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[00:00:00] The real estate departments are asked to deliver a document
[00:00:03] of the floor or a document of the floor so that it can be electronic.
[00:00:07] How prepared are the cadres for this matter?
[00:00:10] became their profession, The cadres, let's because they were working with say, are prepared in a very simple way. We are talking
[00:00:14] about infrastructure, as in infrastructure, as IT infrastructure, and we are talking about
[00:00:18] training and technical qualifications of the cadres.
[00:00:22] Therefore, we are focusing on two aspects in this
[00:00:24] the efforts of the victims from project: not only renovating the infrastructure, but also training and qualifying
[00:00:27] the cadres, which is an essential part of this project. Um, okay,
[00:00:31] how will digitization
[00:00:37] and we file lawsuits against them and despite that, he was sniped preserve the rights of the Syrian citizen? This is the goal, meaning the electronic real estate registry project in general has two goals. The first
[00:00:40] one is to protect property rights
[00:00:43] and citizens' rights. The other is to simplify
[00:00:48] much as possible to increase this the procedures for real estate services for citizens. So, from two sides, we are
[00:00:52] trying to work on this matter. How will citizens' rights be preserved? In the end,
[00:00:57] a side passage to restore all the documents you have, some of them are
[00:01:00] damaged. So, how can I get these damaged documents? In the end, the documents or
[00:01:04] papers are linked to each other. For example, the real estate page might be damaged,
[00:01:07] but the contract exists. Therefore, I can obtain information
[00:01:11] from the Ministry of Defense, and add it to another place. It is possible that the contract is damaged and the real estate
[00:01:15] page exists. So, through the archiving process, through having
[00:01:18] a central data, through this system being able
[00:01:22] to provide me with reports through OCRs, AI agents, the functions available in this system,
[00:01:26] that clarify the history of this property, clarify
[00:01:30] the owners of this property, clarify people's rights in this property. So, I have taken
[00:01:33] a very big step. Now you will ask me, will all documents or
[00:01:37] the archiving process preserve the rights of everyone? No, in the first
[00:01:42] violations are not repeated in stage, we will not be able to preserve the rights of everyone, but because there will be no digitization for everyone, even if
[00:01:46] Regarding this file, I am pleased to have with us here in the you digitize everything, you have missing documents, you have documents with certain problems.
[00:01:49] I mean, you saw that we have areas in Syria that went through
[00:01:53] Fadel. So, this several eras: the SDF era, the ISIS era, the era of the defunct regime,
[00:01:56] several eras, and these every single one of these cases had
[00:02:01] the specialists with us in the very great things. So, we are
[00:02:05] followed a systematic policy of in a state of electronic digitization, 80 to 90% of these documents, we
[00:02:09] ensured that they are
[00:02:12] number of and chemical weapons, but he does not fully digitized.
[00:02:12] In fact, on this We ensured the preservation of these documents. Now, there are 10% with certain
[00:02:16] cases. Of course, there are certain cases, and these cases are dealt with through the real estate
[00:02:20] judiciary, through the civil judiciary, and so on.
[00:02:21] segment of Transfer of ownership will also be done through this
[00:02:25] platform, meaning buying
[00:02:28] society's ability. Why this and selling and transferring ownership. No, this process is the first step. The final step you are talking about is
[00:02:31] the electronic real estate registry process or automated
[00:02:34] real estate services. No, in the first stage, you
[00:02:37] 500 media need data input. You get the data input through real estate archiving,
[00:02:40] archiving and digitization. In the next stage, you enter the stage of
[00:02:44] automation. So, we reach
[00:02:48] a product that we call, we reach the stage of transferring
[00:02:51] ownership through an electronic
[00:02:53] thankfully, and I also thank you for application or through a web application. When we talk about the nature
[00:02:56] of cooperation with the US Department of State, will it be limited to
[00:03:01] by those concerned with this financial support, or will there be technical support? Certainly, today, when we talk about
[00:03:05] what we talked about, there are two main aspects to the project: training and qualifying cadres. This
[00:03:09] will be technical support for the cadres working with us.
[00:03:12] Also, our colleagues at Creative
[00:03:16] and in partnership with the US Department of
[00:03:18] State are even trying to provide us with experts, trying to provide
[00:03:22] us with experiences
[00:03:27] society does not similar to those in successful countries. We are always
[00:03:29] looking for a benchmark to build a successful experience for us, which saves
[00:03:35] areas in the us time
[00:03:36] not after this project. We reiterate that this and we don't have to reinvent the wheel. So, there is technical support, there is support that is not limited to financial
[00:03:40] support. Okay, so
[00:03:44] that these journalists also speaking about this project,
[00:03:47] they were uploaded to and you said that it needs time, how will
[00:03:50] this project be followed up during its implementation
[00:03:53] phases? Well, follow-up has two aspects.
[00:03:57] The first aspect is follow-up by the Ministry of Local Administration on the implementation
[00:04:01] process. Of course, when
[00:04:04] or any type of we built the proposal in coordination with Creative
[00:04:07] company, we
[00:04:10] want, for example, in already had a strategic plan for digital transformation regarding the real estate
[00:04:12] sector. This file
[00:04:15] Day to End Impunity is followed up very
[00:04:18] closely by the professors in the administration at the Ministry of Local Administration.
[00:04:21] This is at the local administration level. I personally
[00:04:24] have the executive management of the project
[00:04:26] have entered, even if they are not under me, so we are following this matter
[00:04:32] step by step. Also, the
[00:04:34] colleagues
[00:04:36] who are
[00:04:39] of soil that supporting this file, Creative
[00:04:42] Certainly, I mean, on such company, are also following up with us on this file so that we can try our best to make the project succeed 100%.
[00:04:46] there are standards for following To be honest, it is not of that on society. And at this point, what is a complex
[00:04:48] project; it is what we call simple
[00:04:50] and we specifically mention journalists on this yet difficult. It is not a complex project, but it requires high precision in implementation. Well, since
[00:04:54] you are the implementer, what are the obstacles that might stand in the way of this project
[00:04:58] or make the stages a bit difficult? We have two main obstacles.
[00:05:01] The first obstacle is the sanctions
[00:05:05] file on Syria. Today, we are requesting very high technology. We are requesting data
[00:05:08] centers that contain
[00:05:11] Impunity for Crimes GPUs, processors for
[00:05:14] AI. The real estate registry file requires OCRs. OCRs are the AI agents
[00:05:18] that read
[00:05:20] documents after the scanning process. So, you don't have to take
[00:05:24] time to transcribe these documents and so on. So, this
[00:05:27] matter is difficult. It has a big challenge,
[00:05:30] but we are trying to solve it in coordination with Creative company and the US Department of
[00:05:34] State so that we can import these equipment as soon as
[00:05:38] possible. The second challenge is the challenge of technical awareness or digital
[00:05:41] awareness. Most of the existing cadres or
[00:05:44] those present in our institutions currently,
[00:05:47] due to the regime's isolation and its closure
[00:05:51] in the previous
[00:05:54] phase, prevented technology from reaching the world to a great
[00:05:57] extent. So, today we are trying as
[00:06:01] awareness, trying to qualify and train the cadres as much
[00:06:04] as possible. You have digital security awareness, you have awareness
[00:06:08] of computer software, we have awareness that automation and digitization are
[00:06:12] not about getting rid of employees, but rather about simplifying procedures
[00:06:15] and facilitating access to services for citizens. So, this awareness
[00:06:19] is a very big challenge. Also, let's not dwell on this topic.
[00:06:22] What are the challenges regarding infrastructure? We are talking about the internet,
[00:06:26] we are talking about electricity, and also what about cybersecurity
[00:06:30] and protecting this data?
[00:06:33] I mean, it could be, for example,
[00:06:37] in one way or another, we are talking about the next stage,
[00:06:40] the theft of an entire property,
[00:06:44] targeting data internally or externally. Right, exactly. Have you put in place
[00:06:47] solutions for this matter or scenarios? Certainly, certainly.
[00:06:50] Well, let me just give you very
[00:06:54] important information. Today, when we are building a data center, when we are
[00:06:57] building or
[00:07:01] attracting certain types of equipment, there is a process that
[00:07:04] is being carried out in coordination with several parties in the Syrian government, including
[00:07:08] our colleagues in the Ministry of Communications, including our colleagues in the Ministry of Interior, including
[00:07:13] ministry, and also experts and consultants concerned with the issue of digital
[00:07:17] information security. Also, we have precautions that we take into
[00:07:21] account. The archiving system in the first stage
[00:07:24] should be isolated. It should not be online for all
[00:07:28] citizens. We have something in Syria called the PDN or the secure network, meaning
[00:07:31] we call it the private internet of Syria or the local network of Syria.
[00:07:35] So, this system, in the first stage, is only accessible
[00:07:39] with specific permissions for the specialized employees in the data
[00:07:42] entry process. When I want to launch an electronic
[00:07:46] service later for citizens online,
[00:07:49] there will definitely be
[00:07:52] certain limitations and permissions for accessing this database and dealing with this
[00:07:56] data. This is one thing. The other thing is when we say we want to build a central
[00:08:00] data center, the first
[00:08:04] thing for building a central data center is to limit
[00:08:06] access
[00:08:09] to this data center or to this data warehouse
[00:08:14] access. I mean, today you have scattered data. You have data in Aleppo, you have
[00:08:18] data in Damascus, you have data in Hama, etc. When we say
[00:08:21] central data center, then you have a central data
[00:08:25] warehouse, and consequently, you have central and very limited
[00:08:28] access to this data center. Okay, final question: Can
[00:08:31] any citizen then
[00:08:35] access any property even if it's not
[00:08:38] theirs? And therefore, I mean, to inspect it, for example,
[00:08:44] a statement of the property's condition? Certainly, but
[00:08:49] project is the next stage after the next stage.
[00:08:52] Then you will have, you will have, you will have access
[00:08:55] to data divided into several sections, including your personal data and your
[00:08:59] private properties. No one can access them but you. And other data is
[00:09:02] already available to everyone to access
[00:09:06] properties. Thank you very much for all these clarifications and for your presence with us here,
[00:09:09] Mr. Ahmed Ali, Director of Digital Transformation at the Ministry of Local
[00:09:13] Administration. Thank you. Thank you. Thank
[00:09:15] you very
[00:09:19] much.
[00:09:24] The annual commemoration of the International
[00:09:28] for Crimes Committed Against Journalists is a prominent
[00:09:31] station to review and open the files of the widespread
[00:09:35] and systematic targeting that Syrian journalists were subjected to
[00:09:38] at the hands of the defunct regime's apparatus, from killings and enforced disappearances
[00:09:42] to the attempt to break this story.
[00:09:46] Statistics from the Syrian Network for Human Rights revealed
[00:09:50] the documentation of the martyrdom of
[00:09:54] 559
[00:09:56] journalists and media workers, including
[00:09:59] 48 who died under torture, in addition to the registration
[00:10:03] of 1358
[00:10:06] cases of arrest or abduction, and 392
[00:10:10] people are still among the forcibly
[00:10:13] disappeared, including female journalists
[00:10:17] and foreigners.
[00:10:21] Coinciding with the International Day to End
[00:10:24] Committed Against Journalists, human rights
[00:10:27] and professional organizations in Syria highlighted the heavy
[00:10:30] legacy of systematic violations that the
[00:10:34] media sector was subjected to at the hands of the defunct regime's forces since
[00:10:37] 2011 until the fall of the regime in December
[00:10:40] 2024. Statistics from
[00:10:43] the Syrian Network for Human Rights revealed the documentation
[00:10:47] of the killing of 559
[00:10:50] journalists and media workers, including 48
[00:10:54] who died under torture, in addition to the registration
[00:10:56] of 1358
[00:10:59] cases of arrest or abduction, and 322
[00:11:02] people are still among the forcibly disappeared,
[00:11:05] including female journalists and foreigners. The director
[00:11:09] of the Network, Fadel Abdul Ghani, confirmed that these widespread attacks
[00:11:13] amount to war crimes against humanity, explaining that the Network's
[00:11:16] data has been transformed into criminal evidence to determine
[00:11:20] responsibilities before national and international justice.
[00:11:23] For her part, lawyer Rahad Abdoush, a member of the Central
[00:11:26] Bar Association, stated that the violations during the defunct regime's era
[00:11:30] were based on legislative shortcomings and a method of suppressing
[00:11:33] freedom of expression, confirming that the association fully
[00:11:36] supports journalists and victims' families legally, calling on
[00:11:40] Arab journalistic bodies to reveal
[00:11:43] the fate of the forcibly disappeared. As for today, with Syria entering
[00:11:47] the post-liberation phase, the need arises to reveal
[00:11:51] the fate of the missing and forcibly disappeared, in addition to establishing
[00:11:55] a path for transitional justice that guarantees
[00:11:57] uncovering the truth and redressing victims and their families,
[00:12:00] and establishes a safe and independent media environment
[00:12:04] that ensures that those
[00:12:07] the future.
[00:12:11] studio Dr. Fadel Abdul Ghani, Director of the Syrian Network for Human Rights.
[00:12:15] Welcome, Dr.
[00:12:18] day is the annual commemoration of the International Day to End
[00:12:21] Impunity for Crimes Committed Against Journalists. Talk about how
[00:12:25] the regime initially used or
[00:12:30] revenge against journalists who were conveying the truth during
[00:12:34] the Syrian Revolution.
[00:12:37] day, we must recall, primarily, the sacrifices
[00:12:40] of journalists and citizen journalists in Syria.
[00:12:44] I can tell you that a large
[00:12:46] Syrians may not be fully aware of the extent
[00:12:50] of the sacrifices. I mean, these statistics are very
[00:12:53] large and are considered among the highest indicators in the world.
[00:12:56] The number of victims that the report presented, the number that
[00:13:00] we still have, even now,
[00:13:02] professionals, of course, varied between
[00:13:06] photographers, writers, bloggers,
[00:13:09] and journalists, and so on, and correspondents, and their
[00:13:13] fate is still among the forcibly disappeared. So, the targeting against
[00:13:16] media professionals was widespread, deliberate killing, and we
[00:13:20] talked in the data that we recorded about sniping operations. I mean, the targeting
[00:13:23] of the media professional because he is a media professional,
[00:13:26] because of his profession, and not
[00:13:30] and even when we interviewed even
[00:13:33] detainees who were not media professionals, they would ask them who is the media professional,
[00:13:37] who is, I mean, who is filming, who is reporting the news?
[00:13:41] And therefore, this was a deliberate and systematic policy
[00:13:43] of targeting these media professionals. And the indicators of killing,
[00:13:47] and also those who died under torture, among them
[00:13:51] 48 died under torture, and besides the 500, the 500 were also
[00:13:54] killed. And as we mentioned in the file of the missing, and we repeated this,
[00:13:57] or the forcibly disappeared, repeatedly, that whoever did not come out is
[00:14:01] considered among the victims, but he remains forcibly disappeared
[00:14:05] also until now, until his fate is revealed. So, these are
[00:14:08] multiple violations against media professionals. But the question is, why
[00:14:11] do we give this distinction to media professionals?
[00:14:15] This is also a very important point, because the journalist
[00:14:18] and media professional was the primary source of news to society.
[00:14:22] The Assad regime, by targeting these people, was cutting off news
[00:14:26] from society and from the world. Even we, in the Syrian Network
[00:14:29] for Human Rights, have an excellent,
[00:14:32] more than excellent, relationship with hundreds of media activists, and they were our primary
[00:14:36] source. And that's why we always acknowledge and thank
[00:14:39] them, and without their cooperation, we would not have been able to collect a large
[00:14:42] amount of data and information. That's why the Assad regime's targeting
[00:14:46] was deliberate and systematic. It was a state policy
[00:14:49] against them. And that's why we described these crimes and violations as
[00:14:53] war crimes and crimes against humanity. Of course, this is part of the broader targeting of civilians, of all
[00:14:57] Syrians, but there was a specific focus and distinction,
[00:15:00] and journalists were in the front lines. I mean, here, if they performed
[00:15:03] their duty correctly, then they are among the biggest advocates for human
[00:15:07] rights, but of course,
[00:15:11] this. We can talk about this another time, and this is what
[00:15:14] journalists and media professionals are trained on. But basically,
[00:15:17] I can say that a large segment of
[00:15:21] society was not aware of what these journalists
[00:15:25] presented, nor were they informed. So, I thank you for even the idea of the citizen
[00:15:28] journalist. The Syrian revolution
[00:15:31] produced these media professionals who are citizen journalists, meaning
[00:15:35] that he is not necessarily a graduate of a media
[00:15:38] or journalism college or anything like that, for four years. No, some of them
[00:15:42] practiced journalistic work, and their profession
[00:15:48] and therefore this description applies to him, and also the
[00:15:51] protection applies to him, which distinguishes him, that he
[00:15:55] is a civilian, he can even cover battles, etc., and he should not
[00:15:58] be targeted because his
[00:16:01] job is only to report what happens. He
[00:16:04] often does not take a stance, but he
[00:16:07] covers these events. But
[00:16:11] and targeted just for this reporting. Yes.
[00:16:13] And also, hundreds or dozens died
[00:16:17] under torture. I mean, entering
[00:16:20] the prisons of the defunct regime carrying just a camera means
[00:16:24] a death sentence for you. Here, you talked about
[00:16:27] many important things, perhaps the most important
[00:16:30] of which is that the matter was targeted, sorry,
[00:16:33] it was systematic and deliberate by the defunct regime,
[00:16:36] and its first enemy was the journalist and the one who conveyed the truth. Today, the importance of this day,
[00:16:40] the International Day to End Impunity, especially since the victims
[00:16:44] of the regime among journalists were not only Syrians but of several nationalities.
[00:16:47] We are talking about Colvin, for example. Yes, Marie Colvin, yes. I mean,
[00:16:51] Mr. Ammar, as you mentioned, it is very important
[00:16:54] that, I mean, whoever carried a camera
[00:16:57] or was responsible for a news network, I mean,
[00:17:00] I have many, many cases, and they are painful, and,
[00:17:03] I mean, perhaps
[00:17:07] large sums were paid. If they had been paid to someone else,
[00:17:11] it would have been possible to release this person. I tell you, but
[00:17:14] because he is a journalist, because of that, the Assad regime
[00:17:17] took greater revenge on him. Now, why is this very dangerous? What
[00:17:21] did we do? What you are talking about, even foreign journalists
[00:17:25] and even local journalists, this undermined society's ability to know
[00:17:28] the truth. And that's why you find, and we are finding, that there is
[00:17:32] a very big gap after the liberation, after the fall of the Assad regime, that a large
[00:17:35] part of society does not know
[00:17:37] what a part of society went through in terms of suffering
[00:17:41] and in these details. He generally
[00:17:44] knows that there was bombing, barrel bombs,
[00:17:48] know the huge amount of details. Why this
[00:17:51] suffering? Why this resentment against the Assad regime and against what it did in terms of
[00:17:55] violations, and against who was involved in these violations? And we will talk
[00:17:59] about accountability and holding accountable those who committed these crimes against
[00:18:02] journalists. But this undermined
[00:18:05] deliberate systematic targeting? It was also to
[00:18:09] make them an example so that others would be deterred from
[00:18:12] joining journalistic activity.
[00:18:15] And in fact, in one way or another, this policy, we can say,
[00:18:19] succeeded in 2012 and 2013,
[00:18:22] as I recall, that we at the beginning of the Syrian Revolution
[00:18:26] and citizen journalists, hundreds joined because they
[00:18:29] considered this to be part of the revolution itself, conveying the voice
[00:18:33] of the revolution, its peacefulness, its slogans to the whole world, and also
[00:18:36] the violations of the Assad regime. So, he considered it part of
[00:18:40] the identity of the revolution and part of its rituals and part of
[00:18:44] its practices.
[00:18:46] Just as another group turned towards, for example, military
[00:18:50] action, there was a group that turned towards media work and considered
[00:18:54] this to be a fundamental pillar of the Syrian Revolution. But the Assad
[00:18:57] regime targeted them, but this
[00:19:00] was to prevent others from joining. So, he was
[00:19:03] harsher in his treatment of them and in the violations against them.
[00:19:07] So, we were always, when
[00:19:10] we asked other detainees, this one was tortured more,
[00:19:13] and that's why this number was killed under torture,
[00:19:17] and another 500 disappeared, these were also tortured and died,
[00:19:20] but these and these are the ones we were able to, I mean, we
[00:19:24] have 550, I mean, or almost 600 who died under torture, but we
[00:19:28] confirmed these, and the families confirmed them, so we said these
[00:19:31] are separated from those, but those also died under torture, the 500 disappeared, all
[00:19:35] tortured and died under torture as well, and this is a terrifying number at a global level,
[00:19:39] because as I mentioned, journalists have additional
[00:19:42] protection. I mean, even now, when security forces
[00:19:47] advanced countries, in legal procedures, when they want
[00:19:51] to search a person, it's different from when they want to search a journalist's office. He has
[00:19:54] a distinction here, and he also has source
[00:19:58] protection. You cannot ask a journalist about his source. This is forbidden
[00:20:01] by law. So, why do you give him this distinction? Because he has
[00:20:05] a role in
[00:20:07] uncovering the truth, in informing society about it. And we, the victims,
[00:20:11] are equal in being killed. We are not differentiating them, the right to life, but
[00:20:15] we distinguish here the journalist's mission and the impact
[00:20:20] the legal path to hold accountable those involved in committing crimes
[00:20:24] against journalists, and what are the judicial frameworks that are relied
[00:20:28] upon? Well, I mean, Ms. Nadia, I call
[00:20:31] for there to be,
[00:20:34] just as we have files
[00:20:38] that are being built using certain types of weapons
[00:20:41] against, for example, those involved in chemical weapons, you saw that
[00:20:44] some of them so I
[00:20:47] there are those who were involved in violations under
[00:20:50] torture,
[00:20:52] in killing journalists under torture, including foreign journalists, we don't want to separate them
[00:20:58] Syrian journalists side by side, shoulder to shoulder,
[00:21:01] and contributed to conveying what happened and the violations of the Assad regime
[00:21:05] to the world. And also, I mean, we
[00:21:08] mourn them on this day and appreciate their efforts with all
[00:21:11] reverence and respect, just as we appreciate
[00:21:14] the journalistic activists. And therefore,
[00:21:17] the path is that we see the branches and also
[00:21:21] the individuals involved, the individuals who were violating the rights of journalists,
[00:21:27] announce this matter, that this is because he committed these violations,
[00:21:30] and we link them, I mean, we rely on human rights documentation as
[00:21:34] a starting point, and we can identify
[00:21:37] the security branches where, for example, deaths under torture occurred
[00:21:41] or where disappearances occurred during that period.
[00:21:44] So, we can do that, and therefore we can
[00:21:47] know who was responsible for that branch
[00:21:51] or who was responsible for torture or investigation in that branch. So, we can
[00:21:55] obtain and we can also build lawsuits against him. I mean,
[00:21:59] I say that in the transitional period, we need to build lawsuits
[00:22:02] against those who committed violations against
[00:22:06] certain categories of revolutionaries, and foremost among them are journalists. And we say
[00:22:10] that to current journalists, that this
[00:22:12] is a sacrifice for your other colleagues who sacrificed, so this
[00:22:16] cause is for their benefit because causes, I mean, must
[00:22:20] have their effect, their effect in terms of alleviating societal tension and so
[00:22:23] on, and this is a form of moral compensation. So, this gives
[00:22:27] symbolism as well. I mean, highlighting the violations that
[00:22:30] occurred against these people and revealing the fate of the missing is part of uncovering
[00:22:34] the truth and revealing the harm. But I am with giving distinction in favor
[00:22:38] of journalists again within the path of transitional justice because of the heroic role
[00:22:42] they played for society, and they were in the front lines. So, I am with giving
[00:22:45] distinction in the path of transitional justice in favor
[00:22:49] of journalists in their different paths of accountability and commemoration
[00:22:52] in certain streets. There are heroic journalists who presented
[00:22:56] and were killed, and we have a very large number of them who were filming
[00:23:00] their last shot. A large
[00:23:02] them, I mean, we have about seven or eight
[00:23:06] cases, as I recall, that
[00:23:08] this was the last shot. Yes, I mean, this should be, yes,
[00:23:12] he was martyred after that in a Russian shelling or something
[00:23:15] else. So, he was filming his last shot in his life. So, therefore,
[00:23:19] these deserve to be commemorated, which is part of the transitional justice path.
[00:23:23] We distinguish in favor of journalists because of the heroic role they played.
[00:23:27] Steps were taken on this day, I mean, you, in the Syrian Network for Human
[00:23:30] Rights, also with the Committee for the Missing, has this matter been discussed, since you
[00:23:34] were just raising it? I mean, we, in the Syrian Network for Human Rights, always
[00:23:38] on this day, and you saw, I mean, SANA Syrian News Agency published it,
[00:23:43] the coverage. We always try to commemorate this day by
[00:23:46] highlighting how we prevent impunity
[00:23:50] through freedom of the press, freedom of media, and also
[00:23:54] we remember the sacrifices of our
[00:23:58] journalist colleagues who, I mean,
[00:23:59] brought us to this time. And also,
[00:24:03] we remember that we need institutional reform in order to
[00:24:07] prevent violations from recurring and to prevent them, and so on. So, this is what
[00:24:10] we issued in this context, because I reiterate
[00:24:14] and emphasize that a large part of
[00:24:17] know the sacrifices that were made
[00:24:20] to preserve the memory of the Syrian Revolution. I mean, without preserving
[00:24:24] the memory, we cannot establish a path for transitional justice, nor can we even
[00:24:27] build cases. I mean, the cases now are based largely
[00:24:31] on photos and videos
[00:24:34] sent us, or
[00:24:37] YouTube or so on, or on their pages, and we, I mean,
[00:24:40] we kept millions of photos
[00:24:43] and videos and saved them, and of course, we always attribute them to this person
[00:24:47] even in the cases that we undertake.
[00:24:50] We attribute them as taken from a YouTube channel, of course, some of them were martyred, or even from
[00:24:53] his Facebook page, we attribute them, so we
[00:24:56] saved them even because some pages disappeared or YouTube deleted
[00:25:00] channels, so we have millions of photos and videos
[00:25:03] that we archived, but, I mean, because of what
[00:25:07] they did, they are now entering, or not entering,
[00:25:10] they have even entered into previous evidence in Europe. These
[00:25:13] documentations that they carried out
[00:25:16] much praised for these efforts. We do not
[00:25:20] have a report at the end of it to praise these efforts, and this day is the day
[00:25:24] we commemorate this story from this topic. So, this
[00:25:28] statement falls within this framework.
[00:25:32] a day, I mean, we say that
[00:25:35] we ask for mercy for our martyrs, the martyrs of the Syrian Revolution, all of them,
[00:25:40] day, who paved the way for us, and we hope that these
[00:25:44] incidents will not be repeated in our country again. I want to thank
[00:25:48] you very much, Dr. Fadel.
[00:26:03] The Raqqa Media Directorate announced the closure of the main road connecting
[00:26:06] the governorates of Raqqa and Deir Ezzor at the
[00:26:09] Khneifis Bridge in the Ma'dan area due to
[00:26:12] floods. The Syrian Public Establishment for Building and Construction continues
[00:26:15] its operations to open a side passage in the Ma'dan area to reopen
[00:26:19] the Raqqa-Deir Ezzor road. After the floods and heavy
[00:26:23] rains,
[00:26:26] roads were swept away by floodwaters, and homes were
[00:26:29] submerged by floods. Rescue teams continue
[00:26:32] their search for those who have been missing.
[00:26:36] Raqqa Governorate is facing the consequences
[00:26:39] of devastating floods that have caused widespread damage
[00:26:43] and threatened the safety of civilians.
[00:26:46] The floods caused the main road connecting Raqqa
[00:26:49] and Deir Ezzor at the Khunafis Bridge
[00:26:52] in Maadan to be cut off. Meanwhile, the Syrian Establishment
[00:26:55] for Construction and Building is working to open
[00:27:00] traffic on the road. Search operations
[00:27:03] for the missing in the floodwaters and the Euphrates Lake,
[00:27:07] with the participation of Civil Defense teams, naval
[00:27:10] forces, and frogmen
[00:27:13] are still ongoing. The sweeping
[00:27:16] operation in the vicinity of Al-Tabaqa resulted
[00:27:20] in the recovery of the body of young Ismail Ahmed Al-Shihab.
[00:27:23] Efforts are continuing to reach other missing
[00:27:26] persons who were swept away by the water from the Al-Salmani Bridge
[00:27:30] area. On the level of field response,
[00:27:33] emergency and disaster management teams
[00:27:36] carried out more than 110
[00:27:38] responses and dealt with more than 200
[00:27:42] reports within one hour, which included
[00:27:45] rescue, evacuation, water pumping, and opening
[00:27:48] damaged roads. The risks do not stop at the limits
[00:27:52] of floods, as the Civil Defense warned of the possibility
[00:27:55] of mines and war remnants being swept
[00:27:59] by the floods into areas that were relatively
[00:28:02] safe, urging civilians not to approach
[00:28:05] suspicious objects or touch
[00:28:08] them and to report them immediately.
[00:28:11] Between roads that are still cut off and search
[00:28:15] operations that have not yet ended, the priority
[00:28:18] remains to contain the repercussions of the floods and protect
[00:28:21] civilians at a time when the risks of
[00:28:25] floods go beyond what the water has left
[00:28:28] to threats that may remain even after
[00:28:31] their recession.
[00:28:33] With us,
[00:28:36] dear viewers, is Mr. Yousef Azzo, Head of Field Operations
[00:28:39] Department at the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster
[00:28:43] Management, joining us from Damascus. Welcome, Mr. Yousef, to the Syrian
[00:28:46] News Channel. I would like to ask you first
[00:28:50] if there are any warnings we should address
[00:28:54] to our people who live near these
[00:28:56] areas. We are talking about the repercussions
[00:29:00] of the floods and the closure and interruption of the general
[00:29:04] road that connects the two governorates of Raqqa and Deir Ezzor at
[00:29:08] Khunafis. May God bless you and your
[00:29:12] times. Of course, as civil defense teams,
[00:29:15] we have warnings that we issue initially before
[00:29:19] any potential danger. These
[00:29:22] warnings stipulate adherence
[00:29:26] to safety and security rules, especially now after
[00:29:30] the formation of floods due to heavy rainfall in the
[00:29:32] eastern regions, in addition to many
[00:29:37] Syrian governorates. But I specifically mention
[00:29:40] the eastern regions, Deir Ezzor and Raqqa, where strong floods
[00:29:44] may form that could carry with them
[00:29:48] some mines from mine-contaminated areas
[00:29:52] and war remnants located in certain areas
[00:29:55] that have moved to safe areas. So do not approach these
[00:29:59] objects. They could be
[00:30:03] booby-trapped mines,
[00:30:06] mines or war remnants.
[00:30:10] The second point is adherence to safety and security rules
[00:30:13] regarding warnings for weather
[00:30:17] conditions or any danger that may occur
[00:30:21] due to storms or winds
[00:30:25] resulting from heavy rainfall that forms floods
[00:30:28] and leads to the collapse of some infrastructure that is
[00:30:32] already damaged and very fragile. I specifically
[00:30:35] mention the Badia region, which has
[00:30:38] a type
[00:30:41] does not absorb water, leading to the formation
[00:30:44] of very strong floods. As for some other
[00:30:47] areas, today we are talking about the eastern region, so the risk
[00:30:51] of floods forming is greater than in areas where
[00:30:54] the soil has the ability
[00:30:58] to absorb water.