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"Nearly every war has been the result of media lies."

— Julian Assange

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Happy Easter from Aleppo, Syria.

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13 years ago today, Julian Assange released a video showing US Forces firing on Iraqi civilians, including children. Now he faces up to 175 years in prison for publishing it.

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📍Beirut, Lebanon 🌸

Photo by Hasna Frangieh

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Remembering Syrian archaeologist Khaled al-Asad who, 4 years ago, was publicly beheaded by ISIS terrorists for refusing to reveal the location of hidden artefacts in Palmyra. He defended Syria’s historical heritage in the face of barbarity and terrorism. Rest in peace, hero.

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Happy Orthodox Easter from all across Syria. This is what 8 years of Western-backed war and terrorism couldn’t destroy.

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Happy Easter from Syria, where Christianity has flourished for 2,000 years.

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Happy Palm Sunday from Syria. In Aleppo, Damascus, Al-Qusayr, Qamishli and beyond, Syrians celebrate Palm Sunday all across their cities and towns, in peace and free of terrorism. Yet somehow, these beautiful scenes never make it to the Western media.

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Beautiful news out of Syria’s Aleppo: The 600-year old Forty Martyrs Armenian Cathedral has been restored and reopened yesterday after it was destroyed by Al-Qaeda terrorists in 2015. Syrian-Armenian Christians attended their first mass in nearly four years this past Saturday.

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In Syria’s Aleppo, the spirit of Christmas has prevailed over terrorism, as hundreds of Syrians took to the streets to celebrate the special holiday in peace for the third-year in a row. By Sarah Abdallah (@sahouraxo) Right around this time two years ago, the ancient Syrian city of Aleppo was freed from Al-Qaeda terrorists by the Syrian Army and its allies. Since 2012, the city had toiled under jihadist occupation and the diverse Christian community, which had prospered since the times of Jesus Christ, was persecuted and often attacked with mortars. Upon liberation, Aleppo’s Christians, the largest grouping in all of Syria, were finally able to observe Christmas and other Christian traditions once more. This year however, with nearly the whole of Syria cleared of terrorism and the illegal occupation of Syrian territories by US troops set to end, Christmas has truly returned to what once was Syria’s economic capital in full swing. Fireworks illuminate the skyline, Santa Clauses are everywhere and Christmas trees are lit up citywide. It’s like Aleppo is totally alive again after rising up from the wreckage. Halab, as the city is called in Arabic, is one of the oldest most continuously inhabited cities on Earth, with historians noting it has had residents for 8,000-13,000 years. It has always been considered one of the centers of civilization. And right in the heart of it are Syria’s Christians. After half a decade of terror at the hands of “moderate rebels” armed and financed by NATO and Saudi Arabia, Syrian Christians not only have freedom but peace. The spirit of Christmas has prevailed over the terror of extremism. Indeed, it doesn’t get merrier than that.

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Merry Christmas to all and especially to the resilient people of Syria, whose capital city Damascus is celebrating today completely terrorism-free for the first time in 7 years. ❤🇸🇾🎄

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Heartwarming scenes of Syrians peacefully partaking in early Christmas celebrations and singing carols in the Syrian capital of Damascus, free of terrorism. This is the beautiful, pluralistic Syria that mainstream media refuses to show us.

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Hundreds of Syrians gather for early Christmas celebrations at St. Michael’s Church, in Syria’s Lattakia. Beautiful scenes like these never make it to the Western media.

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In Syria’s Christian town of Hawash, Syrians gather for the celebration of the lighting of the Christmas tree in the Church of St. Elias, unbroken by war and terrorism and simply enjoying the holiday season.

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Live from the town of Hawash in Syria’s Valley of the Christians: Syrians gather for the celebration of the lighting of the Christmas tree in the Church of St. Elias.

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What 7 years of terrorism and war couldn’t destroy: The beautiful spirit of Christmas at the Church of Our Lady in the city of Syria’s Qamishli.