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As foreign YouTubers visit Syria, an incomplete narrative of ‘normal life’ emerges
Damascus says 700,000 people have visited Syria so far in 2022, including YouTubers and content creators whose travel videos portray a vision of “normal life” at odds with hardship and danger on the ground.
Islamic State moves out of the shadows east of the Euphrates, swears in new recruits
In Syria’s eastern Deir e-Zor province, the Islamic State is increasingly moving out of the shadows, openly recruiting new members in villages, reactivating its religious police force and escalating attacks.