for questions about claims based in Syria, or limited in Syria.
Questions tagged [syria]
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Is this "ancient Hebrew leather manuscript" seized by police in Turkey authentic?
Some time ago there was news of a manuscript stolen from a Syrian museum, seized from smugglers in Turkey. There are many other articles about this as well.
Turkish police seize ancient manuscript from smugglers —Suspects in central Kırşehir…
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Did Snowden reveal that ISIS is a USA-Israel tactic?
This reports claims regarding ISIS which evolved since 2003 assuming erstwhile names like ISI,ISIS and now IS:
The former employee at US National Security Agency (NSA), Edward Snowden, has revealed that the British and American intelligence and the…
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Were the Paris attackers youths from Syria?
Recently, Bill Nye was interviewed by Huff Post Live.
In one excerpt of the interview he draws a line of causation from a water shortage in Syria to the November 2015 Paris attacks.
He was transcribed by the Washington Times (note: not the…
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Is Russia currently deploying troops to Syria?
A recent (31 August, 2015) article from Zero Hedge claims that Russia is currently deploying troops to Syria.
as Ynet reports, not only has Putin not turned his back on Assad, or Syria, but the Russian reinforcements are well on their way. [...]…
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Did global warming exacerbate the Syrian conflict?
Newspapers have recently reported that research shows that Global Warming can now be assigned as a major contributor to the ongoing conflict in Syria. For example, The Independent:
Climate change was a key driver of the Syrian uprising, according…
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Is Turkey trading oil with Islamic State?
Russia claims Turkey is trading oil with Islamic State:
Syria conflict: Russia accuses Erdogan of trading oil with IS (BBC News, 2 December 2015)
Russia presents proof of Turkey’s role in ISIS oil trade (Russia Today, 2 December 2015).
Does the…
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Are there up to 100,000 people in Eastern Aleppo as of December 2016?
I'm seeing a lot of people talk about 100,000 left and remaining in eastern Aleppo,
EXCLUSIVE: UN in talks to evacuate 100,000 from east Aleppo
A United Nations source speaking to Middle East Eye on condition of anonymity said on Tuesday that it…
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Were chemical weapons used in the civil war in Syria by the Assad regime before 2014?
From Erdogan: Assad using chemical weapons in Syria at The Jerusalem Post:
Turkish Prime Minster Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that the regime of Syrian President Basher Assad has used chemical weapons in his fight against opposition forces,…
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Did Canadian children sing the Islamic song "Tala'al badru" to welcome Syrian refugees?
Saw this video being shared around in the social media, ostensibly a performance by Canadian children to welcome Syrian refugees' arrival to Canada. I recognized the song as the Islamic song Tala' al Badru 'Alayna. According to Wikipedia it was…
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Did Syrian army Pantsir systems destroy 23 Tomahawks (using just 25 missiles) in an attack on Damascus?
It's been claimed in a Russian documentary that
When NATO delivered a Tomahawk strike against Damascus, it was the Pantsir systems of the Syrian army that destroyed 23 targets, using just 25 missiles. Those Tomahawks that pieced through did so in…
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Do most Syrian refugees want eventually to return to Syria?
Jordan's King Abdullah II said at a press conference with President Trump that Syrian refugees want to return to Syria (live video of press conference, can't find archived video yet).
The statement is similar to one made by Ben Carson two years ago…
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Was it harder for Syrian Christians to immigrate to the US than Muslims?
As a justification for his intention to prioritise Christian refugees over Muslim refugees, President Trump said:
Do you know if you were a Christian in Syria it was impossible, at least very tough, to get into the United States? If you were a…
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Did the United States provide weapons to YPG members in 2015?
The People Protection Units or "YPG" are the main armed service of the Federation of Northern Syria – Rojava, and consist primarily of Syrian Kurds. The Turkish government consider the YPG to be part of the PKK, which they classify as a terrorist…
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Is Saudi Arabia hosting ~2.5 million Syrian refugees?
After being criticized for not doing enough to help refugees, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared that they have been helping after all. Among others, it specifically claims that it has taken more than 2.5 million Syrians.
The…
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Did Russia warn the people of besieged East Aleppo that "If you do not leave these areas urgently, you will be annihilated"?
Stephen O'Brien, head of the Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) claimed that leaflets are being dropped on eastern Aleppo by Syrian and Russian aircraft, warning residents:
“This is your last hope. Save yourselves. If you…
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