Monday, December 30, 2024

Propaganda in action: Qatari media at the service of HTS regime in Syria

from PressTV

In light of recent developments in Syria, Qatari media outlets have deviously crafted narratives that closely mirror the approach of Western media in distorting facts on the ground.

Since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad government by a coalition of militant groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Qatari media outlets have gradually shifted their attention to Syria.

Mirroring their Western counterparts, these outlets have employed various tactics to whitewash the dark history of HTS and other militant factions while downplaying ongoing atrocities against religious and ethnic minorities in the Arab country.

Following the HTS militant group’s takeover of Damascus (formerly operating as the Al-Nusra Front), Syria has experienced a series of turbulent events. These include Israeli expansionism along its borders, airstrikes targeting Syrian military sites, and widespread media propaganda.

Media organizations such as Al-Jazeera, Middle East Eye, and The New Arab (Al-Araby Al-Jadeed) have been accused of deliberately ignoring these alarming developments while amplifying unverified news reports and painting the new ruling establishment as clean and capable. 

These media outlets have amplified misleading narratives, including exaggerated reports about prisoners in Syrian jails and claims of so-called "mass graves."...

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