Daily Brief

Sunday, August 23

Bomb attack in the Damascus countryside and commemoration of two women journalists in Sulaymaniyah

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Bomb attack in the Damascus countryside

0:26

Ronahî: According to news agency reports, a bomb exploded today on the Maruna-Saydnaya road in the Damascus countryside on a bus belonging to the Internal Security Forces. As a result of the explosion, a number of fighters were injured.

Ronahî: A security source told local correspondents that the explosion happened while the bus was traveling on the road, but so far no party has claimed responsibility for the incident.

Kamîran: She said that there are a number of injured people, but so far no information has been given about their condition.

Ronahî: Yes, the information is limited to the number of injured people, without revealing their names or condition.

Commemoration of Gulistan Tara and Hero Bahadin

1:06

Kamîran: Today in Sulaymaniyah another commemoration was also held.

Ronahî: On the second anniversary of their deaths, journalists Gulistan Tara and Hero Bahadin were remembered at the grave of Hero Bahadin in the presence of family members and members of the free press.

Ronahî: At the ceremony, Hawshin Shiwane and Sinur Rehman spoke and said they are proud to stand with the mothers and fathers of the deceased and will continue the message of a free press.

Kamîran: And along with this commemoration, a panel was also held.

Ronahî: Yes, the panel emphasized that women journalists should build a common network, work to remove the obstacles facing women, and compel the Iraqi government to work on the case of these two journalists.

Landmine explosions in the Idlib countryside

1:50

Ronahî: On another front, in the Idlib countryside the number of victims of war remnants is also rising. In the village of Maaret al-Sin, two people were injured in a landmine explosion while they were clearing the remains of a destroyed house.

Ronahî: According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, from the beginning of the year until now two hundred thirty-seven people, including women and children, have lost their lives due to landmine explosions, and three hundred fifty-eight people have been injured.

Kamîran: That is a large number.

Ronahî: Yes, and these numbers are only the ones that have been recorded.

Death sentence for an Iranian political prisoner

2:28

Ronahî: In Iran as well, the regime's Supreme Court has issued a death sentence for the twenty-four-year-old political prisoner Arkewan Falahi, who is in Evin Prison.

Kamîran: The organization HRANA reported this information.

Ronahî: Yes, according to the report, the political prisoner is facing the final court decision.

Baghdad-Washington meeting on prisoners

2:49

Kamîran: And in Baghdad an important meeting was also held.

Ronahî: Iraqi Minister of Justice Khalid Shawani met today with the chargé d'affaires of the American embassy in Baghdad, Joshua Harris, and discussed the file of prisoners who were transferred from Syria to Iraq.

Kamîran: What was said about American support?

Ronahî: According to the ministry's statement, America is ready to provide the necessary support to Iraq in cooperation with its partners to manage this file.

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