Report: Assad Secretly Moved Thousands of Bodies in Cover-Up

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Above: A portrait of former President Bashar al-Assad is defaced in Damascus, Syria on Dec. 17, 2024. Image copyright: Scott Peterson/Getty Images

The Spin

Narrative A

The Assad regime orchestrated a massive two-year cover-up operation, secretly moving thousands of bodies from exposed mass graves to hide evidence of systematic killings. Assad desperately tried to obliterate evidence of torture and whitewash his brutal legacy as he sought international rehabilitation. However, the scale of his crimes — over 160,000 disappeared Syrians — cannot be erased.

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Narrative B

These sensational mass grave claims lack credible physical evidence and rely solely on unverified witness testimony and dramatic presentations. Media outlets have already been caught fabricating stories about Syria, making these extraordinary allegations, which ignore heavy surveillance over Syria and conveniently attribute all war deaths to Assad while excusing rebel atrocities

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