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War Planes Target Two Civil Defence Centres in Idlib

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War planes believed to be Russian targeted the civil defence centre of Ma’arat al-Noman (rural Idlib) with several highly explosive vacuum missiles, killing one officer and injuring five others including the centre’s director. Large material damage was also caused to the centre and the machines within it, in addition to material damage caused to the […]

Air Raids Target al-Sakhour Hospital for Third Time

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War planes believed to be Russian targeted the al-Sakhour hospital in Aleppo city with concussion missiles, killing seven people, among them five that were restoration workers and two others that were members of the hospital’s medical staff. The bombing also caused great material damage to the hospital. This is the third time in which the […]

Series of Massacres in Aleppo for the Third Consecutive Day

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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

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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 […]

Massacre in Khan Sheikhoon

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War planes targeted the city of Khan Sheikhoon in rural Idlib with several vacuum missiles, killing 15 people, including seven children and four women. Several others were also left injured. Victims identified include: Ahmed Hafidh Idris (child) Sami ‘Izzo al-Yusuf Samiah Abdul Kareem al-Madhbooh Abdul Kareem Mustafa al-Qutaini Ali Mansour Omar al-Sheikh Bakoor (child) Fadi […]

Air Strike on Daal Causes Massacre

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War planes targeted the city of Daal in rural Daraa, killing nine people as a result. The victims are: Ahmed Hasan al-Jamoos Ahmed Mohammed al-Sarhan Bilal Ismail Qatayish Abdullah Mohammed Farhan al-Masri Mohammed Ayoub al-Hariri Mohammed Qasim al-Jabir al-‘Asimi Mohammed Kamil Najib al-Hariri Mohammed Yusuf Abu Jaysh Najib Izzideen Kamil al-Hariri (child)    

The Ceasefire: A Step in the Right Direction

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The American-Russian ceasefire, which was signed on 10/9/2016, has been extended by a further 48 hours, after completing its third day today. During these last three days, Syria has witnessed a large drop in the number of victims, after an almost complete stop in the activities of war planes and helicopters on residential areas. The […]