Syria: No way out
Syria: No way out
Surviving a decade of conflict
While much of the world has turned away from the staggering scale of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria, we wanted to look deeper.…
The power to make war: Napolitano
Two weeks ago, while the House of Representatives was finalizing its 700-page legislation authorizing the Treasury to borrow and spend $1.9 trillion in the next six months, and the Senate was attempting to confirm more of President Joseph…
Syria’s tragedy, Myanmar returns, and missing Magufuli: The Cheat Sheet
Syria’s decade of devastation
Next week marks 10 years since demonstrations against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were met with force, and an uprising that was part of the so-called “Arab Spring” spiralled into a long…
Iranian-backed militias violations | Commander seizes civilians’ properties in Al-Mayadeen…
Deir Ezzor Province - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Reliable sources have told SOHR that armed groups of the IRGC-backed militia "Abu Al-Fadl Al-Abbas" have seized Al-Qal'a petrol station in Al-Bel'oum area on the outskirts of…
Security campaigns | Backed by Coalition helicopters, SDF kill six ISIS members in Deir Ezzor…
Deir Ezzor Province - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR activists have documented the death of six members of ISIS cells, yesterday, after a security raid by SDF-backed "HAT", backed by International Coalition helicopters, in Hebat…
Old ordnance explosions | Two children die in Al-Raqqah, while a man and his son injured in Deir…
SOHR activists have documented the death of two children from Um Huwaish village in the western countryside of Tel Abyad in northern Al-Raqqah, after the explosion of an unexploded shell while they were tampering with it.
On the other…
For unknown reasons | Russian military police tour streets and neighbourhoods of Daraa Al-Balad
Daraa Province - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Reliable sources have informed SOHR that a patrol of the Russian military police has toured streets and neighbourhoods of Daraa Al-Balad in south Syria region. Besides, Russian armoured…
Aleppo | Turkish forces renew shelling villages and positions in Kurdish-held areas
Aleppo Province - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Turkish forces stationed in Kaljibrin town in the northern countryside of Aleppo have fired tens of artillery shells on the outskirts of Tel Rifaat and the surrounding areas of Menagh…
“De-escalation zone” | Woman injured in regime bombardment near Latakia frontlines,…
SOHR sources say that a woman was injured due to regime rocket attacks on Kafridin village and roads nearby frontlines of Jabal Al-Akrad in the north-eastern countryside of Latakia.
Regime forces also shelled Al-Ziyyarah town and the…
Security chaos in south Syria | Unknown gunmen shoot dead farmer after hijacking his motorcycle,…
Al-Suwaidaa Province - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: As security situation is deteriorating in south Syria region, SOHR sources have reported that unknown gunmen have blocked a farmer in Al-Kherbeh town in the western countryside of…