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Executive Summary: In January 2020, the Syrian regular forces and their Russian allies carried out a fresh series of brutal attacks, which once again made a target of crowded marketplaces…

Executive Summary: As of mid-January 2020, the Syrian regular forces and allies have escalated attacks on the cities and towns of western rural Aleppo, those located near the Damascus-Aleppo International…

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…

Executive Summary At the onset of December 2019, the Syrian regular forces and their allies made overcrowded marketplaces in the province of Idlib the focus of their assaults, especially those…

Executive Summary On October 26, 2019, the US forces embarked on a military operation in the village of Barisha[1] in the suburbs of Idlib Province. The operation ended with the…

Introduction: In late 2018, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) started confiscating houses and businesses belonging to Christians-who were forced by war to leave the city- citing their absence.[1] Up to 550…

Turkish forces and allied armed groups of the National Army,[1] have decreased their detentions and arrests in the Kurdish-majority city of Afrin to 54, including a woman, in October compared…

Introduction: The National Army of the Syrian Interim Government, which was formed by the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, increased its detentions and arbitrary arrests against civilians…

1. Executive Summary: Today—November 8, 2019— marks the 7th anniversary of the spark that catalyzed the clashes witnessed by the city of Ras al-Ayen/Sari Kani in al-Hasakah province, northeast Syria,…