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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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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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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“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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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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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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Fact Sheet: Crossings and Checkpoints in Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-held Areas
by authorOn 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] …
