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…
Aleppo
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Investigative Reports
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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…
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Investigative Reports
Syria: Violent Military Escalation Takes Toll on Civilians in Western Rural Aleppo
Executive Summary: As of mid-January 2020, the Syrian regular forces and allies have escalated attacks on the cities and towns of western rural Aleppo, those located near the Damascus-Aleppo International…
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Introduction: “Death was ready for us every second,” thus survivor “Nizar al-Abdallah” described the period he spent in the Syrian security services’ detention facilities, which lasted for five bitter years.…
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Ransom kidnappings by “unknown” persons continue to occur in Syria’ Afrin, the Kurdish-majority city which is controlled jointly by the Turkish Army and the Syrian opposition’s National Army. STJ has…
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Human Rights Journalism
Fact Sheet: Crossings and Checkpoints in Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-held Areas
by wael.mOn January 10, 2019, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham/HTS[1] has militarily taken over the full range of Idlib province, in addition to massive areas in western rural Aleppo and northern rural Hama[2]…
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Investigative Reports
Syrian Government and Rebels Swapped Detainees under the Astana Process
by wael.mIntroduction The Syrian regime and Turkish-backed rebel groups, notably the Levant Front al-Jabha al-Shamia, held a prisoner exchange on November 24, 2018, at Abu Zandeen border crossing, eastern Aleppo[1]. The…
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Human Rights Journalism
8 Civilians Killed and 17 Others Injured in Clashes between Military Factions in Idlib and Aleppo
by wael.mIn several areas of the two provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, eight civilians were killed, and 17 others were injured, including children, in the confrontations between Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham/HTS and…
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In the wake of the flooding of Afrin River, IDPs in Deir Ballut camp in both Afrin and Jindires sides are afraid they’ll drown in high river-levels due to heavy rains,…