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Massacre in Six Air Raids on Deir Ezzour

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War planes have targeted the countryside of Deir Ezzour in six air raids, killing at least 19 people. A cheese factory was targeted in the village of Marat in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzour, killing 14 people among them eight children. Meanwhile, in Khareeta (Western rural Deir Ezzor), air raids targeted the field hospital, […]

Popular Market in Aleppo Bombed

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The popular market of the Shi’aar district in Aleppo was bombed with a rocket, and then shelled, resulting in the death of 12 people (the result of the first count) and injuring dozens of others. The bombing of markets is a primary way in which the Syrian regime is practising genocide in various Syrian cities, […]

Confirmation of Death of Artist Under Torture

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The relatives of cartoonish Akram Raslaan have learnt that he was killed under torture, after approximately three years of imprisonment. The military intelligence arrested Raslaan on Monday 2/10/2012, from the al-Fidaa’ newspaper building in Hama where he worked. The confirmation of Raslaan’s murder comes after two years of leaked information from a released detainee who […]

Explosive Container Destroys Residential Area in Saraqib

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The city of Saraqib in Idlib was subjected to bombing with an explosive container early Sunday morning, leading to the complete destruction of a residential area. Helicopters dropped the explosive container at 1am, followed by three explosive barrels at 2am. The houses were empty, hence no injuries were documented despite the wide scale destruction which […]

Media Worker Killed in Daraa by Unknown Assailants

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The Naba al-I’lamiyah channel based in Daraa mourned its media activist Ahmed al-Musalamah who worked as a cameraman and news editor in the editorial section of the channel. Ahmed was shot by unknown assailants on Saturday evening in Daraa al-Balad, which is controlled by militant factions of the city of Daraa. According to the channel, […]

Nusra Front Execute Prisoners in Abu Dhuhoor Military Airport

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On 9/9/2015, the Nusra Front published images portraying tens of prisoners from the Syrian regime forces executed in Abu Dhuhoor Military airport in rural Idlib, a province under the control of the armed opposition after having been under siege for two years. According to social media sources of the Nusra Front, 65 soldiers and officers […]

War Planes Resume their Attack on Aleppo for the Second Day

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War planes have resumed their attack on the city of Aleppo for the second day running, after a period in which no massacre took place in the city for more than two months. War planes targeted the al-Shi’aar district close to Furn al-Sha’b with two rockets, killing at least 20 people and leaving many injured. […]

War Plane Airstrikes cause Massacre in Ar-Raqqah

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The city of Ar-Raqqah was subjected to 12 air strikes launched by war planes, killing 15 civilians and injuring tens of others. According to the “Raqqah Slaughtered in Silence” campaign, the strikes targeted the “Jawad Anzoor” school, the local stadium, the forage institute, Firdaws Street, the Obstetrics Hospital, the industrial area, 23 February Street, and […]