War Crimes

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…

Executive Summary Over the last quarter of 2023 and January 2024, the Turkish Armed Forces launched three air campaigns into northeast Syria, targeting critical civilian infrastructure across the region. The…

On 29 April 2024, during the Brussels VIII Conference on supporting the future of Syria and the Region, a coalition of international and Syrian organizations hosted a joint side event…

“Many fall wounded and dead that day. I do not know their names. Our grief is huge impairing our ability to focus.” With these words, a local of Idlib province,…

What is the case about? The criminal complaint filed by ECCHR and Syrians for Truth and justice (STJ) addresses the human rights violations that Islamist armed militias have been committing…

Berlin, January 18, 2024 – Since 2018, armed militias with the support of Turkey have been committing crimes under international law in Afrin in northern Syria. To address these crimes,…

Coinciding with Christmas and New Year celebrations, as well as the war in Gaza, the areas of north and east Syria, inhabited by diverse ethnic and religious groups, are witnessing…

Background: The ongoing Syrian conflict since 2011 has affected all joints of life in the country. Parties to the conflict have varied and Syria’s geography has been divided into different…