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The signatory Syrian organizations express their strong condemnation for the increase of hostilities across Syria since the early hours of Thursday morning, October 5, 2023, and call on the UN …

Taking advantage of Deir ez-Zor’s unrest between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and its Deir ez-Zor Military Council on the one hand and Arab tribes on the other, the Hay’at …

Background: More than twelve years after the outbreak of protests and the subsequent armed conflict in Syria, Syrians are still suffering from the practice of enforced disappearance committed by all …

Executive Summary Turkish drone strikes have been alarmingly increasing in frequency in northern Syria over the past three months, hitting targets at ever-diminishing intervals. On 2 August 2023, a Turkish …

The Revolutionary Youth (RY),[1] locally known as Taveras Ciwanên Şoreşger, continues to recruit minors in Syria’s northeastern areas, sometimes through kidnapping. The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), …

The new Syrian constitution should explicitly stipulate gender equality in all spheres of life, using gender-inclusive language that does not discriminate against a particular sex, social gender, or gender identity, …

  Background Twice in last March, Arab residents displaced from Shuyukh al-Fawqani district of Ayn al-Arab/Kobanî city in Aleppo, appealed to the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) …

Introduction The al-Shabiba al-Thawria/Revolutionary Youth (RY) armed group[1], active in the areas of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) continues to recruit minors into its ranks without …

Warning: The following report contains material that might be harmful or traumatizing to some audiences. Executive Summary On 20 November 2022, the Turkish military launched Operation Claw-Sword in parts of …