Preface: The Higher Education Council of the Salvation Government continued closing down Aleppo Free University[1] in ad-Dana and Sarmada towns located in the northern countryside of Idlib, following issuing a decision …
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
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Human Rights JournalismPress releases & statements
“No Word on the Four Activists of Madaya”
by wael.mOn December 9, 2017, a patrol affiliated to HTS (formerly al-Nusra Front) arrested two activists, originally from Madaya, in Idlib, while one of them was taking photos of one of …
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We, the undersigned civil organizations, condemn the arrest of activists Amjad al-Maleh, Hussam Mahmoud, Hassan Younis and Bakr Younis in the city of Idlib in early December 2017. We declare …
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Investigative Reports
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham/HTS Impose Control over Service and Civil Institutions in Saraqib City, Idlib Countryside
by wael.mPreface: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham/HTS (formerly al-Nusra Front)[1] managed to control and seize a number of civil and service institutions in Saraqib city, Idlib countryside, although these institutions were originally affiliated to …
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Investigative Reports
Armed Clashes Claimed Lives of Six Civilians in Western Suwayda Countryside
by wael.mPreface: Six civilians, from Harran[1] town, located in the western countryside of Suwayda, were killed on November 23, 2017, while they were returning from the city of Suwayda (centre of Suwayda …
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Investigative Reports
Civilian Deaths in the Recent Military Confrontations in Western Aleppo Countryside
by wael.mPreface: On November 8, 2017, military confrontations and clashes broke out between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-HTS[1] and Nour al-Din al-Zenki movement[2] in in several cities and towns in countryside of Aleppo including …
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Investigative Reports
Ongoing Siege and Shelling Threaten Lives of Thousands of Civilians in Western Ghouta in Damascus Countryside
by wael.mPreface: Syrian regular forces continued the siege on several villages in Western Ghouta, such as Beit Jinn, Mazraat Beit Jinn and Mughr Al-meer, as the siege that was imposed on them …
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Investigative Reports
Seizure of Houses of Displaced Returns “Infighting” between Opposition Factions to the Front
by wael.mPreface: Renewed military confrontations[1] between Syrian armed opposition factions in Eastern Ghouta added burden on civilians who have been besieged for several years by Syrian government forces in all Eastern …
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Investigative Reports
Seizure of Public and Private Properties in Jisr al-Shughur- Idlib Countryside
by wael.mBackground: During the past months and years, many public and private properties and facilities in Jisr al-Shughur were subjected to systematic takeover and looting by factions controlling the region and …