War planes targeted the popular market of the city of Ma’arat Ma’sareen in rural Idlib with an air strike, killing eight people and injuring several others. Victims identified included three children from the Kashoor family.
Bloody Massacres on Markets in Eastern Rural Aleppo
Helicopters targeted the Haal Market and the Centre of al-Baab in eastern rural Aleppo with barrel bombs, which according to medical sources in the city, killed approximately 90 people. SHRC has not been able to verify this number until now, due to the fact that the area is controlled by ISIS. War planes also targeted […]
Bloody Massacres targeting public markets in Eastern Aleppo Countryside
Syrian regime helicopters today targeted Al-Hal Souk and Al-Bab city centre in Aleppo Eastern rural areas with explosive barrel bombs, which- according to medical sources- led to the death of 90 individuals. As of yet, the Syrian Human Rights Committee has not able to confirm any number. Military air crafts also hit a public market […]
Documenting the Victims of September 2015
The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has documented the killing of 1574 people during September 2015. The primary cause behind the deaths was the targeting of popular markets in Syrian cities and towns during peak times, in addition to clashes with the Syrian regime and with ISIS. The various executions committed by ISIS, international alliance […]
Popular Market in Aleppo Bombed
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, […]
August 2015: 63 Massacres
SHRC documented 63 massacres in the month of August 2015, 58 of which were perpetrated by the Syrian regime, four of which were committed by ISIS, and one in which a bomb, thought to have been launched by an armed opposition group, fell on Damascus and caused a massacre. The targeting of markets has been […]
War Planes Target Popular Market in Ma’arat al-Nouman
As part of an ongoing campaign in targeting popular markets in the past couple of days, war planes targeted the popular market of Ma’arat al-Nouman on Thursday noon, leading to the injury of several people. This is the seventh popular market which has been targeted during the current month.
Stealing the Possessions of Families: A Systematic Policy with Official Approval
Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, persistent reports have documented the looting of household possessions by regime forces. This takes place particularly in areas in which the original population has been displaced and in which burglary operations seem to be carried out in a systematic and organised manner, appearing to be a formal approval […]