Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War

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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, founded in May 2006, is a United Kingdom-based information office whose stated aim is to document human rights abuses in Syria; since 2011 it has focused on the Syrian Civil War. It has been frequently quoted by major news outlets since the beginning of the war about daily numbers of deaths from all sides in the conflict and particularly civilians killed in airstrikes in Syria. The SOHR has been described as being "pro-opposition" and anti-Assad.

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Seven fighters killed in Israeli strikes on Syria The Syrian army responded to Israeli strikes on southern, central and eastern Syria, the army said on Tuesday in what military defectors and intelligence sources said was a wave of raids that targeted.. WorldNews - Published on June 24, 2020
Report: Israeli airstrikes on eastern Syria kill 14 fighters BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes in eastern Syria killed 14 Iranian and Iraqi fighters and wounded others, some seriously, an opposition war monitoring group said Tuesday. The Britain-based Syrian.. WorldNews - Published on May 5, 2020
Secret airstrike destroys Iran’s Albukamal base On March 11 a rocket attack killed several members of the US-led Coalition at Iraq’s Camp Taji. Hours later people in Albukamal in Syria and across the border in Qaim, Iraq reported airstrikes. They.. WorldNews - Published on March 21, 2020

Syria death toll 384,000 after nine years of war: monitor Beirut: At least 384,000 people have died in Syria, including more than 116,000 civilians, since the war began in March 2011, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday. Sparked by deadly.. WorldNews - Published on March 14, 2020
Syrian Observatory: government forces in full control of southern Idlib Russian-backed Syrian government forces have seized full control of southern Idlib province after fresh advances against rebels, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Thursday. Reuters - Published on February 27, 2020
Russia denies reports about its strikes in Syria's Idlib: TASS Russia's defense ministry has denied a report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights about its air force strikes on two settlements in the Syrian province of Idlib on Monday, TASS news agency.. Reuters - Published on February 24, 2020

Another Syrian government helicopter shot down over Idlib region A Syrian government helicopter was downed in a rural area west of Aleppo in Syria's Idlib region on Friday, with conflicting claims over who was responsible. Turkey's state-owned Anadolu news agency.. WorldNews - Published on February 14, 2020
Syrian helicopter shot down in Idlib as strikes kill 12 civilians A Syrian regime helicopter was shot down on Tuesday in the province of Idlib as a military offensive continued, with strikes killing at least 12 civilians in the country's last rebel pocket. The Syrian.. WorldNews - Published on February 11, 2020
Syrian forces retake main Aleppo-Damascus highway: Observatory Syrian forces have reportedly managed to wrest control of a key highway connecting the capital Damascus to second city Aleppo for the first time in over seven years. The so-called Syrian Observatory.. WorldNews - Published on February 11, 2020
Syrian government seizes Aleppo highway for first time since 2012: monitor Syrian government forces seized control of the entire length of the main Aleppo-Damascus highway on Tuesday for the first time since 2012, after driving rebels from their last foothold on the road, the.. Reuters - Published on February 11, 2020

More than 60 dead in latest Syria clashes: war monitor Beirut: Clashes between Syrian regime forces and armed groups in the country’s last major opposition bastion have killed more than 60 on both sides in the past 24 hours despite UN calls for.. WorldNews - Published on December 20, 2019
Air strikes kill 19 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor AL-BARA (SYRIA): Syrian regime and Russian air strikes on Saturday killed 19 civilians, eight of them children, in the country's last major opposition bastion, a war monitor said. The air raids in the.. WorldNews - Published on December 7, 2019
Air strikes kill at least 20 in Syria's Idlib: Observatory, activists Air strikes by Syrian government and Russian forces killed at least 20 people in rebel-held northwestern Syria on Saturday, activists and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Reuters - Published on December 7, 2019	Syria: heavy clashes between regime troops and Turkish-backed forces Heavy clashes broke out between Syrian regime forces and fighters backed by Turkey in north-east Syria, Syrian state media reported. Several people were injured, including a cameraman for state-run.. WorldNews - Published on November 9, 2019
Turkish patrol kills protester amid shaky truce in NE Syria IDIL, TURKEY — A Syrian protester was killed after he was run over by a Turkish military vehicle during a joint Turkish-Russian patrol in northeastern Syria on Friday, Kurdish forces and a Syria war.. WorldNews - Published on November 8, 2019	Explosion in Syrian town on Turkish border kills 13 At least 13 people were killed and more than 30 injured in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad on Turkey's border after a car bomb exploded in a market on Saturday, according to Turkish state media and the.. Reuters - Published on November 2, 2019
Observatory: 224 SDF soldiers, 183 Turkish-backed rebels killed in Syria clashes A Turkish offensive into northeast Syria has led to the death of 224 from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and 183 Turkish-backed rebels after the first eight days of fighting, the Syrian.. Reuters - Published on October 17, 2019	Syrian Observatory: Russian forces cross Euphrates, reach outskirts of Kobani in northern Syria Russian forces have crossed the Euphrates River in northern Syria and reached the outskirts of the city of Kobani, pushing eastward with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Syrian.. Reuters - Published on October 16, 2019
Fourteen killed after Turkish strike in Ras al Ain The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a Turkish air strike on a convoy in the Syrian town of Ras al Ain killed 14 people including five civilians and wounded 10 on Sunday. Reuters - Published on October 13, 2019	Syrian Observatory: Turkish strike in Ras al Ain kills nine The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a Turkish air strike in the Syrian town of Ras al Ain killed nine people including five civilians on Sunday. Reuters - Published on October 13, 2019
Monitor: 104 SDF fighters killed battling Turkish attack The death toll among Kurdish-led fighters battling a Turkish offensive in northern Syria has climbed to 104, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday. Reuters - Published on October 13, 2019	Syrian Observatory: 100 people escape camp holding Islamic State relatives Around 100 people - women affiliated with Islamic State and their children - have escaped from a camp guarded by Syrian Kurdish-led security forces in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human.. Reuters - Published on October 13, 2019
Monitor: Turkish forces, allies seize parts of Syrian town Suluk Turkish forces and their Syrian allies seized large parts of the northern Syrian town of Suluk in a new advance against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Syrian Observatory for Human.. Reuters - Published on October 13, 2019	Syrian Observatory: 30 civilians killed in Turkish offensive The civilian death toll resulting from Turkey's offensive into northern Syria has risen to 30, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday. Reuters - Published on October 12, 2019
74 Kurdish-led fighters killed in Turkish offensive: monitor The death toll among Syrian Kurdish-led fighters battling a Turkish offensive has risen to 74, most of whom have been killed in the Tel Abyad area, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on.. Reuters - Published on October 12, 2019	Car bomb detonates at jail in Syria holding IS prisoners: monitor, SDF A car bomb exploded overnight at a prison holding Islamic State detainees in the city of Hasaka in northeastern Syria, forcing Syrian Kurdish-led security forces to send reinforcements to prevent an.. Reuters - Published on October 12, 2019
Tens of thousands fled Turkish offensive in less than 24 hours, Syrian rights group says More that 60,000 people have already fled areas in northeast Syria, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday, less than 24 hours after Ankara launched an offensive in the.. France 24 - Published on October 10, 2019	War monitor says two Hezbollah members, one Iranian killed in Damascus strikes overnight War monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said two members of Lebanon's Hezbollah group and one Iranian were killed in Israeli strikes around the Syrian capital Damascus overnight. Reuters - Published on August 25, 2019
Syria regime forces surround Turkish army post: monitor But most civilians had already fled before the pocket was cut off, according to the Observatory. Syrian government forces surrounded a Turkish observation post in the northwest Friday after overrunning.. WorldNews - Published on August 24, 2019	Syrian rebels withdraw from area in NW after government advance - Observatory Syrian rebels withdrew from a town in southern Idlib province and from their last remaining territory in neighboring Hama province after government troops advances in the area, the Syrian Observatory.. Reuters - Published on August 20, 2019
Turkey enters battle for Idlib with insurgents' support BEIRUT - Air strikes hit positions near a Turkish convoy which was stuck at a highway in northwest Syria after crossing into Idlib province on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The.. WorldNews - Published on August 19, 2019	Warplanes strike near Turkish convoy in northwest Syria: Observatory, rebel source Syrian air strikes hit near a Turkish military convoy that approached frontlines in northwest Syria on Monday as government forces advanced on a rebel-held town, a monitor and a rebel source said. Reuters - Published on August 19, 2019
Air strikes hit near Turkish convoy in Idlib: Syrian Observatory Air strikes hit positions near a Turkish convoy which was stuck at a highway in northwest Syria after crossing into Idlib province on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Reuters - Published on August 19, 2019