On 20 January 2018, Türkiye launched a wide-scale military operation codenamed Operation Olive Branch in the Syrian region of Afrin. The incursion involved approximately 25,000 fighters from the opposition’s Syrian …
the opposition’s Syrian National Army
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Northwest Syria: Levant Front Responsible for Executing Suspects in A’zaz Bombing
In this report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) reveals the details of the field execution of civilians Tamer A. and Jumaa H., who were shot in the head from …
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After Libya and Azerbaijan: A Turkish Private Security Company Deploys Syrian Mercenaries to Niger
In late 2023, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) obtained exclusive testimonies indicating that a Turkish private security company—close to the ruling Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, …
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Afrin: Repeated Assaults Against Kurdish Students and Minors for Motives Believed to be Discriminatory
Since the beginning of 2024, cases of assault against Kurdish minors, adolescents, and students have been repeated in Afrin. Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) managed to verify no less …
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Northwest Syria: Local Authorities Attack Journalists, Suffocate Freedom of Expression
Northwest Syria continues to be one of the most dangerous areas for journalists and media workers. In its latest report, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said that …
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Jindires/Afrin: The Nowruz Murder Trial in the Shadow of Wider Violations and Impunity
On 17 January 2024, al-Ra’i Courthouse issued nine different sentences against individuals involved in the killing of four Kurds—all from the same family—in Jindires town in Afrin’s suburbs on the eve of …
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Northwest Syria: Fighters Flog a Man for “Insulting God”
In December 2023, a young man was filmed while being flogged in a public square in al-Bab city, Aleppo’s northern countryside. The flogging “sentence” was carried out by fighters affiliated …
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The Kurdish lady, Malak Eibo, spent her last five years in remote displacement camps, living in agony and sorrow of losing her property in Ali Jaro/Jariya village of Afrin’s Bulbul …
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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 …