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Media Activist Khalid al-Omari Dies

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Media activist Khalid al-Omari died today after he was shot by an armed opposition faction in the Eastern Ghouta. Al-Omari was subjected to fire at the barrier of al-Rahman Faction on the corners of Hamouria Town- where he is from- on Thursday. It is thought that the shot was accidental and happened while soldiers of […]

Artillery Shells Cause Massacre in Masraba

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Regime forces targeted the residential districts of Masraba town (rural Damascus) with artillery shells, killing six people including the director of the Civil defence directorate of rural Damascus Mahmoud Qidado who was injured whilst he was on the way to help the injured in a civil defence vehicle. The victims are: Khalid Beerqidar Salam Khalifa […]

Massacre in Bombing on Ain Tarma

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War planes targeted a residential building in Ain Tarma, rural Damascus, on Friday afternoon, killing ten people, among them children and four women. Several others were also left injured. Victims identified include: Ayman al-Homsi Taghreed Marjan Suleiman Taslaq Alia Badr al-Deen Ghiyath Dahrooj (child) Mohammed Jawda Santiha Mohammed Rahim (child) Muhanad Rayhani Nisreen Jarrah

June 2017: 1034 Deaths Documented

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SHRC documented the killing of 1034 people in June 2017, including 169 children, 84 women, and 14 that died under torture. Bombing carried out by the International coalition was responsible for 220 deaths, coming second after the Syrian regime forces who were responsible for the deaths of 414 people, whilst ISIS killed 133 people, and […]

A Bloody Day of Massacres in Damascus

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War planes targeted the city of Douma in rural Damascus today, whilst simultaneously bombing the city with artillery shells via regime forces stationed in surrounding areas. The bombing killed 22 people and injured several others. This massacre in Douma took place on a bloody day in which areas under the control of the opposition in […]

Massacre in Residential area of Hamouriya

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War planes targeted the city of Hamouriya in rural Damascus with four missiles, killing 15 people and injuring 70 others. The bombing targeted a residential area close to the Rawda Mosque. Victims identified include: Ibtissam Wanousa Ahmed Saeed Tomah Ahmed Abdul Raheem al-Masri Jamal Bakeer Khalid al-Qawas Rama Harastani Rawda al-Homsi Abdulrahman Sukar Abdulrahman Qatma […]

Regime Forces Target Displaced People in Wadi Bardah

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Regime forces targeted a gathering of civilians in the village of Deir Qanoon close to Wadi Bardah in western rural Damascus with artillery shells, killing 12 people. The bombing also targeted “Reem Hall” which acted as a shelter for the displaced. The bombing came from an artillery tank situated in the village of Kfeir al-Zeit.