On 7 October 2022, an armed group assassinated the Syrian media activist Muhammad Abdul Latif, locally known as Muhammad Abu Ghannoum, and his pregnant wife in broad daylight in downtown al-Bab,…
Aleppo
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Human Rights JournalismInvestigative Reports
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Human Rights Journalism
Aleppo/Sheikh Maqsoud: Kurdish Family Appeals to the YPG to Demobilize Underage Son
On 13 June 2022, the People’s Protection Units (YPG) operating in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, in Aleppo city, recruited teenager Muhammad Zakaraya Habash. The boy’s family reported that the YPG then…
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On 2 and 15 February 2022, indiscriminate rocket attacks rocked the cities of al-Bab and A’zaz in northern rural Aleppo, killing 11 civilians and wounding 31 others, including women and…
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Human Rights Journalism
Aleppo: The Syrian Government Denies Basic Foodstuffs to Kurdish Neighborhoods
On 13 March 2022, Syrian government checkpoints began restricting the entry of basic foodstuffs to the Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyye in Aleppo. These two neighborhoods are run…
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Northern Syria: Families Plead for News as Dozens of People Go Missing Monthly
For years, the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo have been hotspots for disappearances and missing person cases. Dozens of loved persons are reported missing monthly, disappearing under circumstances that often…
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Human Rights Journalism
Aleppo Countryside: Turkish Army Forcibly Turned Schools and Civilian Properties into Military Posts
Executive Summary In 2017, Turkey signed the Astana de-escalation agreement in Northwestern Syria and established several observation posts across the region. However, the agreement collapsed when Syrian-Russian forces progressed to…
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Editor’s PicksInvestigative Reports
Under the Guise of Honor: Women Continue to Fall Victims to Violence Across Syria
This report was updated on 26 May 2021. Executive Summary Even as populations across Syria continue to suffer large-scale violations at the hands of all authorities in charge, women still…
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Investigative Reports
“Blind Revenge”: Cemeteries and Religious Shrines Vandalized by Parties to Syrian Conflict
Executive Summary Over the last few years, parties in the Syrian conflict vandalized and destroyed several cemeteries, historic sites, and religious objects. In some cases, actors carried out the violence…
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Human Rights Journalism
Security Services of the Autonomous Administration Carry out Family Arrests in Aleppo and Raqqa Provinces
The Manbij Military Council, affiliated with the Autonomous Administration, arrested nine members of the Ibo family, including five children, on different dates in January and March 2021. The military council…