After a week away, here's a few important & inspiring pieces of news & developments from #Syria -- starting with a beautiful feature advert from Syrian Airlines, as it rolls out its new vision & branding.
"The Sky is Ours Again"
This is completely false.
On December 8, 2024, with IAF jets conducting 100s of strikes across #Syria, IDF ground forces invaded SW #Syria, crossing over the 1974 lines & establishing positions that resulted in the de facto occupation of ~220sqkm of Syrian land.
Senior Israeli officials have repeatedly acknowledged this since — describing the operation as a preemptive one aimed at building a deeper “buffer” or “secured zone.”
In a very short period of time, Syria has taken historic steps toward peace and prosperity, working with the United States to implement President Trump’s regional agenda and countering terrorism. Secretary Rubio correctly identified that Syria is meeting & exceeding all requirements. SST must be lifted and I look forward to engaging the @StateDept to downgrade the travel advisory to reflect the current reality, allowing for stabilizing investment and tourism. Give Syria a Chance. 🇺🇸🇸🇾
Heartbreaking to hear confirmation that #Syrian dentist & chess player Rania al-Abassi was murdered by #Assad’s regime along with her husband & 6 children, aged 2-14.
Her husband died by torture (confirmed in #Caesar files).
Rania & the kids were murdered for Rania’s aid work.
Sharing the updated EU Roadmap for Engagement with Civil Society, following a series of validation workshops with key stakeholders. The Roadmap is a vital tool for shaping the EU’s strategy to support civil society in Syria.
https://t.co/GmZXeheEff
In a heartbreaking and tragic scene, my friend's father was trying to help one of the injured when Israel bombed the area, killing him and everyone else there.
He died trying to save others.
#Israel must immediately release @gbsumudflotilla activists Thiago Ávila & Saif Abu Keshek, arrested in int'l waters: UN experts. “The apparent ease with which Israel carried out these actions raises alarm about the possible complicity of European govts."
https://t.co/NhX1wmJIU4
📌 An anonymous #Facebook account named “Haider Al-Turab” has started publishing videos from #Saydnaya#Prison
📌 It is reported that hard drives were stolen from the prison on the day of its liberation.
📌 The party responsible for publishing them remains unknown so far
We said that our #detainees are not just #numbers. After the Caesar leaks and the horrific images we saw from #Saydnaya#Prison, the #Syrian#government has today received some hard drives from individuals who took them during the #liberation of #Syria from Bashar al-Assad. These are some of the images from those #hard #disks, showing detainees recorded by #numbers rather than #names.
🚨 Israeli forces arrested five Palestinian children while they were gathering wild plants near the Havat Ma’on settlement south of Hebron in the southern West Bank, following incitement by settlers.
Meta is allowing sanctioned Israeli settler groups to monetise content while banning Palestinian accounts, including journalists.
Al Jazeera's @Nour_Odeh reports.
Israeli forces have intercepted around a dozen Gaza-bound aid boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters near the Greek island of Crete, more than 1,000km from Israel.
Organisers call it an illegal attack on civilians in international waters.
Press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, Reporters Without Borders warns.
The media rights watchdog cited as examples US President Donald Trump's "systematic" attacks on journalists and Saudi Arabia, which executed a journalist last year.
https://t.co/lXla8yob6S