The negotiating committees of those representing the residents of the al-Wa’er district of Homs and the Syrian regime have reached an agreement to forcibly remove a section of the residents of the district in exchange for the lifting of the siege and handing it over to the Russian side presiding over the agreement. The agreement […]
Iranian Massacre Against Displaced from Aleppo
Iranian, Lebanese and Iraqi militias summarily executed 14 displaced people from among the 800 displaced people that were on a convoy stopped at ‘Uqdat al-Ramousah, and which had been on its way from the besieged districts of eastern Aleppo to rural western Aleppo as part of an agreement reached with Russia. According to Iranian websites, […]
Armed Militias Halt Evacuation of Besieged People
Armed militias stopped a convoy of approximately 800 people on buses that were headed towards rural western Aleppo. The militias, which are thought to be from the villages of Kafraya and al-Fou’ah, stopped the convoy at ‘Uqdat al-Ramousah. The armed groups demanded that groups of people from the besieged villages of Kafraya and al-Fou’ah were […]
On the International Day of Human Rights: International Failure to Stop Obvious Crimes
The Syrian crisis is close to folding its sixth year, having achieved unprecedented levels of crime committed by state apparatus, whether Syrian, Russian, or Iranian, or the entities which work under the care and protection of these states, such as Iranian, Lebanese, Iraqi and Afghani militias. In parallel to the state crimes organised by the […]
Al-Zara: Dead Bodies and Prisoner Swap
On Friday morning, the operation of swapping dead bodies and disappeared people, which had taken place after the armed opposition took over the village of al-Zara (southern rural Hama) came to an end. The operation lasted from between Wednesday morning till Friday. The first phase of the swap which took place on Wednesday and Thursday […]
Militias of the National Defence Army and the Responsibility for Bombings in Homs
Civilian districts loyal to the regime of Bashar Al-Asad in Homs have been subjected to bombings in the past two years; a matter which the Syrian regime’s security and media have blamed on the armed opposition. However, developments of this position in the past few weeks have clearly indicated that groups loyal to the regime […]
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 […]
A Massacre targets an Entire Family in Rural Homs
Militias loyal to the Syrian regime committed a massacre with the use of white weapons in the village of Tal Khaznah on the Salmiah Route in rural Homs. Fourteen civilians from the same family were all killed in this massacre. The family was a displaced family from Deir Ba’alba and their names are as follows: […]
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 […]