HTS Military Chief Appointed Syrian Defense Minister
Syria's new authorities appointed General Murhaf Abu Qasra, former military chief of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as defense minister on December 31, following the group's victory in ousting Bashar al-Assad on December 8. Abu Qasra, a 41-year-old former agronomist, led HTS's armed ...
HTS Military Chief Appointed Syrian Defense Minister
Syria's new authorities appointed General Murhaf Abu Qasra, former military chief of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as defense minister on December 31, following the group's victory in ousting Bashar al-Assad on December 8. Abu Qasra, a 41-year-old former agronomist, led HTS's armed ...
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40% Bias Score
Local Aid Networks Fill Gaps in Sudan's War-Torn Nation
In Sudan, community kitchens and Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) are providing crucial aid to 11.5 million displaced people amid a year-and-a-half-long war, filling gaps left by scarce foreign aid; these local initiatives, often neighborhood-based, are supported by the Sudanese diaspora.
Local Aid Networks Fill Gaps in Sudan's War-Torn Nation
In Sudan, community kitchens and Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) are providing crucial aid to 11.5 million displaced people amid a year-and-a-half-long war, filling gaps left by scarce foreign aid; these local initiatives, often neighborhood-based, are supported by the Sudanese diaspora.
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32% Bias Score
Post-Assad Syria: Violence Against Minorities Escalates Amidst Power Vacuum
Following Bashar al-Assad's fall, violence against Syrian Alevis and Christians escalated, with abductions and killings reported. Armed groups like HTS exploit the power vacuum, and the international community's inaction exacerbates the crisis, impacting long-term stability.
Post-Assad Syria: Violence Against Minorities Escalates Amidst Power Vacuum
Following Bashar al-Assad's fall, violence against Syrian Alevis and Christians escalated, with abductions and killings reported. Armed groups like HTS exploit the power vacuum, and the international community's inaction exacerbates the crisis, impacting long-term stability.
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36% Bias Score
Syria's Humanitarian Crisis: Widespread Need Amidst Political Change
More than 90 percent of Syria's population depends on humanitarian aid due to widespread destruction, high food prices, and economic hardship following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, despite some improvements in security.
Syria's Humanitarian Crisis: Widespread Need Amidst Political Change
More than 90 percent of Syria's population depends on humanitarian aid due to widespread destruction, high food prices, and economic hardship following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, despite some improvements in security.
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40% Bias Score
First Aid Convoy Reaches Besieged Khartoum Area Since April 2023
A 28-truck aid convoy, comprising food and medical supplies from WFP, Unicef, and MSF, reached a besieged area of Khartoum on December 25, 2023, for the first time since the civil war began in April, providing crucial aid to 78,000 people in famine-risk areas.
First Aid Convoy Reaches Besieged Khartoum Area Since April 2023
A 28-truck aid convoy, comprising food and medical supplies from WFP, Unicef, and MSF, reached a besieged area of Khartoum on December 25, 2023, for the first time since the civil war began in April, providing crucial aid to 78,000 people in famine-risk areas.
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32% Bias Score
Syria's New Security Forces Crack Down After Homs Violence
In Homs, Syria, following protests and violence, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's new security forces implemented ID checks and car searches, raising concerns about the country's fragile peace as pro-Assad militants attacked the forces, killing 14 and wounding 10.
Syria's New Security Forces Crack Down After Homs Violence
In Homs, Syria, following protests and violence, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's new security forces implemented ID checks and car searches, raising concerns about the country's fragile peace as pro-Assad militants attacked the forces, killing 14 and wounding 10.
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48% Bias Score
Sudan's Football Team Qualifies for Afcon Amidst Civil War
Despite Sudan's ongoing civil war, its national football team, guided by coach Kwesi Appiah, qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, demonstrating the unifying power of sport amidst conflict and displacement; the team overcame playing home matches in neighboring countries and numerous personal...
Sudan's Football Team Qualifies for Afcon Amidst Civil War
Despite Sudan's ongoing civil war, its national football team, guided by coach Kwesi Appiah, qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, demonstrating the unifying power of sport amidst conflict and displacement; the team overcame playing home matches in neighboring countries and numerous personal...
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20% Bias Score
Syria's New Leader Announces Four-Year Plan for Elections, National Dialogue
Syria's new de facto leader, Ahmad Al Sharaa, announced plans for a national dialogue, constitution drafting within three years, and elections within four years, following a swift insurgency that ousted Bashar Al Assad after a 13-year civil war; he also intends to dissolve his group, Hayat Tahrir al...
Syria's New Leader Announces Four-Year Plan for Elections, National Dialogue
Syria's new de facto leader, Ahmad Al Sharaa, announced plans for a national dialogue, constitution drafting within three years, and elections within four years, following a swift insurgency that ousted Bashar Al Assad after a 13-year civil war; he also intends to dissolve his group, Hayat Tahrir al...
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36% Bias Score
Syria's Transition: Four-Year Election Delay Announced
Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a four-year timeline for elections following the overthrow of Assad's regime by HTS, with a three-year process for drafting a new constitution; the HTS will be dissolved, and other resistance groups will collaborate within the Ministry of Defence.
Syria's Transition: Four-Year Election Delay Announced
Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a four-year timeline for elections following the overthrow of Assad's regime by HTS, with a three-year process for drafting a new constitution; the HTS will be dissolved, and other resistance groups will collaborate within the Ministry of Defence.
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44% Bias Score
Sierra Leone's Amputees: Farming for Survival Amidst Unfulfilled Promises
In Sierra Leone, the civil war left 28,000 amputees, and high rates persist due to accidents and poor healthcare; a farming initiative trains amputees, but many still face discrimination and unfulfilled government promises for reparations.
Sierra Leone's Amputees: Farming for Survival Amidst Unfulfilled Promises
In Sierra Leone, the civil war left 28,000 amputees, and high rates persist due to accidents and poor healthcare; a farming initiative trains amputees, but many still face discrimination and unfulfilled government promises for reparations.
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36% Bias Score
Mass Prison Break in Mozambique Exacerbates Political Crisis
On December 25th, over 1,500 prisoners, including dangerous jihadists, escaped a high-security prison near Maputo, Mozambique, amidst post-election protests, exacerbating existing political and security instability; around 150 have been recaptured.
Mass Prison Break in Mozambique Exacerbates Political Crisis
On December 25th, over 1,500 prisoners, including dangerous jihadists, escaped a high-security prison near Maputo, Mozambique, amidst post-election protests, exacerbating existing political and security instability; around 150 have been recaptured.
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52% Bias Score
Assad Flees Syria Amidst Rebel Advance
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad secretly fled Damascus to Moscow on Sunday morning after failing to secure external military support against rebel forces, leaving behind his family and close advisors, some of whom faced violent repercussions; this marks the end of his family's 24-year rule.
Assad Flees Syria Amidst Rebel Advance
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad secretly fled Damascus to Moscow on Sunday morning after failing to secure external military support against rebel forces, leaving behind his family and close advisors, some of whom faced violent repercussions; this marks the end of his family's 24-year rule.
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52% Bias Score