“We are talking about a system of state terror," Stephen Rapp, former U.S. war crimes ambassador at large, said of how people lived in Syria under the Assad regime.

Summary

Mass graves uncovered in Syria after Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow reveal evidence of systematic atrocities, with over 100,000 people tortured and killed in what a top war crimes prosecutor described as the worst abuses “since the Nazis.”

Assad’s regime operated a “machinery of death,” involving mass disappearances, torture, and secret burials.

Rebel forces freed thousands of political prisoners, but many remain missing.

International efforts aim to document war crimes, though Assad, now in Russia, is unlikely to face trial.

  • Reyali@lemm.eeEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    You’re angry about a headline that abbreviates the actual story.

    The very first paragraph of the article:

    Mass graves uncovered in Syria in the days since President Bashar al-Assad wasoverthrown are exposing evidence of some of the worst abuses since the Nazis, a top international war crimes prosecutor said. [emphasis mine]

    The article agrees with you. It’s only the headline that doesn’t.

    This kind of anger and engagement at headlines is exactly what the media thrives off of. Don’t let them win by doing just that.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      They win by getting you to click on the article. 🙄

      They don’t get to smuggle lies into headlines and then clarify in the article. They should be held accountable for that kind of click bait.