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Syria Evacuates IS Camp; Spyware, Labor, and Rebellion News

Syrian government forces began evacuating residents from the Al-Hol camp, which houses relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) fighters, according to Euronews. This move comes after government forces took control of the northeastern camp from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) last month. The camp, located in the northeastern Hasakeh province, was previously the largest in Syria housing family members of suspected IS militants.

Meanwhile, a new report from Amnesty International revealed that a government customer of the spyware maker Intellexa hacked the phone of a prominent journalist in Angola. The journalist, Teixeira Cândido, was targeted with malicious links via WhatsApp in 2024, eventually leading to his iPhone being hacked with Intellexa's Predator spyware, TechCrunch reported. This incident highlights the increasing use of spyware by government customers to target journalists and other civilians.

In other news, a Goldman Sachs analysis indicated that a crackdown on immigration in a second term for President Donald Trump has led to an 80% collapse in net immigration to the U.S., Fortune reported. The report, released on February 16, warned that this contraction in the flow of foreign-born workers is fundamentally altering the nation's labor supply and lowering the threshold for job growth needed to maintain economic stability. Net immigration, which averaged approximately 1 million people per year during the 2010s, fell to 500,000 in 2025 and is projected to plummet further.

In a separate story, NPR's "Fresh Air" featured an interview with photojournalist Loubna Mrie, who detailed her rebellion against the Syrian regime and her father. Mrie, who grew up in Syria, joined the Syrian revolution as a protester and then as a photojournalist. Her memoir, "Defiance," chronicles her experiences.

Finally, Dream Luxury Rental, a Detroit-area company, faced challenges in acquiring a Rolls-Royce Dawn convertible, according to MIT Technology Review. The company's director of operations, Sam Zahr, needed to transport the car from Miami to Detroit. He used Central Dispatch, an online marketplace popular among car dealers, to arrange the vehicle shipment.

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