September 2017 witnessed a sharp increase in attacks on the medical and relief sector in Syria. The main reason for this increase was the Russian onslaught on Idlib, which began on 19/9/2017. The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) documented the targeting of nine hospitals and medical points, six of which were in Idlib, two in […]
War Planes Continue Targeting Besieged Aleppo Districts
Syrian regime and Russian war planes continue to target the eastern besieged districts of Aleppo, killing 16 people today. Helicopters targeted al-Kalasah and Bustan al-Qasr with explosive gases containing poisonous gases, causing several cases of suffocation. The Awqaf Directory of Free Aleppo, the directorate responsible for religious matters in the areas which fall under regime […]
War Planes Continue to Target Eastern Aleppo City
Russian and Syrian regime war planes continue to target the eastern districts of Aleppo city, with air strikes on the districts of Masakin Hanano, al-Qatirji, al-Sheikh Khidr, Masakin al-Firdaws, al-Haidariyah, al-Muwasalat, Tareeq al-Bab, Duhrat Awad, Karam al-Beik and al-Indharat. As of today and until this moment, the bombing has killed approximately 1o people and injured […]
A Bloody Day in the Eastern Districts of Aleppo City
Russian and Syrian regime war planes launched an intense bombing campaign against the eastern districts of Aleppo city towards the end of Friday, killing 48 people in total. The bombing killed 10 people in Tareeq al-Bab and al-Saliheen, six people in al-Sakhoor, six in Masakin Hanano, three in al-Firdaws, two in Karam al-Tarab, and two […]
A Bloody Day in Aleppo and Two Massacres Caused by Air Strikes
The city of Aleppo has witnessed an increase in the number of air strikes carried out by Syrian regime and Russian war planes, killing at least 30 people and injuring several others. Since Tuesday morning, the districts of Bustan al-Qasr, al-Firdaws, al-Qatirji, and Qadi Askar have all been subjected to at least 35 air strikes […]
Series of Massacres in Aleppo for the Third Consecutive Day
Syrian and Russian war planes continue their intense bombing campaign on Aleppo city for the third consecutive day, having killed a total of 68 people by 6pm on Sunday evening. The use of vacuum missiles, cluster bombs and phosphorous bombs have all been recorded during this assault. SHRC has documented four massacres in the city […]
A Bloody Day in Aleppo
Aleppo witnessed one of its most bloodiest days on Friday, as war planes and helicopters targeted the districts of al-Qatirji, al-Kalasah, al-Muwasalat, al-Marjah, al-Neirab, al-Saliheen, al-Ma’adi, al-Ansari, al-Sakhoor, al-Firdaws and Bustan al-Qasr, killing 95 people- one of the highest death tolls to have occured during one day only in the province. Among the most prominent of […]
SHRC Documents the Killing of 1662 people in February 2016
The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) documented the killing of 1662 people during February 2016, with bombing by Russian and Syrian regime war planes being the primary reason for deaths documented. Other reasons included clashes with regime forces, Kurdish militias and ISIS, bombings carried out by the international alliance as well as executions carried out […]
SHRC documents 51 Massacres in November 2015
SHRC has documented 51 massacres which took place in Syria during November 2015. The most prominent massacres of the month were committed by Russian war planes, including the following: – 5/11/2015: Russian war planes targeted the city of Albukamal and killed 84 civilians. – 29/11/2015: Russian war planes targeted the popular market of Areeha, killing […]
SHRC documents 1641 Killings during November 2015
SHRC documented the killing of 1641 civilians in November 2015 across the various provinces of Syria. The reasons behind the killings ranged from Russian and Syrian regime war plane bombings, as well as that of the international alliance, to clashes against Syrian regime forces, ISIS and Kurdish militias. This is in addition to summary executions […]