I have not yet had time to read the report myself, however, I wished to share it for those who may be interested.

Click here to read the full report




The town Busra al Harrir, in the Daraa governorate. The town has been "ferociously" attacked by barrel bombs since the early morning says Twitter user @bosoralharir





The martyr Hassan Al Shaabani
The age: 13 years
#Daraa

Bound: The full seven minute video actually begins by showing a group of men wearing orange jumpsuits being led into a desert clearing. They are then locked in an Opel car, which is destroyed by a grenade launcher

Moments from death: The as-yet-unnamed victims were filmed sitting in the locked car before it is destroyed





Smoke: The car is seen in flames meaning the badly injured victims are likely to have burned to death

Lowered: Standing up straight with their legs bound, the men look reasonably calm until the moment the cage is slowly lowered into the pool by the depraved Islamic State militants

Sickening: Filmed in the ISIS stronghold of Mosul, the horrific seven minute long video uses expensive underwater cameras to film the terrified men as they sink below the surface with no hope of escape





These images from the Daily Mail are from a new video uploaded by the extremist group Daesh. The first set of pictures a group of prisoners being executed by being locked in a car, which Daesh members then detonated with a grenade launcher. The second set of images is execution of a group of 5 prisoners who were lowered into a luxury swimming pool, and kept underwater until they drowned.

Below are images of Daesh placing explosive necklaces around their necks, which are then subsequently detonated.

The prisoners are accused of spying, and conspiring against Daesh. It is truly sickening to watch. The victims were forced to confess to the crimes, and then were promptly executed.

You can watch the video HERE. Warning: it is graphic.



For the past 4 years, every aspect of Syria has suffered. The media often focuses upon the political and social aspects of this suffering, but rarely do we see insight on the effects the war has had on the country's economy.

From the moment the first protest erupted, the Syrian economy was in decline. Currently, more than 5 millions Syrians have fled the country, almost 8 millions are internally displaced, and the death toll has long since passed the 200,000 mark. Estimates of the population decline in Syria are anywhere between 15-23% and it's not set to rise back up anytime soon.

Recent reports by media outlets such as the BBC and The Independent have emerged, stating that 'Syria's economy has been cut by half', and that it is 'on the brink of collapse'.

Frankly, I am surprised there is any semblance of an economy left. According to the reports, the Syrian pound ( or ليرة سوري) has lost about 80% of its value. Syrian exports have dropped from $12.5 billion to $2 billion. The poverty rate, estimated to be 64.8% in 2013, rose to 82.5% in 2014. Most of the Syrian population is currently described as living in, "extreme poverty".


The World Bank
The Independent
BBC
Aleppo central prison


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9:37PM BST 22 Jun 2015
Women prisoners in Syrian government jails are used as a "weapon of war", a network of rights groups said in a report on Monday, documenting sexual abuse and torture of detainees.
The report published by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) documents what it describes as "arbitrary" detentions and contains testimony from dozens of former prisoners.
"Women have been increasingly weaponised in Syria's ongoing bloody war, with dire repercussions for the country's social fabric and the prospect of ending the conflict," the report wrote.
EMHRN released the report on the eve of a meeting in Geneva on Tuesday of the UN Rights Council which is expected to address the rights situation in Syria.
The 42-page report, entitled "Detention of Women in Syria: A Weapon of War and Torture", documents the cases of pregnant women held in jail and of mothers imprisoned with children under the age of 18.
The report details "horrendous violations perpetrated against women by the Syrian government... in a widespread and systematic manner, as well as the use of women as bargaining chips in hostage exchanges with anti-governmental armed groups".
Women held in Syrian government prisons are subjected to "various forms of deprivation, threats, solitary confinement, as well as different forms of torture, including rape and sexual harassment", it said.
Their ordeal continues long after they are freed, it said, citing people sacked from their jobs, others who were rejected by their families or forced to divorce their husbands.
Laila, a 38-year-old activist and mother of two jailed in 2013, recalled her interrogation "in a cold room full of rats" saying she was made to stand naked and was menstruating at the time.
Another prisoner, Sawsan, said she was raped by 10 members of the security forces - the first time in front of her 16-year-old son.
Other women said they were forced to make false confessions and to say they had practised "jihad sex" with rebels fighting the regime.
Michel Tubiana, EMHRN president, urged the international community to exert "intense efforts" to help such women.
"Intense efforts need to be made at international level in order to provide women who have been exposed to grave violations with adequate rehabilitation and protection mechanisms," he said.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates that more than 200,000 people, including thousands of women, are held in Syrian regime detention centres.
Aleppo Province:
The Number of civilians who were killed due to fall of more than 300 shells launched by the rebels and Islamic battalions on the regime- held neighborhoods of the New Siryan, the Old Siryan, Masaken al- Sabil, al- Aziziyyi, al- Ramosi, al- Isma’illiyyi, al- Masharfah, al- Shahbaa, near al- Rahman mosque and other places in al- Nile street in the city of Aleppo has risen to 34, including 12 children and 5 women. The death toll is expected to rise becauses there are 190 injuries, dozens of them in critical situation, in the largest massacre committed by the rebel battalions in the city of Aleppo.

Clashes took place between the rebel and Islamic battalions against the regime foces, backed by NDF and al- Baath battalions, in the neighborhoods of al- Khalidiyya, al- Rashidin, al- Ashrafiyya and on the outskirts of the neighborhood of Bani Zeid, accompanied by airstrikes on the clashing areas, information about casualties on both sides.

The regime forces launched several ground- to- ground missiles on the neighborhoods of al- Zibdiyyi and al- Mashhad.

IS lauched some shells on places in the town of Mare’ in north of Aleppo with no information about victims.



The inhumane torture of a child at the hands of the Assad's shabiha (secret police). Warning: Graphic (18+)

According to multiple sources, this attack took place on January 25th of this year. A Yazidi militia attacked two Sunni villages in northern Iraq, killing 21 civilians and abducting 40 more. The militia was said to have attacked without prejudice, and it is reported that the dead included the disabled, old, women, and children. The Yazidis themselves have suffered greatly at the hands of Daesh (ISIS) according to Al Jazeera. The Yazidis are a Kurdish religious community from northern Iraq.
This attack will only serve to increase already heightened tensions in the area.

Read the Vice article about this attack HERE
Read the Al Jazeera article about this attack HERE

The worst humanitarian crisis of the century

The worst humanitarian crisis of the century
470,000 Syrians dead and wounded. Millions of refugees. Millions internally displaced.

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