Executive Summary Over the last several years, summer crop fires in north east Syria have become a reoccurring issue. Largely commencing in early May, these fires overlap with wheat and …
Turkey
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Investigative Reports
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The Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation or İHH, has turned two houses, from those seized, in the city Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê during Operation Peace Spring – waged on 9 October 2019 …
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Press releases & statements
An open letter to international institutions to address the deployment of Syrian mercenaries and children to Libya
Last May, after several months of investigation and research, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) published its first report documenting the recruitment of Syrians by Turkey to take part in …
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Investigative Reports
Illegal transfer of Dozens of Syrian detainees into Turkey following Operation Peace Spring
Background On 9 October 2019, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the launch of a military operation by the Turkish Army and allied Syrian opposition groups – of the National …
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In the second half of May 2020, Syrian, Arab and international media outlets posted news claiming that US forces in northeastern Syria have set fire to wheat and barley crops …
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Human Rights Journalism
Following Operation Peace Spring, Thousands of Tons of Grain Seized as “Spoils of War”
Background Following Operation Peace Spring in the area, from which the US-led coalition withdrew to fight the Islamic State/ISIS, the terrain stretching from Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê to Tell Abiad was …
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Human Rights Journalism
“Sultan Murad” Division Kills Man Displaced from Rural Aleppo and Seizes His Factory in Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê
On 25 March 2020, personnel of the “Sultan Murad” Division, operating under the opposition-affiliated Syrian National Army, killed Ibrahim al-Youssef— a 30 years old man displaced from Rural Aleppo to …
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Investigative Reports
Turkey’s Recruitment of Syrian Mercenaries to Fight in Libya: Process and Legal Consequences
I. A brief history of the Libyan civil war Turkey in Libya sounds like a bet in the making. The current military support Turkey provides to Libya’s Government of National …
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Press releases & statements
Appeal for immediate intervention to prevent the summary trial of 90 Syrian detainees in Turkish prisons
UN Secretary-General: António Guterres, UN High Commissioner: Michelle Bachelet, We, signatory Syrian organizations, are making this appeal to express our concern about the fate of more than 90 Syrian detainees,[1] …