Hacker News with Generative AI: Syria

Violence alters human genes for generations, researchers discover (news.ufl.edu)
In 1982, the Syrian government besieged the city of Hama, killing tens of thousands of its own citizens in sectarian violence. Four decades later, rebels used the memory of the massacre to help inspire the toppling of the Assad family that had overseen the operation.

Genetics, History, Violence, Syria

443 points by gudzpoz 33 days ago | 249 comments

Syria just hosted its first international tech conference in 50 years (restofworld.org)
While much of the world was focused on a radical proposal by the U.S. president to transform the Middle East, a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and tech leaders gathered in Damascus last weekend for a one-of-a-kind event.

Syria, Technology, International Relations, Middle East

71 points by donohoe 49 days ago | 18 comments

Syria flooded with Pepsi and Pringles as rulers open economy (ft.com)

Syria, Economy, International Relations, News

40 points by JumpCrisscross 79 days ago | 56 comments

More than 300 Israeli strikes on Syria since fall of Assad, reports say (bbc.com)
Israeli warplanes have reportedly carried out hundreds of airstrikes across Syria, including on the capital, Damascus.

Israel, Syria, Military, International Relations

8 points by grugagag 113 days ago | 0 comments

The hunt for hidden cells in Sednaya prison (theguardian.com)
Exclusive: The Guardian gains access to Sednaya jail, where prisoners are rumoured to be trapped underground – as desperate relatives wait for news

Human Rights, Syria, Prisons, Journalism

6 points by _tk_ 114 days ago | 1 comments

Descend into the Depths of the Assad Regime's Bunker (twz.com)
The dramatic collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime over the weekend has yielded some extraordinary scenes across the country, including first glimpses into part of the secretive world of the Syrian dictator — as well as his brother’s labyrinthine underground bunker.

Syria, Politics, War, Assad Regime

15 points by tomohawk 114 days ago | 0 comments

Syrian Air Flight 9218 (wikipedia.org)
Syrian Air Flight 9218 was a flight operated by Syrian Air that disappeared from flight tracking near Homs while flying out of Damascus International Airport.

Aviation, Disasters, Syria

10 points by zqna 116 days ago | 0 comments

Rebels Control Most of Syria's Largest City, War Monitor Says (nytimes.com)
Rebels had seized most of Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, on Saturday, according to a war monitoring group and to fighters who were combing the streets in search of any remaining pockets of government forces.

Syria, War, Conflict, Aleppo, International Relations

12 points by wslh 124 days ago | 3 comments

Evidence of oldest known alphabetic writing unearthed in ancient Syrian city (hub.jhu.edu)
What appears to be evidence of some of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history is etched onto finger-length, clay cylinders excavated from a tomb in Syria by a team of Johns Hopkins University researchers.

Archaeology, Ancient History, Writing Systems, Syria

359 points by Someone 130 days ago | 265 comments

2024 Lebanon Pager Explosions (wikipedia.org)
On 17 September 2024, communication pagers simultaneously exploded across Lebanon and Syria. Sixteen people were confirmed killed: nine in Lebanon (including a child and at least two Hezbollah members) and seven in Syria. More than 3,000 were reportedly injured.