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Mass graves uncovered in Syria after Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow reveal evidence of systematic atrocities, with over 100,000 people tortured and killed in what a top war crimes prosecutor described as the worst abuses “since the Nazis.”

Assad’s regime operated a “machinery of death,” involving mass disappearances, torture, and secret burials.

Rebel forces freed thousands of political prisoners, but many remain missing.

International efforts aim to document war crimes, though Assad, now in Russia, is unlikely to face trial.

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[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 8 hours ago

You mean the country that is claiming Syrian sovereign space like the Golan Heights for their illegal settlements since the 90s?

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 11 points 7 hours ago

And currently stealing even more land!

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 7 hours ago

Well, now Syria is weakened from the revolution. That is the best time to go and steal some land!

this post was submitted on 18 Dec 2024
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