#Syria: Assad's most closely guarded secret finally revealed - the chemical weapons he kept despite 2013 deal. 54 aerial bombs designed to deliver chemical agents such as Sarin were found by OPCW, as well as precursors. M4000 bomb: www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-... Cc @eliothiggins.bsky.social

#Syria: 📸 showing the assault this morning & the house where A. Youssef was hiding. House is located in his home village (Nabe Tayib) in Ghab - NW. #Hama. A previous op' to capture him failed & this time 3 security perimeters were set up around the site. He tried to resist but was overpowered.

QalaatAlMudiq@qalaatalmudiq.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Syria: this morning, an operation launched by the Security forces led to the arrest of one of the Regime's most wanted criminals. Amjad Youssef, the main perpetrator of Tadamon massacre (#Damaccus, April 2013), has been captured. Operation occurred in his home village in the Ghab (NW. #Hama).

#Syria: distribution of sweets in #Idlib province to celebrate the arrest of Amjad Youssef, main perpetrator of Tadamon massacre in 2013.

QalaatAlMudiq@qalaatalmudiq.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Syria: no age limit for celebrating Justice. From the celebrations in Tadamon district, after the arrest of Amjad Youssef - #Damascus.

#Syria: no age limit for celebrating Justice. From the celebrations in Tadamon district, after the arrest of Amjad Youssef - #Damascus.

QalaatAlMudiq@qalaatalmudiq.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Syria: needless to say, celebrations spread to many regions today after Amjad Youssef was arrested... until Tripoli in Lebanon. Video from Tadamon district.

#Syria: needless to say, celebrations spread to many regions today after Amjad Youssef was arrested... until Tripoli in Lebanon. Video from Tadamon district.

QalaatAlMudiq@qalaatalmudiq.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Syria: A. Youssef was identified in videos leaked and made public in a 2022 investigation. He executed one by one a group of 40 ppl. What he says in one video is beyond imagination (see pic 3). Nearly 300 Syrians & Palestinians were killed in this massacre. Link: newlinesmag.com/reportage/ho...

#Syria: A. Youssef was identified in videos leaked and made public in a 2022 investigation. He executed one by one a group of 40 ppl. What he says in one video is beyond imagination (see pic 3). Nearly 300 Syrians & Palestinians were killed in this massacre. Link: newlinesmag.com/reportage/ho...

QalaatAlMudiq@qalaatalmudiq.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Syria: this morning, an operation launched by the Security forces led to the arrest of one of the Regime's most wanted criminals. Amjad Youssef, the main perpetrator of Tadamon massacre (#Damaccus, April 2013), has been captured. Operation occurred in his home village in the Ghab (NW. #Hama).

#Syria: this morning, an operation launched by the Security forces led to the arrest of one of the Regime's most wanted criminals. Amjad Youssef, the main perpetrator of Tadamon massacre (#Damaccus, April 2013), has been captured. Operation occurred in his home village in the Ghab (NW. #Hama).

Briefly back for a major news regarding Syria.

This photo captures the culmination of #Syria's return to the international scene after the overthrow of Assad's mass-murdering Regime.

QalaatAlMudiq@qalaatalmudiq.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Tonight Zelensky announced the restoration of diplomatic relations between Ukraine & Syria following his historic meeting with Sharaa in New York. Ukraine cut relations with Damascus in June 2022 after Assad recognized "independence" of Donetsk and Luhansk's regions.

#Syria: such a headline was once unthinkable - it's now reality. The symbolic threshold of one million returning refugees has been crossed. www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...

In 2017, Turkish authorities arrested in Ankara a man in possession of a Byzantine-era Bible smuggled from #Syria. The manuscript, made up of 17 gazelle-skin pages, is estimated to $1.5 million. www.yenisafak.com/gundem/15-mi...

Tonight Zelensky announced the restoration of diplomatic relations between Ukraine & Syria following his historic meeting with Sharaa in New York. Ukraine cut relations with Damascus in June 2022 after Assad recognized "independence" of Donetsk and Luhansk's regions.

#Syria: today US Commerce Department eased export restrictions to Syria. US goods, software & tech for civilian use, com' devices & certain civil aviation components can now be exported to Syria w/o export license. Licenses are still required for other items but the process will be facilitated.

#Syria: the White Helmets have a pavilion at the #Damascus International Fair. They explain how they were founded & the lifesaving work they carried out under harsh conditions. As symbol of being regularly targeted by Assad & Russia, they brought one of their ambulances destroyed in a bombardment.

#Syria: an experienced deminer was killed today in the #Palmyra desert. Bashar Abu Omar previously dismantled an insane number of mines on the former Greater Idlib fronts. He was from Maaret Numan.

#Syria: the Amal suburb was officially inaugurated near Harem (NW. #Idlib province). The project, made up of 144 apartments, aims to relocate around 850 people who lost their homes in the February 2023 earthquake. The area is fully equipped & will begin receiving its new residents in a few days.

#Syria: the Security forces arrested Major General & Pilot Riyad Yusuf in #Latakia province. He previously held several positions: commander of Dumayr Airbase in Damascus province - a base used for numerous airstrikes in the region - and Director of Air Operations (at least during 2018–2019).

#Syria: the Energy minister announced that an agreement was signed with the Saudi company "ACWA Power" to build two giant power plants using renewable energy (solar & wind). The total expected capacity of the plants is 2.5 GW, which will nearly double the country’s current electricity production.

#Syria: over a thousand Security guards as well as K9 units (to detect explosives) are mobilized to secure the #Damascus International Fair. It also includes, for the first time, an unit using quadruped robots.

QalaatAlMudiq@qalaatalmudiq.bsky.social · 11mo ago

#Syria: aerial view of the #Damascus International Fair which opened tonight for 9 days.

#Syria: the Dead Cities of #Idlib province. Those are hundreds of villages dating back to the Byzantine era - some of them are on the UNESCO World Heritage list. In some buildings - around 1,500 years old - everything has been preserved, except the wooden elements. Photos from Shinshira 👇

Jordan thwarted 2 attempts to smuggle Captagon via the Jaber border crossing with #Syria in recent days. In total, 750,000 Captagon pills were seized: - 600K pills were concealed in the tires of a truck - an individual hid 2 bags containing 150K tablets in an external yard of the crossing.

Syrian craft on display at the #Damascus International Fair.

QalaatAlMudiq@qalaatalmudiq.bsky.social · 11mo ago

#Syria: aerial view of the #Damascus International Fair which opened tonight for 9 days.

#Syria: a new aid convoy (~30 trucks) entered #Suwayda province today. However, for the first time since last month’s clashes, it didn't use the Bosra corridor; instead, it traveled via the main Damascus-Suwayda road, which has been reopened. Last photo shows the road when it was closed.

#Syria: Israeli attacks were triggered after Defense Ministry troops uncovered yesterday an advanced spy system in a base near Kiswah, S. Damascus. They were killed while trying to neutralize it. MoD fighters nonetheless managed to destroy a part of it. The landing op' was to recover the remains.

QalaatAlMudiq@qalaatalmudiq.bsky.social · 11mo ago

#Syria: Israel apparently carried out a landing operation tonight in area of Kiswah (S. #Damascus), which was bombed at least 13 times.

#Syria: aerial view of the #Damascus International Fair which opened tonight for 9 days.

QalaatAlMudiq@qalaatalmudiq.bsky.social · 11mo ago

#Syria: #Damascus is hosting the 62nd edition of its International Fair, which opened its gates tonight. It will be the biggest economic event in over a decade. 20+ countries, incl. Syria, will be represented by over 900 companies. Inauguration ceremony under theme "Syria embraces the World" 👇

#Syria: the city of #Hama tonight.

#Syria: Israel apparently carried out a landing operation tonight in area of Kiswah (S. #Damascus), which was bombed at least 13 times.

QalaatAlMudiq@qalaatalmudiq.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Few km from #Damascus International Fair, which is officially inaugurated tonight, Israel is currently heavily bombing area of Kiswah.

Few km from #Damascus International Fair, which is officially inaugurated tonight, Israel is currently heavily bombing area of Kiswah.

QalaatAlMudiq@qalaatalmudiq.bsky.social · 11mo ago

#Syria: #Damascus is hosting the 62nd edition of its International Fair, which opened its gates tonight. It will be the biggest economic event in over a decade. 20+ countries, incl. Syria, will be represented by over 900 companies. Inauguration ceremony under theme "Syria embraces the World" 👇

#Syria: #Damascus is hosting the 62nd edition of its International Fair, which opened its gates tonight. It will be the biggest economic event in over a decade. 20+ countries, incl. Syria, will be represented by over 900 companies. Inauguration ceremony under theme "Syria embraces the World" 👇

#Syria: camps are being emptied, with many displaced people returning to their hometowns. Those who remain now live around demolished houses, stripped of everything by those who left to start a new life. Video from #Idlib province 👇