In Syria, protests have erupted following the burning of a Christmas tree in the vicinity of Hama. A video circulating on social media captured masked gunmen igniting the Christmas tree displayed in the central square of Suqaylabiyah, a town predominantly inhabited by Christians in central Syria. The leading Islamist faction behind the uprising that resulted…
The White Helmets, a Syrian civil defence organisation, has announced that it is looking into claims from survivors of Saydnaya prison, infamous for its harsh conditions, regarding the existence of detainees held in concealed underground cells. The group announced on X that it had dispatched five specialised emergency teams to the prison, supported by a…
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based monitoring organization, rebel forces have seized control of the “majority” of Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city. In a significant development, Russia conducted air raids in various areas of Aleppo overnight into Saturday, marking the first such military action in the region since 2016, according to…
