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Ismail did not foresee that he might be over 70 years of age, and not able to realize his dream of acquiring Syrian nationality. Ismail Muhammad was born in al-Qahtaniyah/Tarbassiyah …

Muhammad’s mother, who was diagnosed with cancer, hadn’t been admitted to a specialized hospital in the capital, Damascus, because they are from a stateless Syrian Kurdish family, specifically from the …

Introduction It’s impossible for Ahmed to forget the appalling sight of the bodies thrown near him in the same cell. They were left for days before having a mass burial in …

Introduction  Prolonged years of service for the Criminal Security Department in Aleppo province did not recommend from the risk of being held by Syrian security apparatus in 2011. He never …

Preface  After more than seven years of conflict in Syria, children remain the group at greatest disadvantage, as the ongoing violence has not only caused the killing and displacement of …

Introduction: February 11, 2017, ISIS arrested both Soud al-Houtaimi and his friend in Abu Kamal[1] city located in Deir az-Zor. After 119-days arrest, ISIS organization condemned them of theft and assault …

Preface: Rita Habib Ayoub, 26 years old, captivated by the agents of Islamic State, also known as ISIS[1] in 2014 in the village of al-Hamdani[2]south-east of the Iraqi city of Mosul, …

Preface: Parallel with the military operations Syrian Democratic Forces /SDF/[1] commenced on November 5, 2016 in order to wrest number of cities and towns of Raqqa province from the grip of …

Preface: With the escalation of military operations in Deir ez-Zur province[1] against ISIS[2], and after Syrian Democratic Forces/SDF[3] controlled Raqqa city, and wrested it from the grip of ISIS on  October …