{"id":127871,"date":"2025-08-01T19:44:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=127871"},"modified":"2025-08-01T19:44:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:44:05","slug":"syrias-interior-ministry-denies-security-role-in-omar-khairi-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/127871\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria\u2019s interior ministry denies security role in Omar khairi assault"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Damascus, Syria (North Press) &#8211; On Friday, the Syrian Ministry of Interior denied any involvement of General Security members in the assault on Syrian folk singer Omar Khairi in the northern countryside of Aleppo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in the day, videos circulated online showing a group of individuals assaulting singer Omar Khairi by painting on his face, shaving his head, and verbally humiliating him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to activists on social media, Khairi was performing at a wedding when a group of young men stopped the event, detained him, and proceeded to beat him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ministry spokesperson Nour al-Din al-Baba stated, \u201cWe completely deny the rumors circulating on social media that the folk singer was assaulted by members of the General Security in the city of al-Bab, in the Aleppo countryside. No security agency is connected to this incident.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added, \u201cWe are facing a wave of systematic disinformation aimed at tarnishing the image of the General Security. We carry out our duties with transparency. If a mistake is made, we acknowledge and hold the responsible accountable, but we will not remain silent in the face of lies and fabricated accusations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Saad al-Yazji<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, Syria (North Press) &#8211; On Friday, the Syrian Ministry of Interior denied any involvement of General Security members in the assault on Syrian folk singer Omar Khairi in the northern countryside of Aleppo. 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