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Resources updated between Monday, August 17, 2015 and Sunday, August 23, 2015
August 22, 2015
August 21, 2015
August 20, 2015
The Human Rights Council's Failings Should Lead to Reassessment Article
Security Council Focuses Again on Israel Instead of Syria's Killing Fields Development
SOHR documented 33376 airstrikes carried out by the regime air force since 10/20/2014 until this morning 08/20/2015, where the airstrikes targeted several villages, towns and cities in 13 provinces.
The helicopters dropped 18038 barrel bombs on different areas in the provinces of Rif Dimashq, Aleppo, Homs, Hama, al- Hasakah, Deir Ezzor, al- Quneitera, al- Suwaydaa, Daraa, Idlib and Lattakia.
Meanwhile, the warplanes carried out at least 15338 raids on areas in the provinces of Damascus, Rif Dimashq, Aleppo, Homs, Hama, al- Hasakah, Deir Ezzor, al- Raqqa, al- Quneitera, Daraa, al- Suwaydaa, Idlib and Lattakia.
On the other hand, SOHR also documented the death of 5499 civilians, including 775 women, and 1122 children, due to aerial bombardment carried out by the government warplanes and helicopters, while about 30000 other civilians were wounded and dozens of thousands displaced. The aerial bombardment also resulted in destroying public and private people's properties as well as it left huge material damages in several areas.
The explosive barrels and air raids resulted in the death of 2698 fighters from al- Nusra Front, IS, rebel and Islamic battalions while thousands fighters were wounded too.
With the escalation of airstrikes carried out by the regime air force on different areas in Syria without distinguishing between the civilian and military targets, SOHR holds the international community the moral responsibility towards the daily killing committed against the Syrian people, and demands the International Security Council to work seriously to stop the daily killing and displacing the Syrians and to help them to reach to the state of democracy, justice, freedom and equality that ensure all rights for all component of the Syrian people without discrimination. It also re-call the UN Security Council to issue a binding resolution to stop the military operations in Syria and to refer the file of war crimes and crimes against humanity to the International Criminal Court.
Analysis: Could ICC Ruling on Kenya Impact 'Mavi Marmara' Case? Article
Israel Urges UN to Investigate Official for Misconduct Article
August 19, 2015
AP Exclusive: UN to Let Iran Inspect Alleged Nuke Work Site Article
Islamic State Beheads Leading Syrian Antiquities Scholar in Palmyra Document
UN: Some Sexual Abuse Charges Against Peacekeepers Ignored Article
August 18, 2015
Executions Come Swiftly and Often in Iran's 'Justice' System Document
Iranian Official Says IAEA Chief "Would Have Been Harmed" Had He Disclosed Side Agreements Article
UNESCO's Use of Moral Relativism to Foster Anti-Israel Bias Article
August 17, 2015
Statement by Israel's Counselor on Human Rights on Rise of Global Genocidal Antisemitism Article
Syrian Air Raids Kill at Least 82, Mostly Civilians Document
Chris Gunness of UNRWA is Lying Again and the World Won't Check Article
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