Alima Hotakie

Dec 6, 2024 | dw.com | Alima Hotakie |Rachel Baig

12/06/2024December 6, 2024A photo going viral on social media allegedly shows torture by Bashar al-Assad's regime. But it's actually from a wax museum in Iran that shows the brutality of the Shah's regime against political dissidents. https://p.dw.com/p/4npwjRebel fighters have captured Syria's Aleppo, Idlib and Hama in the biggest offensive against Bashar Assad's government in years. Syrian and Russian airstrikes on rebel positions have also been taking place.

Dec 3, 2024 | dw.com | Ines Eisele |Sarah Steffen |Alima Hotakie |Ines Eisele Fact-checker

12/03/2024December 3, 2024Heavy shelling hitting rebel positions, rebels capturing Russian military jets, a seized airport: As fighting in Syria rages on, DW's Fact Check team looks at viral claims in the current burst of attacks. https://p.dw.com/p/4ngPZSocial media has seen a surge of posts in the aftermath of the surprise offensive against the government forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, launched by the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS. DW Fact Check analyzed the most viral ones.