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9. But HRW describes UAE support for the RSF as “the worst kept open secret,” arguing the evidence trail is now too extensive for governments to ignore.

8. The RSF has been accused by rights groups, the UN, and US officials of ethnic massacres, mass rape, looting, and crimes against humanity during Sudan’s civil war.

THREAD: UAE accused of enabling RSF war crimes in Sudan. 1. HRW has released an 83-page report accusing the UAE of playing a direct role in supporting Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) — including facilitating the deployment of hundreds of Colombian fighters into the war.

The family of Austin Tice now say he may be alive and in Iran. Months ago @SURATTTEAM exclusively reported — citing a senior member of the Assad family — that he had been transferred outside Syria.

Atef Najib tortured Hamza al-Khatib to death in Daraa. Fifteen years later, he sits in a courtroom cage and Hamza's image rises over Damascus.

How it started How it ended #syria

The body of the Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was found by rescuers after several hours of digging in the rubble after an Israeli strike. She is the fourth journalist to have been killed by Israeli forces in seven weeks. This is why the word ‘journacide’ is now being used.

Al Jazeera’s Heidi Pett says journalist Amal Khalil received threats from an Israeli WhatsApp number during the last war, warning her to stop reporting or leave Lebanon “if she wanted her head to remain on her shoulders,” before being killed today in an Israeli attack.

“I want to occupy, yes, occupy, the word nobody likes, I want to occupy southern Lebanon. Move all the Arabs from there, up to the Litani River.” theintercept.com/2026/04/11/isr…

Abd texted last night to say he had finally crossed the border into Syria and was able to bury his sister, mother and other relatives. It was his first time back in Syria since he fled in 2011 as a child. He narrowly survived the bombardment on Wednesday.

Exclusive: From Colombia to Syria. Cocaine for weapons. New details on a case linking Syria to Latin American trafficking networks. At the center is a figure who operated behind the scenes with direct access to the Assad’s but no familial ties despite claims suggesting otherwise.

Massive news. While much of the world's focus is on the war in the region, Virginia saw a major conviction yesterday. Tony Kassis was found guilty, exposing the deep ties between the Assad regime and global drug cartels.

Heartbroken and outraged to see these cuts @washingtonpost Standing with colleagues affected everywhere. This is a painful setback for objective and credible reporting at a moment when it matters more than ever.

Returning to the city I only knew in wartime, this time without a flak jacket.