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.
Background The events which the city of al-Qamishli/Qamishlou witnessed in March 2004 were a turning point, as they reshaped the relationship between the Syrian Kurds and the Syrian authorities, for …
Introduction The areas, held by the armed opposition groups/anti-Syrian Government factions, in the provinces of Idlib and Hama are yet suffering a state of rampant insecurity, with which robberies and …
Introduction The US-led international coalition conducted two separate attacks on extremist groups headquarters located in rural Idlib and Aleppo provinces, in June and August 2019. On August 31, 2019, the …
Executive summary: Turkey has forcibly deported Syrian refugees to the war-torn country, putting their lives in grave danger. As they became more vulnerable to harsh living conditions and abuses by …
Background On January 20, 2019, the Turkish Army, allied by the Syrian armed groups, officially announced the start of military operations[1] in the Syrian/Kurdish city of Afrin. Reports providing a …
Summary The Guardians of Religion Organization/Hurras ad Din seized about 250 houses belonging to Christians- citing their absence-, in Jisr al-Shughur since early 2018 until its December. Some of those …
Introduction Syrian troops backed by Russian airpower continue to escalate their hostilities on southern rural Idlib, especially on the villages located on the Damascus-Aleppo international highway (known as M5), which …
Introduction: The Syrian security services released several of Khalid ibn al-Walid Army-affiliated militants, which pledged allegiance to the Islamic State Organization/IS that is also known by the Arabic acronym Daesh …
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 …
