War Crimes

    1. Executive Summary After more than five decades of authoritarian rule and fourteen years of devastating conflict, Syria faces the monumental task of confronting a legacy of mass atrocities …

1.    Introduction Between 6 and 12 January 2026, the mainly Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in Aleppo experienced a military and security escalation that directly affected civilians. This …

    1. Introduction: ​The military escalation in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods in Aleppo city, between 6 and 12 January 2026, led to large-scale displacement of civilians, occurring in …

In its 2026 Annual Report, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) documented a significant decline in religious freedom conditions in Syria throughout 2025. The report emphasized that Syria’s …

    1. Introduction and Background: ​In July 2025, Sweida Governorate witnessed a large-scale military escalation accompanied by grave violations against members of the Druze community, amidst a severe deterioration of …

Summary In early March 2025, the veneer of stability that marked the first days of post-Assad Syria shattered following deadly insurgent attacks against government forces along the coast by armed …

1. Executive Summary This in-depth investigation documents recurring patterns of gross human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, torture and degrading treatment, looting of property, sectarian discrimination, and hate …

1. Introduction: The Violence that Swept Syria’s Coastal Region in March 2025 On 6 March 2025, the first spark of what came to be known as the “Coastal Events” was …

Background Since 8 January 2025, 24 civilians have been killed, including three journalists and a theater actor, while more than 200 others have been injured in a series of airstrikes …