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Syria: Israeli army accused of arbitrary arrests and detention

The Israeli army has arrested more than 200 people in southern Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, according to the Sijil Centre, which tracks Israeli activity in Syria. The Israeli military says it is targeting “suspected terrorists”. Witnesses, for their part, have denounced the arbitrary arrests, while former detainees and their loved ones have raised serious concerns over conditions in detention.

Politics

Concerts of pro-Assad singers cancelled in Syria

The concerts of several singers accused of supporting the regime of deposed president Bashar al-Assad have been cancelled this summer in Syria. People in Homs ripped down posters advertising performances by artists Mohamad Iskandar and Hossam Jneed, denouncing their previous links with the regime. One of the musicians later publicly apologised.

World

Syria: An exclusive look at the integration of Uyghur fighters in armed forces

Several factions of foreign fighters are credited with helping topple Syria's Bashar al-Assad nearly two years ago - among them, the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim, Turkic ethnic minority spread across Central Asia - notably in China's Xinjiang region. They eventually became amongst the largest contingents of foreign fighters in Syria, though those who have stayed and built lives there are notoriously secretive. However, France 24's Wassim Nasr was recently in Syria and had exclusive access to Uyghur fighters there.

World

Syrian man reunited with secret library hidden for 15 years

A Syrian man has been reunited with his collection of over 100 Islamic texts, science books and poems,15 years after sealing the collection behind a wall. Mustafa Khaled Alwan had built to conceal the library, which would likely have landed in prison, or worse, under Bashar al-Assad's rule.

World

Abu Bilal Library: A History of Resistance to Bashar Al-Assad Regime

"15 years after leaving # Syria, Abu Bilal returned to his old home, where he hid a precious collection of books. With a hammer he was able to access the library he hid from the persecution of the Bashar al-Assad regime. The story that became viral this week was shared by his son on social media.