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Forwarded from Syria Justice Archive
#Damascus: Christian Man Found Killed in #Jaramana, Days After Assassination of Druze Doctor

Mr. Bassem Salim Saada (photo to the left) was found murdered in his home on the morning of April 20, 2026, in the city of Jaramana near Damascus. This comes three days after the killing of young dentist Anas Hossam Balan (photo to the right), a member of the #Druze community, who was shot near his home in Jaramana on April 17, 2026, just hours before he was scheduled to travel to the UAE.

Mr. Bassem Salim Saada was the owner of Al-Yasmine Restaurant in #Bab_Touma, and was originally from the village of #Marmarita in the Valley of the Christians (Wadi al-Nasara), in the western countryside of #Homs
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https://youtu.be/q0ucHAANzhw?is=tZ9LDLZc49U4cvLk Laith Marouf, Hadi Hotait and Ali Jezzini continue their travel back to South Lebanon with the people returning to their land, and inspect the Khiam Region, including the village of Dibbin, where a Jewish infantry special force fell into an ambush, incensing their commanders into a frenzy of air-raids on the village, which resulted in the total destruction of a cemetery for French soldiers who fell in combat during WW2. This is the second part of a two part documentary, with the first part reviewing the situation in the Nabatieh Region.
https://youtu.be/UCpJiWVinw0?is=zb3QNKcBuppRklZlTehran after 50 days of war.
Destroyed buildings, crowded streets, free food, and people who refuse to stop living.
This is not just a story about war.
It’s about resilience, unity, and everyday life continuing in the middle of chaos.
From damaged neighborhoods to busy cafés, from posters of the fallen to acts of kindness — this is the side of Tehran you don’t usually see.
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Forwarded from The Cradle
BREAKING | Lebanese Civil Defense confirms the death of Al-Akhbar journalist Amal Khalil, who was deliberately targeted by Israel in south Lebanon's Tayri today, after her body was recovered at the site of the attack.
Lebanon: Nahida Choobi, her husband Ahmad and their children Mohamed and Mariam are once again displaced by the war. Their village Naqoura, was bombed by in October 2023, 2024, and 2026. Israel is a criminal country murdering and displacing people. https://youtu.be/njQYVy9_Wr0?si=8aWFBWiZMA0_B5sp
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Drone wars👇
Russian air defense intercepted and destroyed more than 150 drones last night. According to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow, the drones were shot down over the regions of Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, and Samara, as well as over Crimea, the Sea of Azov, and the Black Sea. All targets were destroyed between 10:00 PM on April 22 and 7:00 AM on April 23 (Moscow time). This is sad, very sad, because Ukraine naturally receives its drones from Europe (and the US as well). The ministry recently released details of the companies in Europe that manufacture drones for Ukraine, and they are not only being fired on the battlefield, but as we have seen in recent days, many civilians and civilian targets are being hit. A few years ago, there was still debate in many countries around the world about the use of drones and how it would change the future into something terrible. We see this happening, not only in Russia-Ukraine, but also in all other ongoing wars. It is uncontrollable, and political leaders around the world failed a few years ago not to discuss it or reach an agreement. We see the exact same thing happening now with AI. In this way, humanity itself is making the world uninhabitable and creating aggression and wars instead of working together for a peaceful world.🙏
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTX_kp_sKuU&t=964s Laith Marouf & Hadi Hotait visit the region of Tyre, the coastal jewel of South Lebanon, hours before the “ceasefire” between the Zionist enemy of Humanity and the resistance. The two pass al-Qasmiyeh bridge, the last bridge that was still standing over the Litani River, minutes after it was destroyed by a huge missile; then travel on foot and hitchhike to inspect the situation in the city.
While Western countries EU and US speaking about AI and the future, in China's Shenzhen the future is there already, the West can't compete anymore, you might like it or not, for sure it's creepy..
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Israel's War Minister Katz says Israel is awaiting the green light from the US to "complete the elimination of the Khamenei dynasty," assassinate the Iranian leadership, and destroy Iran's infrastructure.
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💬 Storming soldiers of the 128th Motorised Rifle Brigade assigned to the Sever Group of Forces shared the details on liberation of Volchanskiye Khutora in Kharkov region.

A commander of an assault detachment with the call sign 'Zakat' shared the details of the offensive ➡️ 00:00

A battalion CO with the call sign 'Pamir' tells how the servicemembers detected targets and engaged the enemy ➡️ 00:45

The servicemen also took the civilians to a safe zone and are going to evacuate them from Kharkov region.
Military in Germany👇
As of April 2026, the Reservist Association of the German Armed Forces is proposing to raise the maximum age limit for military reservists from 65 to 70 years to address severe troop shortages. This initiative aims to leverage the experience of older individuals and is driven by demographic challenges and the need to bolster national defense.
From this we can conclude that the army, the Bundeswehr in Germany, does not amount to much; nor could it be otherwise. Years ago, when Ursula von der Leyen was still Minister of Defence, drastic cuts were made, not only in Germany but also in the Netherlands, and warfare has also changed. Unfortunately, we are now living in the era of drone warfare; there is escalation everywhere. So Germany is lagging behind, and the announcements are nothing more than "hot air" or propaganda.
Traces of Indië (Indonesia)
History: After four centuries of shared history, nearly 10% or much more of the Dutch population has Indisch (Indonesian) blood in their family. In the cinematic documentary ‘Sporen van Indië’ (Traces of the Indies), this long and complicated history is brought to life through the historical cross-pollination between the Indies and the city of Amersfoort, just any city in the middle of the Netherlands.
Dutch Colonial Traces
https://youtu.be/Chifcfvhjtc?si=XapOnSUDkyA2kV5K
On the street, in the house, even in the skin of people around us. Everywhere you will find the Indies traces of a history that changed the Netherlands forever. Historian and documentary maker Hans Goedkoop, who is also of Indonesian descent, made a documentary about the four centuries of intertwining of the Indies and the Netherlands entitled: Dutch Colonial Traces – in the middle of the Netherlands. Goedkoop wrote the script and presents the documentary. Many aspects of the Indies influences on the entire Dutch society are discussed: The Indos, the Moluccans, but also the veterans and the Totoks, the plantations and the boarding houses.