Assad regime
From Fear to Film: How Syria's Forbidden Regime Sites Became TV Drama Locations
Dec 10, 2025 11:57 pm CST
In a dramatic transformation of Syria's post-Assad landscape, formerly feared military and intelligence facilities have become filming locations for TV series depicting the regime's fall. Directors like Mohamad Abdul Aziz are now creating shows in places once synonymous with oppression, including the Mazzeh airbase and Palestine Branch detention center. "The King's Family" and other productions scheduled for Ramadan viewing represent a new era of creative expression as filmmakers explore previously forbidden stories about life under Assad's rule.
Shocking Leaked Video Shows Former Syrian President Assad Calling for "Slaughter" in Ghouta and Mocking Putin
Dec 08, 2025 05:26 pm CST
Controversial videos of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have surfaced online, revealing disturbing private conversations where he calls for "slaughter" in Ghouta and mocks Russian President Putin. The leaked footage emerges as Syria marks the first anniversary of Assad's overthrow, providing a glimpse into the former dictator's mindset during his regime that led to hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of displaced citizens.
Uncovering "Operation Move Earth": How Assad's Regime Secretly Relocated Thousands of Bodies from Syrian Mass Graves
Oct 19, 2025 11:25 am CST
A groundbreaking Reuters investigation reveals how Bashar al-Assad's regime conducted a secret two-year operation called "Operation Move Earth" to relocate thousands of bodies from a major mass grave near Damascus to a remote desert location. The covert mission, carried out between 2019-2021, aimed to conceal evidence of atrocities as Assad sought to rehabilitate his international image. With at least 34 trenches stretching 2 kilometers, the newly discovered Dhumair grave site may contain tens of thousands of bodies, representing one of the largest undocumented mass graves from Syria's civil war.
Ahmad al-Sharaa To Become 1st Syrian President To Attend UN Meet In 60 years
Sep 22, 2025 06:06 pm CST
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in New York on Sunday to take part in the UN General Assembly, the first president of Syria to do so in nearly six decades.