Executive Summary On 9 October 2019, Turkey launched the sweeping “Peace Spring” offensive into northeastern Syria, backed by several factions of the Syrian National Army (SNA), an affiliate of the …
‘Operation Peace Spring’
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Investigative Reports
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On 9 September 2021, footage circulated on social media showing a young Syrian man being tortured by members of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA). Later the same day, more …
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Press releases & statements
Syria: An Oral Intervention Presented to the Human Rights Council On the Report of the International Commission of Inquiry in September 2021
On 23 September 2021, Syrians for Truth and Justice and The Advocates for Human Rights addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council during the presentation of an oral update of …
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Press releases & statements
A Complaint to the UN Working Groups and Rapporteurs Addressing Enforced Disappearances in Afrin, Syria
Every month, field researchers with Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) record the number and names of people arbitrarily arrested and disappeared by the Turkish-backed Military and Civil Police in …
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Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the arrest of at least 108 persons in August 2021. The arrests concentrated in the areas of Afrin, Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê and Tal …
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Investigative Reports
Afrin: Seizing Real Estate Property After Operation Olive Branch and Operation Peace Spring
Introduction On 20 January 2018, the Turkish Army and supporting forces affiliated with the Syrian National Army (SNA), operating under the Syrian Interim Government of the National Coalition for Syrian …
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Executive Summary When Saadoun Salman’s uncle died, he wished to be buried in his hometown, Daoudia village. Now, when Saadoun Salman, 52, visits his uncle’s grave in one of the …
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Executive Summary This report documents 12 incidents of crop thefts and confiscations and six incidents of forcible expropriation/seizure of lands across the Operation Peace Spring territories. These incidents have occurred …
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Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) confirmed that at least 38 arrests were carried out by the Opposition-Syrian National Army (SNA) and groups affiliated with them in Ras al-Ayen/Serê Kaniyê …