L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.
24 February 2021
Three people were severely injured after the explosion of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Afrin city.
20 February 2021
A young man was severely injured after the explosion of an old landmine nearby Al-Rahjan in Hama’s countryside.
13 February 2021
One child died and one person was injured after a landmine exploded in the western Daraa province in southern Syria.
08 February 2021
Human rights experts urged 57 states to repatriate their citizens held in northeast Syria camps in squalid conditions
09 February 2021
The Special Envoy to Syria for the United Nations has urged the Security Council to engage in constructive diplomacy to agree on a conflict settlement
04 February 2021
The United Nations top disarmament official emphasized the need to end impunity for use of chemical weapons in Syria.
07 February 2021
Increase in fatalities caused by unexploded bombs and landmines shows ongoing risk to civilians’ lives
30 January 2021
The United Nations calls upon member states to repatriate 27,000 children from a camp in Syria.
23 January 2021
The U.N special envoy to Syria spoke about the lack of collective resolve on behalf of the international community to cooperate
26 January 2021
New clashes in the Deir-Zor area increase the civilian death toll.
24 January 2021
Children bear the consequences of the conflict, which has endangered their lives, disrupted their education, and limited access to basic services.
20 January 2021
UN Syrian Envoy Geir Pedersen and Humanitarian Coordinator Mark Lowcock speak to the Security Council about the ongoing Syrian conflict
19 January 2020
Human Rights Watch has denounced the difficult living conditions that Syrian refugees are facing in a Lebanese border town as winter advances.
22 January 2021
Four Syrian civilians were killed as a result of an Israeli missile strike in Hama, as reported by Syrian State Media.
14 January 2021
Leaving the al-Hol refugee camp, the returnees face a reality of wrecked towns and communities in territory previously controlled by the Islamic State
10 January 2021
Old landmine explosion causes serious injuries of children in eastern Syria
02 January 2021
An Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), caused from a cluster munition attack which dates to 364 days ago, killed a six-year-old boy in Syria
The Al-Raqqa governorate has recently been the stage of four attacks to civilian and military personnel
07 January 2021
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports an ISIS attack on vehicles on the Damascus-Al-Raqqah highway that killed nine people and injured several more
05 January 2021
The United Nations challenges the validity of Syria’s declaration about its chemical weapons due to unresolved discrepancies
30 December 2020
The Syrian regime has purposely ignored cease-fires and attacked civilians for months on end
27 December 2020
Many incidents of kidnappings have been registered, mainly in areas controlled by the regime
31 December 2020
At least 25 people in Syria were killed following one of the biggest attacks by ISIS since the fall of the self-proclaimed caliphate last year.
29 December 2020
A UN human rights expert underlined the necessity to remove US sanctions against Syria which do not allow the rebuilding of civilian infrastructure.
17 December 2020
Syrian-Russian offensive in Idlib has been characterized by unlawful attacks showing disregard for civilians living in the area
19 December 2020
In November, 1,785 people were killed and injured in explosive violence worldwide
10 December 2020
According to Save the Children, two out of three children in Syria lack access to education because of poverty, displacement and COVID-19
11 December 2020
The OPCW criticized Syria for failing to respond to 19 issues related to its chemical weapons stockpile and programme
25 November 2020
Horrific bombings in two Syrian towns have left several dead and many more displaced
23 November 2020
Human Rights Watch asked the United Nations to activate its human rights framework while delivering assistance to Syria
05 November 2020
The UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs reiterated that the use of chemical weapons is unjustifiable
27 October 2020
The United Nations’ special envoy in Syria is working on a permanent ceasefire, despite the violent conflict within the country
A meeting spearheaded by the Center For Civilians in Conflict has laid out a comprehensive plan that will protect innocent lives
16 October 2020
The United Nations are deeply concerned about the plight of more than 64,000 displaced living in Al Hol camp in northeast Syria, near the Iraqi border
08 October 2020
An improvised explosive device injured two in the Al-Sabeel neighbourhood of Dara, a southwestern city of Syria
04 October 2020
Humanitarian action plans must take into account gender issues in crisis areas to alleviate the suffering of women and girls
22 September 2020
In mid-September, another mass grave was found near Raqqa, local communities are asking for help and justice
18 September 2020
The pandemic is blocking any possible funding to the most vulnerable populations
16 September 2020An explosive-laden truck exploded near a central market in Afrin, Syria, killing 10 passers-by.
10 September 2020
The international community will not fully trust Syria until issues related to its chemical weapons programme are settled
27 August 2020
Al-Hol camp with “almost no healthcare available” at risk of outbreak as COVID – 19 cases grow in northeast Syria and among health workers
20 July 2020
On July 19, 2020, a car bomb attack in northwestern Syria’s Azaz region killed at least five civilians and wounded 85 others
02 July 2020
As the Syrian conflict rages on indefinitely with the onset of COVID-19, women are becoming the most affected demographic
09 July 2020
The Danish government considers the Assad-controlled Damascus region safe and is making plans to deport refugees from that region back to Syria
30 June 2020
After nine years of war, unlawful bombings against civilians are still ongoing in Syria, forcing millions of people to abandon their homes
The UNSC resolution on cross-border aid of Syrians should be renewed to ensure vulnerable people have access to live-saving assistance
22 June 2020
France has repatriated a total of 28 minors since March 2019, yet 270 children remain stuck in camps, often in dire circumstances
19 June 2020
Erroneous video takedowns by automatic software risks to delete social media documentation of human rights abuses
16 June 2020
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has denounced the condition in which Syrian women live as the most tragic and horrific in the world
6 June 2020
After three months of relative calm, Russian air raids target the major rebel stronghold in Northwest Syria
2 June 2020
Syrian Human Rights watchdog reports 21 ISIS fatalities and no civilian killings, but local hospitals and schools struggle with airstrike damage
21 May 2020
Northeast Syria faces persisting food, water, health, and economic difficulties on top of COVID-19 pandemic
1 June 2020
The UN and the ICRC jointly called for a ceasefire to allow health systems to recover and communities to face the COVID-19 pandemic
The untimely renewal of the authorization for cross-border aid assistance will cause the disruption of humanitarian aid delivery to Syria