January 2021

Deir Ezzor Province - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: A young man was found dead, today, while his hands were shackled on the bank of Euphrates River in Gharanij in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor.   It is worth noting that the…

SOHR sources have reported that SDF stormed, this evening, the house of ex-ISIS member in Al-Busayrah city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. However, the security forces have not found the former ISIS member, so they confiscated all…

Turkish forces and their proxy factions shelled, with heavy artillery and mortars, the villages of Jahbal and Al-Mushayrifah on the "M4" international highway, to the east of Ain Issa silos in the northern countryside of Al-Raqqah. The…

SOHR sources have reported that unknown gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead, with machineguns, a member of the SDF-backed Internal Security Forces (Asayish) in Al-Karamah town in the east of Al-Raqqah city. Meanwhile, Asayish Forces launched a…

A military commander of the Russian-backed "Liwaa Al-Quds" and his escort were killed, while another member sustained serious injuries, after their car was targeted today with a guided missile on Tallat Balah in Aleppo countryside.   A…

Some humanitarian organizations continue exploiting displaced people in north-western Syria by taking photos showing, in a degrading manner, the dire conditions they are suffering from in return for providing aid. Activists occasionally…

Daraa Province - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR sources have reported that over 40 families returned to their homes in Aiyb village in the northern countryside of Daraa, under Russia's pressure, a few years after they had been…

The Syrian government has condemned recent attacks targeting civilians and military personnel in the country's desert region. In a statement on Monday, the Foreign Ministry said that "the terrorist attacks on Syrian soil coupled with…

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the tanker had arrived outside the company in Homs after travelling through the Syrian desert, where there are still cells of Islamic State militants hiding. An…

Ten years after the outbreak of the Arab Spring, war, low oil prices and COVID-19 are affecting the economic situation of the Middle East. Conflicts continue in Syria, Libya and Yemen, while Iraq and Lebanon suffer from the breakdown of…