Nearly 1,400 people have been killed in clashes between rebel forces and the jihadists with ISIS this month
ISIS fighters refuse orders to withdraw from battles against the regime
The high number of deaths of regime forces may be the reason behind the rise
The victims came from different sects and included Sunni Muslims, as well as Ismailis and Alawites, who follow different offshoots of Shiite Islam
Nusra has coordinated more with other rebel groups fighting ISIS
Nusra leader calls for ceasefire to end hostilities with rival jihadists
A Second Joint Statement – by the Violation Documentation Center (VDC) and the Local Development and Small Projects Support Office (LDSPS) regarding the kidnapping of activists Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Khalil, Wael Hamada and Nazim Hamadi
The kidnapping of the VDC team members is a shameful black spot in the revolution and should be resolved immediately
Most of the casualties are civilians according to the latest toll from The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Pillay “speaks nonsense,” Deputy Foreign Miinister Faisal Mikdad says
State television reported Golani was killed on Friday
SNHR reported the killings included 175 civilians, among them 41 children, 23 women, and 4 prisoners tortured to death in Assad’s prisons
Rebels were close to taking over the central prison of Aleppo after two suicide bombs were detonated
A battalion of troops loyal to Syrian Assad is positioned at the expllosion spot
The Syrian Coalition held the Assad regime “responsible for this vicious crime.”
Amnesty says it considers prominent Syrian human rights lawyer Khalil Matouq a prisoner of conscience.
Behind the awful brutality of the fighting in Syria is the unseen abuse of political detainees – arrested, tortured, and even killed for peacefully criticizing the government or helping people in need. Arbitrary detention and torture have become business as usual for Syrian security forces.
The photo shows “bisat al-reeh”, a torture device found inside the State Security facility in Raqqa, Syria in late April 2013
The book is designed to undermine rebel morale, the joint Chiefs of Staff of the FSA said
The Syrian Coalition holds Assad and his accomplices accountable for crimes against detainees
