The death toll in Syria on Tuesday 13/09/2016 reached 34 deaths. In Deir Azzour, 19 civilians were slaughtered with knives at a livestock slaughterhouse at the hands of ISIS under charges of spying for the international coalition. Furthermore, eight died in clashes with government forces in rural Al-Quneitra. Aleppo witnessed the killings of four civilians, […]
SHRC Documents the Killing of 1784 Civilians in June 2016
SHRC has documented the killing of 1784 civilians in June 2016, marking it out as the month with the highest number of victims in the year so far. Amongst the victims documented, 274 were children, 170 were women, and 30 were killed under torture. Thirty-five were killed by Russian bombing, 49 were killed by bombing […]
SHRC Documents Killing of 1328 People in May 2016
SHRC has documented the killing of 1328 people in Syria during May 2016. The victims included 179 children, 144 women, and 37 that were killed under torture in Syrian regime and ISIS prisons. Ninety-two were killed by Russian bombing, whilst 176 were killed at the hands of ISIS in direct clashes with the group or […]
Three Children Killed in Cluster Bomb Explosion
Three children were killed in Taqad village (western rural Aleppo), when a cluster bomb left over by previous Russian bombing exploded. Russian forces have used cluster bombs in a widespread manner across rural Aleppo, especially in the period between November 2015 and January 2016.
Ballistic Missile Causes Worst Attack on Civil Defence in Syrian Conflict
Russian bombing on Atarib city (rural Aleppo) on Wednesday dawn has led to one of the worst attacks the Civil Defence has been subjected to in the past couple of years. The Civil Defence of Atarib mourned five of its officers who were killed in the bombing which targeted their centre. The bombing also injured […]
Russian Shelling Kills Family in Northern Rural Aleppo
Russian bombing on al-Sheikh Issa village in northern rural Aleppo killed three children alongside their father. The victims are: 1. Ibrahim Aamer Humaidi (5 years) 2. Hussain Aamer Humaidi (6 years) 3. Samir Aamer Humaidi (7 years) 4. Aamer Humaidi (35 years) The Russian bombing on the village coincided with artillery bombing from the Kurdish […]
Thousands of Refugees at Bab Salamah Crossing whilst Turkey Refuses Entry
The Syrian-Turkish border in northern rural Aleppo is witnessing a phenomenal wave of refugees due to the ongoing clashes taking place in rural western Aleppo and the systematic bombing of cities and villages in this area by Russian war planes. Approximately 15000 refugees are gathered at the Bab al-Salamah crossing in the city of Izaz […]