Inside the Reporting on Assad’s Top Officials Who Fled Syria

New York Times reporters compiled a wide array of clues to uncover what happened to Bashar al-Assad’s key enforcers after the fall of the regime.

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How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria and Justice

As Syria’s regime collapsed, the world’s eyes were on Bashar al-Assad’s getaway flight. Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.

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Six Deadly Minutes: How Israeli Soldiers Killed 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza

Israel’s military said it was reacting to an immediate threat when it killed 15 medics and first responders in Gaza in March. But eyewitness accounts and an analysis of videos, audio and autopsy reports show that multiple soldiers fired over the course of six minutes at unarmed emergency workers who never posed a threat.

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How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan

Visual evidence collected and analyzed over months by The New York Times identifies the commanders leading an opaque paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, as fighters under their watch commit atrocities across Sudan.

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