The Guardian The country was also blamed for indiscriminate attacks in civilian areas without ‘a specific military objective’ Julian Borger in Washington Mon 2 Mar 2020 Russian Air Force was also found responsible for the bombing of a compound for displaced civilians which killed 20 people, including eight women and six children. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty […]
Russian Warplanes Commit Massacre in al-Atarib
Field sources from western rural Aleppo have reported that Russian war planes launched a number of air strikes on the town of al-Atarib today. The strikes targeted the main market of the town as well as the local police outpost. The sources reported the number of those killed as 62, in addition to 150 injured. […]
Destruction of al-Rahma Hospital in Khan Sheikhoun
Russian warplanes targeted al-Rahma Hospital in Khan Sheikhoun in the southern suburb of Idlib with four consecutive attacks, destroying a significant part of it, and rendering it out of service whilst also burning ambulances parked in its vicinity. This is not the first time that Al Rahma Hospital has been targeted. It was targeted last […]
Syria Six Years On: Continuous Violations and Absent Justice
Six years ago, popular protests of an unprecedented nature erupted across Syria. This took place after approximately half a century of emergency rule in which all forms of participation in public life outside the control of the state was halted, including political parties and organisations as well as NGOs. Syria was a closed state in […]
National Assembly Adopts Resolution for Accountability Mechanism in Syria
The United Nations National Assembly adopted a resolution to establish a mechanism investigating the war crimes committed in Syria. The decree was supported by 105 states, opposed by 15, whilst 52 countries abstained from voting. The resolution has set a precedent, being the first time in which a mechanism for investigation in a particular country […]
Two Hospitals Targeted in Aleppo City
War planes believed to be Russian targeted the “al-Bayan” hospital and the “al-Hakeem” specialist hospital for children in the Sha’ar district of Aleppo city, causing great material damage to both which forced them to close their services. This has raised the number of hospitals targeted in the last 48 hours to three hospitals.
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 […]
On the Anniversary of the Chemical Massacre: The Genocide Continues and the Criminals Remain Free
On 21/8/2013, regime forces targeted the areas of Zamalka and Ain Tarma in the Eastern Ghouta and the city of al-Mu’adamiya in the Western Ghouta with rockets laden with chemical substances, killing 1400 people and afflicting hundreds with various types of suffocation. This massacre is considered one of the bloodiest in the series of genocides […]
Tadmur (Palmyra) Prison Massacre: 36 Years Since the Crime
In the beginning of the 1980s, Syria witnessed a number of crimes against humanity in which thousands of Syrians were unlawfully killed, thousands were forcibly disappeared, and thousands of others were detained with no legal documents for various periods of time, and in which inhumane practises were inflicted upon them, causing a large number of […]
American Congress Condemns Crimes of Syrian Regime
The American congress overwhelmingly agreed on a resolution which condemns the Syrian regime’s use of violence against civilians. The resolution, agreed upon on Monday evening, also calls upon the government of the United States and its allies to work towards an end to these acts of violence. The resolution urges the US government to seek […]