The total number of victims documented by SHRC on (Sunday 22/4/2018) is (7) persons including (1) child. In the capital Damascus, (3) persons were killed due to the ongoing regime forces bombing of Yarmouk camp in the southern part of the city. In the province of Aleppo, and in the town of Tiqad, a child […]
Daily Report on Human Rights Violations in Syria: 16/02/2018
SHRC has documented the death of 10 people in Syria today, among them three children and one woman. In Deir Azzour five people- whose limbs were collected from underneath a school that housed displaced people- were killed. The building, in the town of Khusham, was targeted for four months by Syrian regime forces. Two were […]
Media Activist Khalid al-Omari Dies
Media activist Khalid al-Omari died today after he was shot by an armed opposition faction in the Eastern Ghouta. Al-Omari was subjected to fire at the barrier of al-Rahman Faction on the corners of Hamouria Town- where he is from- on Thursday. It is thought that the shot was accidental and happened while soldiers of […]
Car Explosion Massacre near Al-Bab
A car laden with explosives detonated in the village of Susyan in eastern rural Aleppo, to the north west of the city of al-Bab. The explosion took place following the city’s seizure by armed opposition forces with the support of Turkish forces yesterday. Previously, the city had been controlled by ISIS. It is believed that […]
Prisoner Swap in Aleppo
A prisoner swap took place today between the Syrian regime and one of the batallions of the armed opposition, in which 15 prisoners were released from the armed opposition to the regime forces, in exchange for two prisoners that had been in regime prisons. The exchange took place in the area of al-Razi, in western […]
Explosion Causes Massacre at Atmah Crossing
An explosion took place at the Atmah border crossing, killing approximately 30 people and injuring several others. Most fighters killed were affiliated to Faylaq al-Shaam, a battalion of the armed opposition. In a press release released by ISIS, the organisation claimed responsibility for the bombing which they said was from a loaded car. Eye witnesses […]
SHRC Documents 62 Massacres in August 2016
The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) documented the perpetration of 62 massacres in Syria during August 2016. Syrian regime forces perpetrated 34 of these massacres, whilst Russian forces implemented 19 massacres. Batallions of the armed opposition were responsible for six massacres, ISIS were responsible for two, and the Turkish air force responsible for one massacre. […]
August 2016: 1964 People Killed in Syria
The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) documented the killing of 1964 people during August 2016, the majority of whom were killed by Russian and Syrian regime bombing. Russian war planes were responsible for the death of 180 people, whilst Turkish war planes killed 24 and war planes of the International Alliance killed nine people. ISIS […]
Opposition Batallion Slaughters Regime Conscript
During the current clashes taking place between battalions of the armed opposition and regime forces in the surroundings of the Handarat Camp for Palestinian refugees in Aleppo on Wednesday, an officer from the Noor al-Din al-Zinky movement- a battalion of the armed opposition- captured a group of fighters from the Quds Brigade Militia, a Palestinian […]
Two Suicide Attacks in Daraa
A suicide bomber detonated himself in a home in Inkhil, rural Daraa, on Saturday evening, killing eight people- amongst them women and children- and injuring three others. Great material damage was also caused to the home. It is believed that some of the victims were leaders of the armed opposition battalions in the area. Victims […]