Qalaat Al Mudiq
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Dr in History — Post-Assad Syria — Fact Checking. Captagon in MENA. To be turned into an archive account.
#Syria: facing uptick of pro-Regime attacks vs civilians in Greater #Idlib (15+ children killed & wounded yesterday in a school), Fateh Mubin Operation Room, gathering main Rebel groups, launched this morning "Deterrence of Aggression" op'. Focus is the W. #Aleppo countryside.
#Syria: as of yesterday, the conflict in #Suwayda has displaced over 93,000 people, according to OCHA - marking the largest displacement since the fall of Assad.
#Syria: the Men of Dignity movement just released a statement announcing 46 of their members (commanders and fighters) have been killed fighting Government forces and tribal fighters in #Suwayda province. Several are still missing and hundreds more are wounded. The first to be…
S. #Syria: Men of Dignity movement released a statement saying its fighters sustained over 50 casualties in #Suwayda. Statement also condemns the assault launched by Government forces, saying this wasn't part of the agreement and that they fought in self-defense (which explains…
#Syria: the former Republican Guard soldier killed in #Suwayda province also took part in the infamous scene involving General Zahreddine and the hanging of dismembered bodies in #DeirEzzor. Another of his men photographed there was caught 2 months ago: x.com/QalaatAlMudiq/…
#Syria: one of the Druze fighters killed last week in #Suwayda province was a former Republican Guard soldier close to General Zahreddine. x.com/QalaatAlMudiq/…
#Syria: additional photos showing how the anti-tank mines were prepared inside the car bomb neutralized today in the W. #Aleppo countryside. The bomb maker isn't an amateur.
#Syria: the Security forces dismantled a car bomb - filled with with 2 dozens anti-tank mines - after it was discovered bu residents in the Western #Aleppo countryside (area of Kafr Noran).
S. #Syria: Assad fell seven months ago, but statues & symbols of Hafez still remain across the country. The latest example comes from the village of Lahtheh seized by tribal fighters in the N. #Suwayda countryside - and this is from an official building. Location:…
#Syria: appalling testimonies emerged from Bedouins evacuated from #Suwayda province, incl. reports of children executed by Druze fighters. This wave of retaliations against Bedouins triggered the unprecedented mobilization of 1,000s of tribal fighters. x.com/k7ybnd99/statu…
"أولاد أخي 5 سنين و8 سنين و14 سنة وأمي 90 سنة رشوهم بمجزرة وحدة وبنتي متصاوبة بالاسعاف" ناج من المذبحة على يد ميليشيا الهجري يروي تفاصيلها
#Syria: several hundreds of people were evacuated tonight from the city of #Suwayda including Christians, UN staff and their relatives, as well as a number of foreign citizens. The total number of people evacuated remains unknown.
#Syria: ongoing attempt led by the UN to evacuate a number of displaced Bedouin & Christian families who are stuck in the city of #Suwayda.
#Syria: Adel Rayhan, a former Regime member who worked with the butcher of Baniyas (Ali Kayali/Mihrac Ural) was arrested in the town of Jisr Shoghur (SW. #Idlib). He's accused of war crimes in the Baniyas massacre (250+ dead, May 2013). His son (3rd photo), a militiaman in…
#Syria: exploiting existing/known divisions, some parties unhappy Assad fell are just putting oil on fire. Few months ago 👇
Massive disinformation campaigns target post-Assad #Syria, in attempt to destabilize the country & start new cycles of violence. After the Coastal Area - primary target - Suwayda is now also targeted by a sectarian narrative in a bid to fuel tensions existing btwn Druze & tribes.
#Syria: Hamza Amarin, head of the Civil Defense in Suwayda, went missing last Wednesday in the city of #Suwayda during a mission to evacuate civilians. He's believed to have been abducted, but there is still no information about his fate, the White Helmets just clarified.
#Syria: the fact-finding committee tasked to investigate the killings on the Coast early March released its results in a press conference (some highlights): - 33 sites were visited - over 230 Security/military personnel were killed by Assadists (265 suspects identified) - some…
المتحدث الرسمي للجنة الوطنية للتحقيق وتقصي الحقائق بأحداث الساحل المحامي ياسر الفرحان خلال مؤتمر صحفي: 📌 تحققت اللجنة من أسماء 1426 قتيلاً منهم 90 امرأة والبقية مدنيون وعسكريون سابقون أجروا تسويات 📌 ركزت اللجنة على تقصي هوية الفاعلين بوسائل متعددة ومنها فحص الأدلة الرقمية…
#Syria: the disastrous conflict in #Suwayda has created a precedent: the region is now divided in terms of control and the city, along with parts of the countryside, remain outside of State authority, under the control of - highly anti-Damascus - armed Druze factions. The…
What is missing from this analysis is the economic dimension. Suwayda is not agriculturally or industrially self-sufficient and has no banking system. Jordan is hostile to the Captagon trade and Israel can't bail Suwayda out. Suwayda is not viable economically without Damascus
#Syria: the Security forces dismantled a car bomb - filled with with 2 dozens anti-tank mines - after it was discovered bu residents in the Western #Aleppo countryside (area of Kafr Noran).
