ALMOUTASSIM AL KILANI, a specialist in international criminal law, and attorney M. Nabil El Halabi, on Alhurra TV, discussed the forced deportation and forced return of Syrian refugees to Lebanon, and the violations by the Lebanese government of international law and conventions. They also discussed the Lebanese government’s plan to return 15,000 Syrian refugees per …
Israel Strikes 29 Iranian Targets in Syria Jan-April 4, 2023 Date Jan-2 Jan-29 Jan-30 Feb-19 Mar-2 Mar-7 Mar-12 Mar-22 Mar-30 Mar-31 Apr-2 Apr-4 Area North & South East Damascus Der Alzor Der Alzor Damascus City Qunaitra Aleppo Hama Aleppo Damascus Swaida & Damascus Homs Damascus & Swaida Target & Location 1. Runway Damascus International Airport …
France’s Uprising: How Franco-Arabs View the Situation By Almoutassim Al Kilani France is experiencing internal turmoil that has not occurred since the student revolution in the spring of 1968. According to most French protestors, this uprising is against President Emmanuel Macron’s insistence on resorting to Article 49.3 of the constitution without resorting to the General …
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Turkiye’s Elections Loom Large for the Rest of the World By Ahmad Mumar As Turkiye readies for its crucial elections, the results may significantly alter the domestic landscape, regional destinies, and international standings. Ahead of the vote scheduled for May 14th, the two primary coalitions vying for victory are still trying to develop their campaigns …
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Latest from Lebanon, a Country of wonders By Ahmad Mumar Lebanon, the land of never-ending political drama, has found an important new issue to argue about – daylight savings time. While the economy is in tatters and the presidential seat remains empty, politicians are in intense, make-or-break negotiations about the start of summer. In a …
Powerful European Message to the Assad Regime By Al Moutassim Al Kilani On March 20, 2023, sixty countries, including the European Union, the G20 nations, numerous Gulf countries, and Turkiye, gathered to support the February 2023 earthquake victims in Brussels. EU President Ursla ven der Leyen stated during her opening speech that “there are no …
The Arab World is Watching the Israeli Political Crisis with Deepening Concern. By Kamal Labawni To Arab observers, the situation in Israel appears to have introduced a serious new source of instability into the region, one that endangers both the possibility of a two-state solution and the normalization agreements with Israel. First, Arab observers see …
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Clocks Never Turn Back By Rania Kisar and Joel Rayburn March 15th marked twelve years since the beginning of the popular uprising against the Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad. Twelve years later, what is remarkable about the Syrian conflict is not that Assad has managed to hold onto power in Damascus but rather that a …
On February 27, Syriawise covered the notable sentencing of former Assad militia leader Mouwafak Al. D., who was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity by a German court last month. The Syriawise story featured ACLS research fellow and human rights expert Moutassim Al Kilani: Almoutassim Al Kilani, a human rights and …
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A Press Release About the Verdict Against Mouwafak. Al. D. February 23, 2023 Today, 23rd February 2023, the Berlin Regional Court, using the universal jurisdiction stipulated in the German constitution, issued its verdict against Mouwafak Al. D., sentencing him to aggravated life imprisonment for having committed a war crime against unarmed civilians in Syria. Mouwafak Al. …
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