Plans to redevelop Syria’s former Mezzeh military airport into a civilian and private-jet facility have triggered concern among rights groups and local residents over possible mass graves, wartime evidence and unresolved land claims. Human-rights organisations say the site is linked to detention facilities where large numbers of people died during the conflict, and they are urging authorities to preserve and investigate potential evidence before construction advances. Residents have also raised questions about property rights and compensation connected to land around the airport.
Source: Reuters – https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrian-private-airport-plans-spark-outcry-over-mass-graves-land-rights-2026-09-12/
