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Syria’s long-time despot Bashar al-Assad chats with military personnel during his visit to a military site in the town of Daraya, southwest of Damascus REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters
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A Syrian pro-regime fighter patrold next to a checkpoint in the Shihan neighbourhood in the government-held side of Aleppo, on December 3, 2016. AFP PHOTO / Youssef KARWASHAN
Amnesty: Syria Regime Executes, Tortures Thousands at Military Prison
The Syrian regime executed at least 13,000 prisoners in mass hangings and carried out systematic torture at a military jail near Damascus, rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Amnesty said the atrocious executions took place between 2011 and 2015,...Caption:
A protester holds up a Lebanese flag during a protest against corruption and against the government’s failure to resolve a crisis over rubbish disposal in Beirut, Lebanon August 29, 2015. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
CIA Releases: Franjieh Enlisted Assad’s Help after Failing to Contain Lebanon Civil War
Washington- United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) declassified documents exposed details which led and in part contributed to the 1976 occupation of Lebanon by Syria– carried out by Hafez al-Assad’s administration to end the then conflict pitting the...Caption:
A woman affected by what activists say was a gas attack on the town of Telminnes is transferred to Bab al-Hawa hospital, which is close to the Turkish border, to receive treatment April 21, 2014. Chlorine gas attacks in Syria this month, if proven, expose a major loophole in an international deal which promised to remove chemical weapons from Syria and suggest chemical warfare could persist after the removal operation has finished. In addition, chlorine gas that was never included on the list submitted to the OPCW is now allegedly being used on the battlefield, leading some countries to consider requesting an investigation, possibly through the United Nations. On Monday, opposition groups reported a further attack, this time 20 miles (30 km) northeast of Kfar Zeita in the town of Telminnes. Picture taken April 21, 2014. REUTERS/Amer Alfaj (SYRIA – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Assad Linked to Syrian Chemical Attacks for First Time
International investigators first time said that they suspect Syrian regime head Bashar al-Assad and his brother are responsible for the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict, according to a document seen by Reuters. A joint inquiry for the United Nations and...Caption:
Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) take part in an operation on the outskirts of the town of Hammam Al-Alil, south of Mosul, Iraq October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer