Key Points – 12 sleeper cell attacks documented, the same as July – Only 2 attacks definitively claimed by ISIS, a record low since RIC reporting began – The attacks resulted in 12 deaths, including a child in Al-Ahmar in Deir ez-Zor who was shot by a gunman – 6 of the attacks were in […]
Original article published on Al-Monitor 20 August 2021 Four members of a US-backed Syrian Kurdish force were killed in a Turkish air attack on the town of Tal Tamar Thursday, according to the Syrian Democratic Forces, part of an escalating multi-pronged campaign against Kurdish militants in Syria and Iraq. The SDF said the attack occurred at 6 […]
Download here El nuevo informe del RIC, de periodicidad trimestral, rastrea las violaciones de derechos humanos y los crímenes cometidos por Turquía y los grupos del Ejército Nacional Sirio (SNA por sus siglas en inglés) respaldados por Turquía en las regiones ocupadas de Afrin y la ‘Franja M4’, la región fronteriza entre las ciudades ocupadas […]
NES’ archeological sites are in a state of disrepair following a decade of war, as well as years of plundering and destruction by ISIS. Local archeologists decry the lack of professionals & funding to preserve & restore the region’s historical heritage. The cities of Manbij and Raqqa, in particular, are facing difficulties protecting their archeological […]
Key Points – [UPDATE 9/17/21] 14 sleeper cell attacks were documented, marking a record low since RIC reporting began, and a 42% decrease as compared to the month of June (24) – 9 attacks were claimed by ISIS, as compared to 15 in June – The attacks caused 8 deaths and include one attack by […]
Key Points – 25 sleeper cell attacks were reported in June across NES, significantly less than the previous month (42 attacks in May) – 15 of these attacks were claimed by ISIS – 19 deaths were caused by sleeper cell attacks, and at least 39 people were injured. Attacks this month were thus deadlier than […]
With the advances of the SDF through the Arab-majority regions and the establishment of the new political system, women started to join the security and defence forces. In the system of the AANES, women participate on all levels in the security and defence forces, within women’s only units. This means the YPJ, or Women’s Defence […]
Brief Between the 31st of March and the 1st of June, violent protests erupted in Manbij, which left at least three civilians dead and over a dozen injured. Concurrently, Russian troops attacked a security point of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), and the Turkish army shelled and continues to shell the […]
Download the full report here. RIC’s newest periodic report, appearing once every quarter, tracks human rights violations and crimes by Turkey and Turkish-backed SNA groups in the occupied regions of Afrin and the ‘M4 Strip’ – the border region between the occupied cities of Sere Kaniye and Tel Abyad. The RIC team: visited the frontlines […]
Key Points May 2021 has seen 42 sleeper cell attacks across North and East Syria, a slight rise as compared to April (40) 30 of these attacks were claimed by ISIS 13 people died through these attacks, and over 40 were injured. The number of fatalities is significantly lower than previous months, only half that […]
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