Syrian White Helmets carry an injured person following an earthquake on Feb. 7, 2023, in Idlib province, northwestern Syria, which was under rebel control at the time. (Credit: AFP)
On Thursday, Aug. 6, Mohammad Ghmeira, 29, walks into the al-Haffa police station in the Latakia region. He has been summoned over a complaint of theft. The father of two enters the station conscious and in good health. He leaves three days later with an acute cerebral hemorrhage. Taken to the hospital, his heart stops three times. His condition worsens. Mohammad dies on Aug. 16. Yet, according to several media reports, his family had warned the police that he suffered from hemophilia, that his blood did not clot, and begged them not to beat him. Meanwhile In Syria, the purge of three former warlords illustrates Damascus’s tightening control over the army The tragedy triggered a wave of outrage in Syria, where the death of a man under torture in prison immediately reopens wounds from the Assad era. “This recalled the images of...
On Thursday, Aug. 6, Mohammad Ghmeira, 29, walks into the al-Haffa police station in the Latakia region. He has been summoned over a complaint of theft. The father of two enters the station conscious and in good health. He leaves three days later with an acute cerebral hemorrhage. Taken to the hospital, his heart stops three times. His condition worsens. Mohammad dies on Aug. 16. Yet, according to several media reports, his family had warned the police that he suffered from hemophilia, that his blood did not clot, and begged them not to beat him. Meanwhile In Syria, the purge of three former warlords illustrates Damascus’s tightening control over the army The tragedy triggered a wave of outrage in Syria, where the death of a man under torture in prison immediately reopens wounds from the Assad era. “This recalled the images of...
