{"id":9114,"date":"2024-12-01T17:36:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T17:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/?p=9114"},"modified":"2024-12-01T17:36:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T17:36:39","slug":"old-photo-of-bashar-al-assad-circulates-as-recent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/2024\/12\/01\/old-photo-of-bashar-al-assad-circulates-as-recent\/","title":{"rendered":"Old photo of Bashar al-Assad circulates as recent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Social media\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DShhla\/status\/1862857038222528842?t=OzISppa5wUZTlWVUpEsviw&amp;s=19&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawG48EZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHe4fi77xt7DXW1w3HxgN3L1K5Ji6eUYU5w91x4rQYgZY6n7cJSy74X6oFg_aem_gLKEL4FioqXYcNubDZAv0Q\">accounts<\/a>\u00a0recently published a photo of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with soldiers, claiming that it was after the \u201cResponse to Aggression\u201d operation. The photo was accompanied by the following text: \u201cFrom the field, Assad leads the battle. Stay tuned for surprises.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-43.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21511\" style=\"width:400px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One source of the claim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Kashif verified the photo via \u201cGoogle Images\u201d tool and found that it is old. The photo is from 2015 and shows Bashar al-Assad during his visit to the army forces in the Jobar neighborhood in Damascus.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/arabic\/middleeast\/2015\/01\/150101_syria_assad_visit_jober\">On 1\/1\/2015, BBC <\/a>published\u00a0a report titled \u201cSyrian President Visits Jobar Neighborhood on the Outskirts of Damascus.\u201d The report included a group of photos, including the circulated photo. BBC stated that the photos were from Bashar al-Assad\u2019s visit to the Jobar neighborhood in Damascus and his meeting with the soldiers there.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21512\" style=\"width:400px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot of BBC report from 1.1.2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sana.video.service\/videos\/868277529890329\/?__tn__=%2CO\">On 1\/1\/2015, the \u201cSana in video<\/a>\u201d Facebook  account published\u00a0a video clip showing Assad visiting Jobar, shaking hands with and talking to the military personnel, and eating with them. The video was accompanied by the following title: \u201cPresident Assad in Jobar with soldiers, non-commissioned officers, and officers of the Syrian Arab Army.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-45-1024x391.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21513\" style=\"width:400px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot of from the \u201cSana in video\u201d Facebook video on 1\/1\/2015.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/arabic.cnn.com\/middle-east\/article\/2024\/11\/27\/syrian-rebels-launch-major-attack-on-regime-forces-in-aleppo-province\"> opposition factions<\/a>\u00a0announced on Wednesday 27\/11\/2024 the start of a military operation called \u201cDeterrence of Aggression.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skynewsarabia.com\/middle-east\/1758779-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%94%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%95%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A8-%D9%8850-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7\"> opposition factions<\/a>\u00a0announced on Saturday, 30\/11\/2024, their control over the entire Idlib province, in addition to nearly 50 villages and towns in Syria, most notably the city of Maarat al-Numan after the Syrian army forces withdrew. They also took control of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/arab-and-world\/syria\/2024\/12\/01\/%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%83%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B\">the Kuweires airport<\/a>\u00a0in the Aleppo countryside, in addition to other military sites on the outskirts of Aleppo\u00a0<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syriahr.com\/%d9%82%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%aa%d8%af%d9%81%d8%b9-%d8%a8%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%b2%d9%8a%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%83%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d9%88%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%b3%d9%85\/738567\/\">The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights<\/a>&nbsp;reported&nbsp;that the Syrian regime forces sent large reinforcements and repositioned themselves in strategic areas in the northern and western Hama countryside, in light of the decline in the intensity of the battles after the opposition factions took control of the cities of Morek, Kafr Zita, Al-Lataminah and Khan Sheikhoun in the Hama and Idlib countrysides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Sources of Claim<\/td><td>Sources of Verification<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DShhla\/status\/1862857038222528842?t=OzISppa5wUZTlWVUpEsviw&amp;s=19&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawG48EZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHe4fi77xt7DXW1w3HxgN3L1K5Ji6eUYU5w91x4rQYgZY6n7cJSy74X6oFg_aem_gLKEL4FioqXYcNubDZAv0Q\">Consultant, Dr. Shahla Al-Irani, media personality<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Salammo90559763\/status\/1862941748516757698\">Salam alsodany<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/14xAszdThf\/\">Ali Muhammad Al-Masabi, alternative&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/arabic\/middleeast\/2015\/01\/150101_syria_assad_visit_jober\">BBC<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/arabic.cnn.com\/middle-east\/article\/2024\/11\/27\/syrian-rebels-launch-major-attack-on-regime-forces-in-aleppo-province\">CNN<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skynewsarabia.com\/middle-east\/1758779-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%94%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%95%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A8-%D9%8850-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7\">skynewsarabic<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/arab-and-world\/syria\/2024\/12\/01\/%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%83%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B\">Arabic<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=868277529890329\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sana.video.service\/videos\/868277529890329\/?__tn__=%2CO\">Sana in video<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syriahr.com\/%d9%82%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%aa%d8%af%d9%81%d8%b9-%d8%a8%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%b2%d9%8a%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%83%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d9%88%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%b3%d9%85\/738567\/\">Syrian Observatory for Human Rights<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media\u00a0accounts\u00a0recently published a photo of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with soldiers, claiming that it was after the \u201cResponse to Aggression\u201d operation. The photo was accompanied by the following text: \u201cFrom the field, Assad leads the battle. Stay tuned for surprises.\u201d Kashif verified the photo via \u201cGoogle Images\u201d tool and found that it is old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[338,682,683,130,131,56,141,685,684,158],"class_list":{"0":"post-9114","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-facts-in-english","8":"tag-aleppo","9":"tag-assad","10":"tag-bashar-alassad","11":"tag-claim","12":"tag-fact","13":"tag-kashif","14":"tag-syria","15":"tag-syrian-opposition","16":"tag-syrian-regime","17":"tag-verified"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9116,"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9114\/revisions\/9116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}