Six years ago, popular protests of an unprecedented nature erupted across Syria. This took place after approximately half a century of emergency rule in which all forms of participation in public life outside the control of the state was halted, including political parties and organisations as well as NGOs. Syria was a closed state in […]
Regime Forces Commit Genocide in Aleppo
The districts of eastern Aleppo are witnessing a genocide committed by regime forces and its supporting foreign militias after they entered the districts which had been under the control of opposition forces until yesterday afternoon. Upon their immediate arrival into the districts of Sheikh Sa’eed, Saliheen, al-Firdaws, al-Jaloum, and al-Ma’adi, reports of summary executions of […]
Humanitarian Crisis in Aleppo as Foreign Militias Draw In
The eastern districts of Aleppo city are witnessing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, with approximately 15,000 people being displaced from the districts in which foreign militias loyal to the Asad regime took over. On Sunday and today, Palestinian and Iraqi militias took control of Masakin Hanano, Jabal Badru, al-Haydariyah, and al-Sakhoor, whilst Kurdish militias took control […]
Two Years on between the al-Husainiyah and al-Dhiyabiah Massacres: Killings Incited by Sectarianism
On Friday 11/10/2013, Syria witnessed one of the worst massacres to take place since the beginning of the popular uprisings in 2011.On the onset of the massacre, two years ago, Iraqi and Lebanese militias entered the areas of al-Dhiyabiah and al-Hussainiyah in southern Damascus after conducting battles against the armed opposition brigades, which lasted for four […]