May 2020

Aleppo Governorate - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR sources say that fires broke out on agricultural land in the villages of Al-Aolashi, Al-Bughaz and Al-Buihej, east of al-Bab, which is under the control of the SDF's Al-Bab…

SOHR sources say that Turkish army and proxy factions targeted today a vehicle carrying civilians near the village of Al-Makran, west of Ras al-Ain, which is under the control of Turkish-backed factions, killing one civilian and injuring…

SOHR sources have reported that nearly 40 tents were burned down today in al-Baraka camp in Deir Hassan area in Idlib countryside. No casualties have been reported. Meanwhile, more than 100 families have fled for fear of spreading of fire…

SOHR sources say that locals found the body of a young man today shot in the head at his home, east of Al-Thala roundabout in Al-Sweida city, without knowing the reasons and motives for his death. On May 14, SOHR activists reported that…

SOHR activists have reported seeing a convoy of Russian trucks carrying humanitarian aid to northern and eastern Syria. The trucks have set off from "Hmeimim" base and headed towards Al-Qamishli airport, passing by "M4" road and the town of…

Amid the pandemic news, some analysts have been keen to highlight a “resurgence” of Daesh activity in Iraq and Syria. Some of the reporting on this has been overblown; a return to the territorial “caliphate” of 2014-19 is highly unlikely.…

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov stated that terrorists are intensifying their activities in the Middle East, especially in Syria and Iraq, taking advantage of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, and that the…

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