested political claim…
Ceuta: When the Border Becomes a Political Weapon
The July 2026 crisis in Ceuta was more than a mass migration emergency. It became a political weapon against Pedro Sánchez, exposing how borders, foreign policy and humanitarian principles can be transformed into instruments of electoral warfare. By: Juan Ávila Montero he mass arrival of tens of thousands of people…
A Murder, a Viral Video, and Big Tech’s Silence
Hamidreza Rajabzadeh was a young, well-known maddah — a religious eulogist — in Tehran. In late July he left his home and never returned. Fifteen days later, police confirmed what his family had feared: he had been abducted, stabbed to death, and his body burned and dumped outside the capital.…
Iran’s Natural Fortress: The Geography Behind Its Defense
Iran's Natural Fortress: A Complete Account of the Geographic Logic Behind a Land Power ran's terrain — a 1,600-kilometer strategic depth, three concentric mountain walls, and vast deserts on every open flank — makes it one of the hardest countries on earth to invade and occupy, according to classical geopolitical…
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Investigative Report Reveals ISIS Crimes at Mansoura Prison in Raqqa
An investigation links ISIS's Mansoura Dam prison in Raqqa to a mass grave and traces the fate of detainees who…
Syria: A Restricted Pregnancy
Gynecology in Sweida from the Assad era until the first months after his fall
We Lost Everything In Syria: How Israeli Herbicides Destroyed Quneitra Crops And Pastures
Israeli aircraft sprayed large areas of Syria’s southern Quneitra province with herbicides at least three times in late January, killing…
The Road To Mecca: Soldiers, Spies & The New Syria-Pakistan Relationship
Pakistan’s historic military and intelligence ties with Syria could help Damascus rebuild its security institutions.
