HASAKAH

April 7, 2026

Secret maps left behind by Assad’s army reveal the locations of minefields in the Latakia countryside

After fleeing during the opposition-launched “Deterrence of Aggression” battle, officers from the former Assad regime left behind hand-drawn military maps marking nine minefields in the Latakia countryside. By analyzing these maps, journalists from SIRAJ accurately identified the locations of the minefields near the villages of Kabana and Aiko.

Investigations

March 17, 2026

Assad’s war on journalists: inside Syria’s surveillance machine

Journalists in Syria during Bashar al-Assad’s regime were subjected to rarely-seen levels of surveillance. A new investigation from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism (SIRAJ) delves into the dictatorship’s tactics to track news professionals, from daily monitoring of publications and wire tapping, to deploying agents to influence media coverage and even compiling a “blacklist” of reporters.

Investigations

February 28, 2026

The Ongoing death: How Russian-made mines are killing Syrians and destroying their forgotten lands

Since the start of the Syrian revolution in 2011, mines have killed thousands of Syrians and injured thousands more. This investigation, based on open-source data, interviews with victims, and field visits, reveals a systematic campaign by the Assad regime to use mines to cause long-term human, material, and environmental harm that could last for decades.

Investigations

October 30, 2025

HASAKAH

Secret maps left behind by Assad’s army reveal the locations of minefields in the Latakia countryside

Assad’s war on journalists: inside Syria’s surveillance machine

The Ongoing death: How Russian-made mines are killing Syrians and destroying their forgotten lands

Metal scrap sourced from Syria and Libya’s wars fuel Turkey’s steel industry

Ships Accused of Stealing Ukrainian Grain Linked to Assad Regime Front

The ‘Chain Committees’: SIRAJ Uncovers the Secret Execution Squads in Sednaya Prison and Interviews Their Members

Captagon Drug Networks Adapt and Survive in Middle East After Assad’s Fall

Syria’s Stolen Children

Syria’s Captagon Empire.. From factories in Europe and India to the Fourth Division’s laboratories in Syria

Delayed Execution: The Syrian Regime Detains Minors in Prisons to Execute Them Upon Reaching 18

“Dubai Unlocked”: 10 Individuals Within Assad’s Close Circle Hide 50 Million Dollars in Dubai Estates

Syrians in Iraq are under the threat of Covid-19 and “sub-zero” financial conditions

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