المرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان
The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Daily Archives

05/11/2014

Kobane: The anatomy of a disaster

The world is watching with silence and dismay the slow death of Kobane, the mostly Kurdish town in Northern Syria adjacent to the Turkish border, at the hands of the hordes of so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).…

With support for Syrians, the Iranian project fails

Iran is deploying all efforts to drag the United States to its side in the wide regional battle, especially in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Gaza and Bahrain. This is the first time that Iranians have changed their strategy, which in the past was…

Social media did not create ISIS, nor did it spark revolutions

British intelligence chiefs used to listen to people but nowadays the people are meant to listen to them too. Out of the shadows, Robert Hannigan, the new director of GCHQ, a British government intelligence and security organization, issued…

Who will Iraq and Syria jihadists target next?

Currently much of the Israeli coverage on jihadists in Syria and Iraq is trying hard not to link the Palestinian issue with the growing popularity of these militant groups. Indeed, they believe that Palestine is not the primary cause of…

Syria al-Qaeda chief threatens Lebanon over Hezbollah role

The head of Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, Al-Nusra Front, has threatened neighboring Lebanon in a new audio message warning that the "real battle" in the country has yet to begin. In the audio message distributed online on Tuesday night,…

British ISIL fighter allegedly killed in Syria

Al-Britani, who is believed to have been called William Hasmou Clinic was reportedly killed in Hawigat Saqr, near the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Sor, in a Syrian government air strike. He is believed to be the eighth Briton killed in…

Human Rights Watch condemns ISIL torture of Kurdish children

Human Rights Watch reported on Tuesday that the children, aged 14 to 16, were among 153 Kurdish boys abducted by the ISIL militants on May 29 as they were returning home after taking school exams in the city of Aleppo. According to the…

Norway expects ISIS-inspired attack within coming year

Norway’s intelligence service said Wednesday it expects an attack on the country within a year due to the growing threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) group. “Within the coming 12 months, it is likely that Norway will be threatened by…

U.S. hosts ambassador meeting to discuss ISIL threat

The State Department said in a statement this plenary session was "an opportunity for coalition partners to reaffirm our share efforts in the coalition, discuss ways in which we can integrate our contributions to coalition efforts and…

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