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Art

Forensic Architecture Joins Journalists to Depict Syria's Use of Chemical Weapons

Investigative journalism website Bellingcat, with the help of research group Forensic Architecture, seeks to put an end to the theories that the harrowing chemical attack against civilians in April 2017 was a "false-flag operation."

Art

Russia and Syria Use Palmyra as a Stage for Political Theater

Since its capture by ISIS in May of 2015, Palmyra has become a kind of archaeological fetish for the West.

News

Syrian President Seeks Investors to Rebuild Aleppo's Bombed-Out Old City

A group of archaeologists and urban planning experts in Germany say that President Bashar al-Assad is already seeing dollar signs in the ruins of his country's cities.

Opinion

Leaving Comments for Propagandists

OAKLAND, Calif. — Part of what makes propaganda effective is the way it uses words that collectively sound like they mean something but ultimately signal very little.