Alfred Hackensberger
@hackensberger
War and Crisis Correspondent @welt
In the aftermath of the Syrian Government attack against the Druze in Suweida - horrifying CCTV footage emerges Syrian Government Forces chasing a fleeing vehicle with Druze civilians, stopping the vehicle, abducting their children and then coming back to execute the wounded…
Neue Investigation von @Reuters: Ein Schattenkomitee, das in Syrien die Wirtschaft umgestalten soll, wird vom Bruder des neuen Präsidenten und einem sanktionierten Australier geleitet. Sie schließen geheime Verträge mit Geschäftsleuten ab, die vielen Syrern zutiefst zuwider…
The shadow committee remaking Syria's economy is being led by the new president's brother and a sanctioned Australian. To untangle corruption, they're cutting secret deals with businessmen deeply disliked by many Syrians reut.rs/41aLuuB
Russische Angriffswellen erschüttern die #Ukraine wie selten zuvor. #Putin weiß, dass ihm nicht mehr viel Zeit bleibt – nicht etwa wegen Trump, sondern weil das Geld knapp wird. Seine Armee versucht, Kiew in die Falle zu locken, erklärt @hackensberger. welt.de/politik/auslan…
#Druze Students in #Syria are not safe.
Damascus | Two Druze Students Kidnapped from University Dorms by HTS-Affiliated Militants Two Druze students from Suwayda, Obada Khaddaj and Hazem Balan, were abducted following violent attacks inside the Al-Hamak University dormitories in Damascus. Obada was assaulted by…
A New Party form in #Syria to support Democracy: the "Syrian Salvation Front," an initiative aimed at "unifying opposition efforts, restoring popular legitimacy, and building a democratic state in Syria." Many prominent Syrians, including @AsfariInstitute @BASSAMVA and many more…
None of this is true.
Hikmat al-Hijri has detained Druze Sheikh al-‘Aql Yusuf al-Jarbou‘ in Suwayda. Fierce clashes have broken out on the Qanawat road between Druze faction Men of Dignity and the Military Council militias who are loyal to the Zionist Druze leader Hikmat al-Hijri
Should note that the report contains an account of the massacre in the Radwan family guesthouse, based on survivor testimony, directly contradicting pro-government pundits who claimed the murdered people were Bedouin prisoners killed by 'Hijri's militia/militias'.
.@TheNationalNews' @MaucourantNada reports from Suweida: thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…
The logic behind Trump's plan to cut drug prices sounds depressingly familiar to @JoshJohnson
They were asked what nationality they were and they said French. The police said there was a rumour that they might be Israeli, and were removed from the flight. The Dreyfus Affair on a plane in 2025
Today, the IDF invited dozens of international journalists to the Kerem Shalom crossing inside Gaza, to see for themselves. Hundreds of aid trucks have entered Gaza with Israel’s approval, but the supplies are standing idle, undelivered. The reason? The UN refuses to distribute…
One palace oligarchy is being replaced with another in #Syria That is the fear of many businessmen, diplomats and analysts, who say they fear one palace oligarchy is being replaced with another. By @timourazhari reuters.com/world/middle-e…
Here are photos of UN trucks & enough food to feed all of Gaza but it sits rotting! UN is a tool of Hamas! US based GHF is actually delivering food FOR FREE and SAFELY. UN food is either looted by Hamas or rots in the sun! Photos from yesterday.
Es ist beschämend für die UN und Israel. Machtkampf um Zuständigkeit und Akzeptanz. Insbesondere die UN sollten in erster Linie aufgrund ihrer humanitären Verpflichtung vorrangig Interesse an Hilfe haben. timesofisrael.com/un-and-israel-…
Ukraine, after all, is still a democracy and bullying the government to do the right thing works.
Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAP say that new legislation submitted by Zelensky to parliament fully restores their independence, urge swift passage next week. This comes after a wave of protests triggered by parliament and Zelensky two days ago putting these…
Divided how exactly? We need to point out the central government's failings & criticise the way many pundits & observers echo crude pro-govt talking points, but how would a partition work? Better to rigorously and continuously hold the government to account and not be a sycophant
As a Syrian, one thing is crystal clear to me: Syria must be divided. What unity are we still pretending to chase when the Sunni majority has shown no hesitation in humiliating, displacing, and even slaughtering non-Muslim communities? The new so-called leadership has failed.…
#Syria: UN experts gravely concerned over alarming reports of targeted abductions, disappearances & gender-based violence against women and girls, particularly from the Alawite community in the different regions of Syria since February 2025. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
Putin’s forces just dropped a glide bomb on a busy residential complex in Kharkiv. People may be trapped under the rubble. Rescue teams are racing to the scene.
UN beklagt Hunger in #Gaza, aber hält 950 Lkw's mit Hilfsgütern zurück. @welt jpost.com/israel-news/ar…
Wurdebaufh Zeit. UN ist besorgt über Entführungen von alawitischen Frauen und Mädchen ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
