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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Human Rights Journalism
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
Syria: Has the Recruitment of Syrian Fighters Towards Ukraine Begun?
With the start of the Russian invasion into Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the Syrian mainstream witnessed a split of opinion: some advocated the Russian military operations, others decried the…
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Investigative ReportsEditor’s Picks
Laws Barring People from Returning Home Disguised as Source Water Protection
Executive Summary Five years ago, the forces of the Syrian government (SG) launched a large-scale military operation into three key areas in Wadi Barada (Barada Valley) in the suburbs of…
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The Initial “Settlement” Agreement in Daraa Syrian armed opposition groups—particularly, the al-Jabha al-Janoubiya (Southern Front) and a number of Islamist military factions stationed in the Yarmouk Basin and on the…
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Eid al-Fitr used to bring joy and merriness to the people of the Syrian city of Daraya; however, since 19 August 2012, the holiday has been haunted by a painful…
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A woman and two children dead in the al-Rukban camp on the Syria-Jordan border[1] between 6 and 10 October 2018, due to lack of medical care resulting from the siege…
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Investigative Reports
In Contravention to the “Agreement Concluded” Syrian Regular Forces Forcibly Conscript Number of Duma Sons and Use Others for Looting Operations
by wael.mIntroduction: Duma city, located in Damascus countryside, witnessed a host of detentions of young men by Syrian regular forces. these arrests were sometimes for the purpose of forced conscription, and other…
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Investigative Reports
Violent Incendiary Weapon Attacks Targeting Douma on 22 and 23 March 2018
by wael.mPreface: Eastern Ghouta cities and towns were subjected to violent military attacks by Syrian regular forces and their allies during March 2018. Douma had a large share of these attacks,…
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Preface: All Eastern Ghouta, especially Douma city, were subjected to one of the most violent military attacks by the Syrian regular forces and their allies during March 2018. On March…