Child recruitment into combat has been present since the beginning of the conflict in Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), including its dominant faction, the YPG, has been plagued by
Twenty years ago, on July 16th, 2000, Bashar al-Assad was approved [https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4e22e.html] as president of Syria following a July 10, 2000 referendum that allowed
On June 27 and 28, 2013, The People’s Protection Units (YPG) forces killed six civilians associated with protests against the arbitrary detention of Yekiti Party members in the Northeast
A big moment in the trial of Anwar Raslan and Eyad Al Gharib [https://syriaaccountability.org/updates/2020/03/26/sjac-to-monitor-first-trial-of-senior-government-official/] came on May 18 when Anwar Raslan’s defense
Close to 10,000 civilians are living under wretched humanitarian conditions in the Rukban camp, located in a desert region in Badiyat Homs near the Jordanian-Syrian border, with infrastructure unfit
PRESS RELEASE: SYRIA SANCTIONS MUST BE IMPROVED TO FACILITATE MEDICAL RELIEF DURING COVID-19 Washington, D.C. June 16th, 2020 “Syria’s existing sanctions regimes should be adjusted and recalibrated to
When Fatima’s (name changed) husband disappeared in 2013, she risked her life to find any news of him. “I searched in all security branches, but to give any information,
As most readers will be aware, Syrian victims of the nine-year conflict in their country have scant opportunities for justice. Russia has repeatedly vetoed efforts to refer the situation to
20 May 2020 To: Syrians for Detainees and Abductees Syrian Democratic Council In a press release on 5 April 2020, the Syrian Democratic Council announced the formation of a committee
The long-rumored falling out between Bashar Al-Assad and his cousin Rami Makhlouf, the most prominent businessman in Syria and once close confidant of the president, publicly unraveled last week in