Elements of the Hay’at Tahreer al-Shaam (formerly An-Nusra Front) fired live ammunition into a protest which was taking place in the city of Saraqib (rural Idlib) in an attempt to disperse the protest which was calling for the group to leave the city, killing media activist Musab al-‘Azo (43 years) and injuring several others. Prior […]
Three Spanish Journalists Released
The three Spanish journalists that had been kidnapped in mid 2015 have now reached Turkey, following their released by the Nusra Front which had kidnapped them according to Spanish sources. Bamblica Antonio, Jose Manuel Lopez and Angel Sastre were kidnapped on 10/7/2015 after their immediate entry into Syria via the Turkish border, on their way […]
People’s Protection Units Display Dead Bodies as “Celebration”
The Kurdish People’s Protection Units has placed dead bodies on a large truck and transported them around the Kurdish city of Afreen as part of a “celebration convoy”. The militia’s media said that the bodies belonged to fighters of the Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Shaam who were killed in clashes in Ain Daqnah (rural Aleppo) […]
ISIS Carries out Executions in Yarmouk Camp
The clashes between the Nusra Front and ISIS in the Yarmouk Camp in Damascus have been revived once again. In the past 24 hours, the clashes have killed three members of the Nusra Front and one member of ISIS. On Thursday, armed officers belonging to ISIS executed two youths from the Nusra Front and hung […]
Five Years of Continuous Violations and Absent Justice
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 […]
Nusra Soldiers Attack Peaceful Protest in Idlib
An armed group of the Nusra Front in Idlib city attacked a peaceful protest organised by residents opposed to the Syrian regime; ripping the independence flag which members of the protest had put up and abducting five members of the media that were covering the protest. The Nusra Front and the Security forces of the […]
Nusra Front Execute Prisoners in Abu Dhuhoor Military Airport
On 9/9/2015, the Nusra Front published images portraying tens of prisoners from the Syrian regime forces executed in Abu Dhuhoor Military airport in rural Idlib, a province under the control of the armed opposition after having been under siege for two years. According to social media sources of the Nusra Front, 65 soldiers and officers […]
Prison Swap releases 14 prisoners
This Wednesday saw a prisoner swap take place in Idlib between the Nusra Front and the Syrian regime in which seven prisoners were swapped on each side. According to a news report on the prison swap, the negotiations took place via an institution named “Call of the Prisoner”. However, the report did not clarify the […]
Sixteen Detainees Released in Prisoner Swap Deal
Sixteen detainees were released today in Idlib by the Syrian regime, as part of a prisoner swap with the Nusra Front. Among those released were eight women. Neither the Syrian regime, not the Nusra Front released any information on the prisoner swap and the mediator which organised it. The names of those released are: 1. […]
ISIS Executes Opposition Fighters in Damascus
Social media outlets belonging to ISIS have published a video named “repent before we overcome you- the state of Damascus”, in which a group of fighters from the “Army of Islam” and the Nusra Front- whom according to the video were fighting ISIS- are caught in an ambush and executed. In the video, 12 people […]