Assad-era plot to hide thousands of Syria's dead turned desert into a mass grave

There was no mistaking the reek of death that rose along the Syrian Desert highway four nights a week for nearly two years.
Yahoo

Syria confirms closure of civil war-era desert camp, displaced return home

Displaced Syrian children play near a rubbish dump at the Rukban camp, located in a no-man's land in southern Syria at the border with Iraq and Jordan, on May 17, 2024 [Syrian Emergency Task Force/AFP ...
NPR

The Assad regime's fall has freed displaced Syrians stuck in a remote desert camp

RUKBAN CAMP, southern Syria — For almost a decade, thousands of displaced Syrians trapped in the desert struggled to survive in one of the most remote camps in the world; left without aid or medical ...
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Reuters Uncovers a Secret Mass Grave in the Syrian Desert

A Reuters investigation has uncovered a grisly, secret operation by the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria—the relocation of ...
Business Insider

Killings show ISIS remains a threat in Syria's desert 5 years after losing its caliphate

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Spike in Russian flights from Syria to Libyan desert base as Moscow eyes new Mediterranean hub

In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the Libyan desert. Moscow’s goal appears to be to find an alternative stopover for ...