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Syrian spy agency targeted ICIJ’s Syrian media partner, documents show - ICIJ

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Summary
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78% Informative

Documents obtained from a state security office in Damascus after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad ’s regime.

Documents show how intelligence officers sought information about SIRAJ 's funding and the identities of its journalists.

The media outlet published an article detailing how the Syrian army procured European -made trucks to fuel its war effort.

The surveillance effort was launched by the intelligence services’ Branch 279, which monitors Syrians living abroad.

VR Score

76

Informative language

72

Neutral language

71

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

74

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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