Web review

Web Review

L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.

Syrian refugees endure harsh conditions

A child plays with a bicycle outside a tent in a refugee camp

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.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 29 January 2021

Four civilians killed By Israeli missile strike In Syria

Child walking in tent

22 January 2021

Four Syrian civilians were killed as a result of an Israeli missile strike in Hama, as reported by Syrian State Media. 
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 29 January 2021

Syrian refugees from al-Hol camp return home to find only destruction

Destroyed buildings in the center of Homs

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
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 22 January 2021

Syria, four children injured in landmine explosion in Al-Bokamal

Landmine

10 January 2021

Old landmine explosion causes serious injuries of children in eastern Syria
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 14 January 2021

Syrian child killed by unexploded cluster bomb in Idlib

Destroyed buildings after the bombing of Idlib

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
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 14 January 2021

Recurring security issues create chaos in the Al-Raqqa governorate

A car explosion in the street

10 January 2021

The Al-Raqqa governorate has recently been the stage of four attacks to civilian and military personnel 
Category: Syria - Web Review
Wednesday, 13 January 2021

The Islamic State continues ambushes in Syria

Side-street in Sinjar (Iraq) ruined by the war

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
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 11 January 2021

The UN question the chemical weapons disarmament in Syria

Protester wearing the Syrian flag

05 January 2021

The United Nations challenges the validity of Syria’s declaration about its chemical weapons due to unresolved discrepancies
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 11 January 2021

Syria, a year of violence and chaos

Syrian refugee child posing for the camera in the Idlib Province

30 December 2020

The Syrian regime has purposely ignored cease-fires and attacked civilians for months on end
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 11 January 2021

Syria, 512 civilians, including women and children, kidnapped in 2020

Damaged buildings in Aleppo

27 December 2020 

Many incidents of kidnappings have been registered, mainly in areas controlled by the regime
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 05 January 2021

Syria state media reports dozens of killed in ISIS bus ambush

Street arson

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.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 04 January 2021

UN expert urges the US to remove sanctions and allow Syria to rebuild

Destroyed buildings in Arihah, Syria

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.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 04 January 2021

Civilian facilities are under Russian attack in Idlib, Syria

Russian military forces stand near an armored personnel carrier in Syria

17 December 2020

Syrian-Russian offensive in Idlib has been characterized by unlawful attacks showing disregard for civilians living in the area
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 24 December 2020

Incidence of explosive weapons in November 2020

A Syrian paramedic carries a child injured in a bombing raid

19 December 2020

In November, 1,785 people were killed and injured in explosive violence worldwide
Category: Syria - Web Review
Wednesday, 23 December 2020

Syria, the number of children out of school doubles due to COVID-19

Syrian refugee children at school

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
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 18 December 2020

Syria’s chemical weapons declaration incomplete and inconsistent

OPCW experts collecting samples from one of the sites of an alleged chemical attack

11 December 2020

The OPCW criticized Syria for failing to respond to 19 issues related to its chemical weapons stockpile and programme
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 17 December 2020

Syria, the insufferable violence rages on

A series of incernarted cars are inspected by residents of Al-Bab in the aftermath of the November 22nd bombing

25 November 2020 

Horrific bombings in two Syrian towns have left several dead and many more displaced
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 11 December 2020

Syria, the UN should implement human rights principles in delivering assistance

Aid convoy driving through the streets of Douma, Eastern Syria

 23 November 2020 

Human Rights Watch asked the United Nations to activate its human rights framework while delivering assistance to Syria 
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 27 November 2020

Syria: no justification for chemical weapon use, UN says

The UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, delivering her speech to the UN Security Council

05 November 2020

The UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs reiterated that the use of chemical weapons is unjustifiable
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 12 November 2020

A little hope for a ceasefire amid ongoing conflict

An internally displaced family in a damaged school in the town of Binish in Idlib, Syria

27 October 2020

The United Nations’ special envoy in Syria is working on a permanent ceasefire, despite the violent conflict within the country
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 09 November 2020

A new solution for combating urban warfare has been proposed

Children play among ruins in Raqqa

27 October 2020

A meeting spearheaded by the Center For Civilians in Conflict has laid out a comprehensive plan that will protect innocent lives
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 06 November 2020

Disastrous conditions in displaced Al Hol camp raise the UN’s concerns

Refugees waiting for water in Al Hol camp

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
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Syria: massive explosion injures two in Daraa

Military forces in Syria

08 October 2020

An improvised explosive device injured two in the Al-Sabeel neighbourhood of Dara, a southwestern city of Syria
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 19 October 2020

Discrimination starts at birth for women in crisis zones

A worried Syrian woman protecting a little girl

04 October 2020

Humanitarian action plans must take into account gender issues in crisis areas to alleviate the suffering of women and girls
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 12 October 2020

ISIS mass graves and the need to identify bodies

Yazidi woman in an unearthed mass grave in northern Iraq

22 September 2020

In mid-September, another mass grave was found near Raqqa, local communities are asking for help and justice
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 05 October 2020

COVID-19 is causing further displacement in impoverished areas

A displaced Syrian family rests at one of the UNHCR refugee camps

18 September 2020

The pandemic is blocking any possible funding to the most vulnerable populations
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Car bomb in Afrin responsible for 10 fatalities

Afrin market moments after the explosion

16 September 2020
An explosive-laden truck exploded near a central market in Afrin, Syria, killing 10 passers-by.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Wednesday, 23 September 2020

Issues on Syria's chemical weapons programme must be resolved

Chemical weapons inspectors in Syria

10 September 2020

The international community will not fully trust Syria until issues related to its chemical weapons programme are settled
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 14 September 2020

Northeast Syria: COVID- 19 causing dire strains on health services

Medical team treating child at Al-Hol camp, Northeast Syria

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
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 07 September 2020

Multiple killed and 85 injured on car bomb attack in Syria’s Azaz

Turkish state media reports five people killed and 85 wounded in a car bomb attack

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
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Syrian women are battling a multifaceted war: COVID, violence and poverty

Syrian woman taking care of her children in a rural town

02 July 2020

As the Syrian conflict rages on indefinitely with the onset of COVID-19, women are becoming the most affected demographic
Category: Syria - Web Review
Wednesday, 15 July 2020

900 Syrian refugees may be on their way out of Denmark

Syrians in Denmark protesting against the Danish Government's policies, 2018.

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
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 July 2020

Northwest Syria is still experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe

Displaced women and children from the Idlib region in Afrin, 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
Category: Syria - Web Review
Wednesday, 08 July 2020

UNSC must act to ensure Syrians lifesaving-aid access amidst pandemic

Inter-agency convoy to Duma, east Ghouta in the buffer-zone crossing the conflict line

02 July 2020

The UNSC resolution on cross-border aid of Syrians should be renewed to ensure vulnerable people have access to live-saving assistance
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 07 July 2020

France repatriates ten children of ISIS fighters from Syrian camps

A woman carries an injured boy amidst group of females in a Syrian camp

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
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 26 June 2020

Artificial Intelligence endangers evidence of human rights violations

Social media icons

19 June 2020

Erroneous video takedowns by automatic software risks to delete social media documentation of human rights abuses
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 23 June 2020

The tragic situation of Syrian women after nine years of war

Civilian population, especially women and children, running away from war

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 
Category: Syria - Web Review
Wednesday, 17 June 2020

First attacks in Northwest Syria since the ceasefire came into effect

Fire pours out after an airstrike hit a building in the Idlib province

6 June 2020

After three months of relative calm, Russian air raids target the major rebel stronghold in Northwest Syria
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 15 June 2020

Syria: no civilian casualties in Russian airstrikes for two months

Russian jetfighters attack targets in 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  
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 05 June 2020

COVID-19 aggravates hardship of population in North-East Syria

Two men are in front of a building in Aleppo, collecting daily bread relief

21 May 2020

Northeast Syria faces persisting food, water, health, and economic difficulties on top of COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 04 June 2020

Joint appeal by the UN and the ICRC on explosive weapons and Covid-19

Buildings destroyed by explosive weapons in the Ramouseh neighborhood of eastern Aleppo, Syria.

 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
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 04 June 2020

UN relief chief calls for renewal of cross-border aid operation

UN Humanitarian Coordinator Mark Lowcock talks with Syrian truck drivers on the Turkish-Syrian border

21 May 2020

The untimely renewal of the authorization for cross-border aid assistance will cause the disruption of humanitarian aid delivery to Syria
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 22 May 2020

“Israeli” missiles kill three in Syria

Missiles flying into the sky near the international airport in Damascus, Syria, 2019.

29 April 2020

Syrian State media said Israeli warplanes have targeted Syrian civilians
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 11 May 2020

Millions of Children in Danger due to COVID-19 and Internal Violence

UNICEF and World Food Programme officials interact with children at a school in southern Idlib in Syria in March

17 April 2020

UNICEF expresses concern about the situation of millions of unsaved children worldwide
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 28 April 2020

Civilians in Idlib struggle, ceasefire called to prepare for COVID-19

Syrian protests in front of a Turkish military vehicle

 13 April 2020

Access to electricity, water, and education has been stunted due to ongoing conflict, healthcare facilities demolished
Category: Syria - Web Review
Saturday, 18 April 2020

How is COVID-19 affecting the population of warn-torn countries?

Women with medical masks in camps in Syrian Idlib.

19 March 2020

As the pandemic worsens, there is growing concern on how Syria and Yemen would cope with the emergency
Category: Syria - Web Review
Wednesday, 25 March 2020

Government Forces Abuse Syrian Civilians

Buildings that have been targeted by the Syrian-Russian bombing of Aleppo

16 March 2020

Civilians who stay in retaken Idlib risk government retaliation
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 24 March 2020

Migrants beat, stripped at Greece-Turkey border

Migrants wait at the Turkey-Greece border in Pazarkule, Edirne, Turkey.

18 March 2020

Violence erupts as thousands of Syrians flee Turkey, attempting to seek refuge in Greece. 
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 20 March 2020

Turkey and Russia reach a new ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib

Turkish and Russian leader shake hands in Moscow after announcing new ceasefire in Idlib

6 March 2020

Erdogan and Putin meet in Moscow to discuss the latest violence in northwest Syria and agree on a ceasefire
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 09 March 2020

Russian Jets Strike Syrian Hospitals

A member of the Syrian Civil Defense searches for survivors in the rubble of a hospital in Darat Izza, 30 kilometers northwest of Aleppo

17 February 2020

Russian airstrikes hit two hospitals, residential areas in northeast Syria
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 03 March 2020

Passenger Plane Nearly Hit by Syrian Missiles

Khmeimim, the Russian base in Syria where the passenger plane landed

12 February 2020

An Airbus A320 made an emergency landing in Russian air base to avoid a Syrian airstrike
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 25 February 2020

Turkey Retaliates After Alleged Attack by Syrian Government Forces

Idlib hospital for women and children in ruins after airstrikes

6 February 2020

Ceasefire is continually unrealized in Syria where civilians suffer the consequences
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 25 February 2020

Children at risk as “humanitarian catastrophe” unfolds in Syria

Syrian army soldiers head towards Idlib

11 February 2020

UN releases emergency aid for northern Syria as military involvement escalates and millions are forced to flee
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 13 February 2020

Syrians flee Idlib

Syrian children fleeing Idlib ride on the back of a truck in Azaz, Syria, 24 January 2020.

27 January 2020

Thousands of Syrians flee Idlib as regime combatants gain territory
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 30 January 2020
Page 2 of 4