So that you know, this video posted today by #SyrianGirl account with description “Yemen Houthi forces Score a direct hit in US destroyer” gained nearly 700k views, 2.3k shares and 7k likes… and it’s entirely false.
Users quickly identified the original as 2013 video from Norway naval exercise. The “Syrian Girl” account only added some subtitles in Arabic.
The account has been posting such fakes for years, starting from inventing incredible conspiracy theories to discredit the official OPCW investigation into #Assad chemical attacks against civilians in #Syria and then every single fake, mostly produced in #Russia.
After 75 years of failure, one would imagine that a people would learn what works and what doesn’t, both from their own experience, as well as the experience of others.
#WarOfndependence that began in 1947 was first a #civilWar between #Arabs and #Jews in #Palestine, and then a multi-state war… from at least five sovereign countries—#Egypt, #Transjordan, #Syria, #Iraq, and #Israel—as well as small contingents from others. It was a war fought village by village and town by town, and it resulted in massive population displacements on both sides.
No Jews remained anywhere in parts of Palestine that fell under #Arab control
#Women and girls as victims of domestic violence in #Syria (what’s done about it? Lip service by Baathists. Reports by internatl agencies) #HappyMothersDay@syria
I followed @auschwitzmuseum even before I switched to the #Fediverse It posts pictures of people (a lot of which children) that where murdered in concentration camps every day, to let us not forget.
I have need of a #Aleppomuseum and #Gazamuseum and #Ukrainamuseum account that posts daily pictures of people (a lot of which children) that where killed in the last few days.
#Syria#Iraq - US repatriates 11 citizens from horrible al-Hol camp for relatives of Islamic State militants (also 1 non-citizen child & facilitated repatriation of 11 others) @syria@iraq
just a reminder to all the folks putting content out for Asian Heritage Month, without acknowledging the ongoing genocide being committed against Asian's.
"#Netanyahu will run for prime minister in the next election, and is certain he can win
The prime minister is confident his hostage deal offer will silence critics while removing troublesome far-right elements from his government..."
Last May, the U.S. military said it killed a senior al Qaeda leader in an airstrike in Syria. Now, it is admitting it killed a civilian. A U.S. Central Command probe confirmed 2023 media reports that the victim was Lutfi Hassan Masto, who was grazing sheep at the time. The investigation summary did not recommend any action for accountability for killing a civilian. CBS News has more.