Our Investigative Reports dig into the events reported to us by our investigators in order to reveal trends and build a broader picture of the on-going situation in Syria.
Executive Summary The present report addresses the phenomenon of recruiting Syrians from areas controlled by Turkey and the Syrian opposition to fight in Libya as mercenaries alongside the Government of …
Executive Summary Daraa province, south of Syria, continues to be gripped by security chaos, leading to assassinations and other violent incidents. These incidents occurred almost daily throughout the period covered …
Executive Summary Many Syrian families were horrified to learn that their beloved ones have died in the detention facilities of the Syrian security services, some of whom were detained and …
Background Since February 2020 the Northern Democratic Brigade/Liwa al-Shamal al-Democrati, operates under the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has seized dozens of houses whose owners had displaced or migrated owing to …
Background: On 17 June 2020, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) issued a decision preventing male and female students from leaving Idlib to regime-held areas in Hama to sit for their final …
Executive summary After dismantling the Zayzoun power stations and selling most of its equipment, including the gas pipelines supplying it, in late 2019,[1] the Syrian branch of the Turkistan Islamic …
Executive summary This detailed report provides information corroborated by statements, photos and videos on the transfer of Syrians and Caucasians to Azerbaijan to engage in its ongoing military conflict with …
Executive Summary The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) embarked on numerous raids and arrested dozens of people in its control areas in Deir ez-Zor province, located east of the Euphrates River, …
Introduction Southern Syria has been descending into security chaos since the Syrian government and armed opposition groups signed the so-called settlement/reconciliation agreement in August 2018. In the years following the …
