At around midnight on December 8, 2024, the 20-year-old Yamen was on his phone as news poured in that the regime might be on its last legs. A rebel operation from the north of Syria had overtaken Aleppo, Hama and Homs, and word was that they were on their way to Syria's capital city. Yamen told a few friends and joined them in the streets of Damascus.
The Road to Damascus documents the lightning offensive that toppled the al-Assad regime. A team of Syrian filmmakers gained rare access to HTS-led armed forces, following them from the moment they departed Idlib all the way to the capital Damascus. Their exclusive footage offers a unique insight into the military operations that ultimately led to the fall of Bashar al-Assad, 14 years after Syrians first took to the streets demanding an end to his rule.
For decades, the principle has existed only on paper. Since 1977, the Geneva Conventions have classified the deprivation of food as a prosecutable war crime-yet no court has ever tested that rule. Now, for the first time, judges, prosecutors, and witnesses will attempt to define what it means to starve a population on purpose. The witnesses, as well as the victims, are Palestinians.