Russia’s involvement in the Syrian conflict which began two years ago today, has created a turning point in the numbers of those killed on the ground and in human rights violations, which has transformed and surpassed the previous violations on a totally different level. Since day one, Russia has implemented a “Scorched Land” policy in […]
War Criminal Mohammed Naseef Dies
The retired Major General and assistant vice president Mohammed Naseef died in Damascus today, aged 85 years old. During his lifetime, Naseef presided over several of the security apparatus’, the most prominent of which was the Internal Branch 251 which he headed between 1972-2002, and which was then succeeded by Bahjat Sulaiman (later known as […]
Foreign Militias in Syria: International Disregard and Sectarian Mobilisation
Over the past two days, armed opposition brigades in Busra al-Hareer (Daraa) have captured Asian fighters from among the ranks of pro-Syrian regime forces, thought to have come from former USSR countries. Since 2012 and until now, armed opposition brigades have captured and killed Iranian, Afghan, Russian, Pakistani and African mercenaries, in addition to fighters […]