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When Humor Masks Hate: Syrian Students’ Messages Reveal Systematic Dehumanization
The messages, which have been verified and documented by human rights monitors, demonstrate a calculated pattern of reducing vulnerable populations to disposable commodities. ocumented communications among medical students at the University of Damascus have revealed disturbing content in which the forced displacement of Druze civilians was discussed, with participants proposing to "also present the Ismailis as a 'gift' to other…
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Mapping the Damage: Account of Strikes on US and Allied Persian Gulf Bases
The current war began on 28 February 2026, when surprise US and Israeli airstrikes hit military and government sites inside Iran, assassinating senior Iranian officials including Supreme Leader Ayatullah Sayyed Ali Khamenei. The strikes came amid ongoing US–Iran negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. UN Secretary-General António Guterres and several other…
Syria’s HTS Forces Film Detention and Sexual Enslavement Threats Against Kurdish Fighters
Armed groups operating under Syria's de facto authority — led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) under Abu Mohammad al-Jolani — have been documented detaining Kurdish women fighters affiliated with the YPJ, a US-backed armed group designated as terrorist and explicitly threatening them with sexual enslavement. he videos circulated on or…
A Girl, Gazing: Fragment #5
A Girl, Gazing: Fragment #5 (original title: عيون الفتاة: شظية رقم ٥) is a visual essay by Lebanese artist and filmmaker Fatima Joumaa. The work is constructed from images and video segments captured at funeral processions in South Lebanon, documenting the escalating impacts of regional conflict throughout 2024. With a…
HTS Distributes Ibn Taymiyyah Books in Damascus: New Wave of Takfiri Recruitment Feared
Long queues of young Syrians waiting to receive books by the controversial 13th-century Islamic scholar Ibn Taymiyyah in Damascus have sparked international concern that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, is systematically recruiting a new generation of extremist fighters in the heart of the Middle East. ideo…
Israeli TV Interview Exposes Fabricated Iran Protest Casualty Claims
Reports emerged yesterday claiming four Iranian Jewish citizens were killed during unrest in Iran backed by U.S. and Western-supported terrorist activities. Images purportedly showing the victims quickly spread across social media platforms and were broadcast globally, including in occupied Palestine. However, the narrative unraveled when an Israeli woman named Noya…
Terror Attack on Homs Mosque Claims Nine Lives, Including 10-Year-Old Child
Explosion at Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib Mosque marks latest assault on Syria's religious minorities under Turkish-backed militant rule OMS, SYRIA — A terrorist bombing at the Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib Mosque in Wadi al-Dhahab, Homs, killed nine civilians and wounded at least 15 others on December 26, 2025,…