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Five Years of Continuous Violations and Absent Justice

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On 15/3/2011, civilian protests erupted in a number of Syrian cities, rapidly spreading to other cities, before transforming into military clashes which took place in parallel with the protests, consequently increasing the level of violence witnessed in the country. This report compiled by SHRC, documents the most prominent of violations witnessed in Syria over the […]

War Planes Continue Targeting of rural Homs

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Syrian and Russian war planes continue their targeting of cities and villages in rural Homs, killing seven people today. Air strikes targeted the city of Talbisah, killing three people and causing great material damage. The victims are: 1) Jamal al-Omar 2) Bilal Jamal al-Omar 3) Salim al-Basha The village of al-Halmouz was subjected to three […]

Russian Bombing Destroys Hayaan School and Mosque

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Russian bombing on the town of Hayaan in northern rural Aleppo completely destroyed the Hayaat mosque and al-Shaheed Kamil Ahmed ‘Atroo school. Hayaan is being subjected to intense bombing with cluster bombs and vacuum missiles by Russian war planes since the beginning of February, forcing the majority of its residents to leave towards the Turkish […]

Two Children Killed in Kafr Hamra Bombing

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Russian war planes targeted the city of Kafr Hamra in northern rural Aleppo with cluster bombs, killing two children and injuring others. Since the beginning of February, Russian war planes have been targeting the cities and villages of rural Aleppo in a vicious offensive, resulting in widespread destruction in the city of Andan and its […]

Tafas Subjected to Continuous Cluster Bombing

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The city of Tafas in rural Daraa has been subjected to continuous Russian bombing since Friday, with the use of cluster bombs and vacuum missiles. The Russian bombing has left behind hundreds of cluster bombs which did not detonate , and which continue to impose a threat on residents in the case of their implosion. […]

Continuing Bombardment of rural Damascus

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War planes targeted the city of Douma in rural Damascus with cluster bombs, coinciding with artillery bombardment on the city. The bombing killed three people: 1. Majid al-Hanafi 2. Abdul Aziz Siriwil 3. Omar al-Baqdoonsi In addition, the area of al-Marj in rural Damascus was subjected to 13 air strikes, coinciding with artillery bombardment, which […]

Massacre as al-Houla Attacked by Cluster Bombs

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Russian war planes targeted the town of Kafrlaha, close to al-Houla (rural Homs), with cluster bombs, killing five people and injuring 50 others. 1. Amal Ahmed al-Sayid (child) 2. Samir Abdul Bari Harba 3. ‘Alaa Riyadh Ibrahim 4. Fahima al-Yusuf (Um Iyaad) 5. Mohammed Mahmoud al-Yunus (child) War planes also targeted the city of al-Rastan […]

Russian War Planes Shower rural Aleppo with Cluster Bombs

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Russian war planes continued their targeting of the towns of rural Aleppo, killing three children and injuring tens of others. In the city of Hayaan, two were killed and 16 others injured after attacks by Russian war planes. In Tal Rif’at, a child called Qusai Mahmoud Hamdawi (8 years) was killed and 20 people were […]

A Bloody Friday in rural Damascus

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War planes targeted the city of Douma (rural Damascus) with cluster bombs on Friday morning, killing five people and injuring several others. Helicopters also targeted the western suburbs of the city with eight barrel bombs. Victims identified include: 1. Mohammed ‘Arbash 2. Ahmad Hanan 3. Yasir al-Tabaakh In addition, artillery bombing of the city of […]