The undersigned organizations express deep concern over the escalation of hostilities in As-Suwayda governorate, a predominantly Druze area in southern Syria. The outbreak of violence has been accompanied by widespread …
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
Southern Syria’s Daraa: Suhaib al-Qauarit Died in the Custody of Security Services
On 8 January 2022, the relatives of Suhaib Muhammad al-Qauarit (46) referred to the Daraa City Civil Registry to inquire into the whereabouts of their son, who has been detained …
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Human Rights Journalism
A Woman Disappeared in Southern Syria — Reports Say She was Killed for Honor
Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) has obtained reports from credible local sources on the occurrence of the “honor killing” of Abeer M., 19, who is from the village of …
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Executive Summary Daraa province, south of Syria, continues to be gripped by security chaos, leading to assassinations and other violent incidents. These incidents occurred almost daily throughout the period covered …
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Background: More than a year after the Syrian government retook areas in Daraa and al-Qunaitra, in southern Syria, from Islamist and armed opposition groups under a “settlement agreement”,[1] thousands of …
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Investigative Reports
Fresh Wave of Violence Storms Already Vulnerable “Settlement Agreement” in Daraa
Background Daraa province, south of Syria, is yet gripped by security chaos, which gave rise to assassinations, kidnappings and attacks on the security centers of the Syrian government between December …
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Human Rights Journalism
Daraa: Concern over Repeating “al-Sanamayn Scenario” in Other Areas despite the “Settlement Agreement”
Introduction: Heedless of the preliminary settlement agreement signed in Southern Syria in July 2018,[1] the Syrian regular forces have on March 1, 2020, launched a violent military attack on neighborhoods …
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Investigative Reports
Violence and Assassinations Mark a Sharp Increase since the Settlement Agreement – Daraa
Background: In 2019, throughout August, October and November, Daraa Province bore witness to rampant insecurity that effected a sharp and marked rise in assassinations, killings and attacks against security facilities …
