Syrians for Truth and Justice-STJ presents this paper to the UNGA in order to highlight the situation in the Afrin district, a Kurdish majority area fully part of Syria. We…
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Syria: At Least 80 People Arrested in Afrin during August 2019
The Kurdish-dominated Syrian city of Afrin, jointly controlled by the Turkish army and the National Army of the Syrian Interim Government/Opposition Coalition, saw a significant increase in the number of…
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Introduction: The Autonomous region in Raqqa, controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces/SDF, has witnessed a new wave of arbitrary arrests of, at least, 14 civilians including six prominent activists of…
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Syria: Violent Airstrikes Take Toll on Civilians, including Children, in Southern Rural Idlib
Introduction: In August 2019, the Syrian regular forces, their Russian counterparts and both sides’ allies continued to escalate military action against Idlib province, for the ghastly shelling concentrated mainly on…
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Syria: 26 Civilians Killed in Two Separate Attacks amid Continued Escalation of Hostilities in Idlib
Syrian and Russian forces continue to bomb southern Idlib, even after retaking the strategic northwestern town of Khan Shaykhun and all northern rural Hama, except for the area where the…
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“They killed my child whom I endure so much pain to protect, till the last moment before liberation”
Introduction Khanaf Uthaib, 30, didn’t seem to be happy, despite the fact of being broke free of the Islamic State’s (also known as Deash) compulsion after four years of bitterness.…
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Background In the latest wave of displacement to hit southern Syria (specifically the provinces of Daraa and Qunaitra) since 2014, and which believed to be the largest, estimated 25,000 young…
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The last July saw a surge in the number of arrests, compared to the previous month, in the Kurdish majority Syrian city of Afrin, under the control of the Turkish…
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Recommendations to the International Coalition on the Safe Zone East of Euphrates
On August 7, 2019, the website of the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, published a press release on the joint military talks between US and Turkey. The statement made three…