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August 25, 2026

“The Final Charge”: From U.S.-Funded Prisons to Iraqi Terrorism Courts, Syrians Face Possible Death Sentences

A SIRAJ investigation reveals that the transfer of thousands of detainees from Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) prisons to Iraq included Syrians held on widely varying grounds and under markedly different case files—including individuals whose original detention records made no reference to ISIS. The transfers, overseen by the United States after years of American funding for the detention system, were carried out without independent, individualized judicial review of detainees’ files. Those transferred now face proceedings before Iraqi courts on terrorism charges that can carry the death penalty.
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August 6, 2026

Unmasking Two Butchers of Quneitra.. How officers in Assad’s army turned the deepest valley in southern Syria into a mass grave?

Thirteen years after the Wadi Tuaim massacre in Quneitra governorate, this investigation by Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism (SIRAJ), published in collaboration with New Lines, traces the crime and reconstructs its events, drawing on newly available evidence and the testimony of victims’ relatives, and revealing the identities of two officers in the former regime’s army who were responsible for it. The investigation documents how 13 civilians from the village of Saida al-Golan were summarily executed, how their bodies were thrown into the bottom of the valley to conceal the crime, and how residents finally recovered them once fighters from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) regained control over the area.
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July 6, 2026

Collapse of “Siege Tunnels” in Eastern Ghouta: Widespread Cave-Ins and Lost Maps Endanger Civilians

Drawing on field reporting and an analysis of publicly available content shared across social media platforms, this investigation documents the emergence of at least 10 cave-ins caused by ground collapses across towns and cities in Damascus’ Eastern Ghouta since the beginning of 2026. The investigation links these incidents to the extensive network of tunnels excavated during the years of siege by the Assad regime forces between 2013 and 2018, examining the mounting risks posed by their gradual collapse. It also explores ongoing efforts to locate and deal with the tunnels, as well as the significant challenges created by the loss of the original tunnel maps—leaving authorities and residents alike uncertain about what lies beneath their communities.
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