The US Justice Department says a court sentences Syrian Ahmed Omar Agha to 42 months for hacking media groups, companies and NGOs on behalf of Bashar al-Assad's government.

First reported

2026-10-30 01:53 (6 d ago)

Last update

2026-10-30 15:06 (5 d ago)

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1. القدس العربي outlet 01:53 · 6 d ago
   The US Justice Department says a court sentences Syrian Ahmed Omar Agha to 42 months for hacking media groups, companies and NGOs on behalf of Bashar al-Assad's government.
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2. الشرق الأوسط outlet 01:54 · 6 d ago
   The US Justice Department says a Syrian man was sentenced to 42 months in prison for hacking on behalf of Syria's former government under Bashar al-Assad.
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3. أخبار جوجل – سوريا wire 09:07 · 5 d ago
   The United States sentences a Syrian to 42 months in prison on a charge of cyber hacking on behalf of Bashar al-Assad's government.
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4. أخبار جوجل – سوريا wire 12:29 · 5 d ago
   Al Jazeera reports that a Syrian man was sentenced in the United States on charges of cyber hacking on behalf of Syria’s government under Bashar al-Assad.
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5. أخبار جوجل – سوريا wire 12:45 · 5 d ago
   The United States jails a Syrian man on charges of hacking on behalf of Bashar al-Assad's government.
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6. أخبار جوجل – سوريا wire 12:45 · 5 d ago
   Al Jazeera reports that the United States jails a Syrian man accused of cyber hacking on behalf of Bashar al-Assad’s government.
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7. أخبار جوجل – سوريا wire 13:01 · 5 d ago
   The United States jails a Syrian national on cyber-hacking charges for work on behalf of the Assad government, Sudan Independent reports.
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8. أخبار جوجل – سوريا wire 13:13 · 5 d ago
   The United States imprisons a Syrian national on a cyber-hacking charge linked to the Syrian government, according to the report.
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9. سكاي نيوز عربية outlet 14:20 · 5 d ago
   An US federal court sentences Syrian Ahmed Omar Agha to 42 months for a hacking campaign on behalf of the Syrian government, including a false post about Barack Obama.
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10. Google News – Syria (EN) wire 14:26 · 5 d ago
    The United States sentences Syrian national Ahmed Omar Agha to 42 months in prison over cyberattacks linked to Bashar al-Assad.
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11. أخبار جوجل – سوريا wire 15:06 · 5 d ago
    An US court sentences a Syrian man in a case involving charges of cyber hacking on behalf of Bashar al-Assad's government.
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