Commentaries & Dispatches

Background The deadly earthquake that struck along the border between Turkey and Syria on 6 February 2023 left millions in urgent need of assistance. As is the norm at times…

In mid-2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury issued a general license that allowed economic activities in the non-regime held areas…

Introduction Language plays a very important role in human lives, as it creates identity and is a vital part of human connection, social integration, education, and development. However, many languages are at risk of…

Introduction Several laws, legislative decrees, executive instructions and circulars have been issued over the past decades to regulate issues of ownership in Syria’s border areas.[1] Each of these legislations required…

Introduction Throughout the years following the Syrian uprising in 2011, dozens of panel discussions on the need to change or amend the Syrian Constitution were held. This is not surprising,…

Syrians for Truth and Justice’s investigations into the recruitment and deployment of Syrians, for some civilians and children, to Libya by Turkey and Russia as mercenaries has highlighted the dire…

The exceptional challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic must lead health authorities of all areas of Syria to coordinate their response to save lives, and external actors such as the…

I. Background On 9th October 2019, the government of Turkey informed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) of the launching of the Peace Spring Operation, on the basis of Article…

On 9 October 2019, Turkey announced the launching of its Peace Spring Operation over the territory of Northeast Syria. Since then, 175.000 persons have been displaced. At least 120 civilians…