Annual Sleeper Cell Report 2021 – Sleeper Cell Attacks Decreased but Security Forces Remained Weary

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Download here. The attack on Sina’a prison in Heseke at the end of January 2022 proved an explosive bookend to 2021, a year that had seen a decline in sleeper cell attacks in Northeast Syria (NES). Though ISIS activity in general stayed…

El Estado de la Ocupación Q2 2021: documentación de las violaciones de derechos en las regiones ocupadas por Turquía en el Norte y Este de Síria

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Descargar aquí El informe trimestral del RIC sobre el estado de la ocupación turca en el norte de Siria hace un seguimiento de las violaciones de los derechos humanos y los crímenes cometidos por Turquía y los grupos del…

Sleeper Cell: Attacks on the Rise Again in November

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Weapons cache recovered from an ISIS cell planning to attack al-Sina'a prison Key Points – 22 attacks documented, 14 claimed by ISIS – The attacks resulted in 23 deaths (14 civilians, at least 9 SDF/Asayish) – 5 murders…

Sleeper Cell Report: Attacks concentrate exclusively in Deir ez-Zor in October

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Opening ceremony for the Women's Asayish General Center in Deir ez-Zor on October 11, 2021 Key Points – 13 sleeper cell attacks documented, 9 confirmed ISIS attacks – The attacks resulted in 8 deaths, including assassinations of…

State of the Occupation Q2 2021: Rights Violations Continued During the Spring in Turkish-Occupied NES

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Download the full report here. RIC’s quarterly report on the state of the Turkish occupation in Northern Syria tracks human rights violations and crimes committed by Turkey and Turkish-backed SNA groups in the occupied regions…

Sleeper Cell Report: ISIS begins to claim more attacks amidst steady drumbeat of raids and arrests

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SDF and HAT troops in Deir ez-Zor Key Points – 13 sleeper cell attacks documented, 6 claimed by ISIS – The attacks resulted in 11 deaths, including assassinations of SDF, Asayish and AANES members – 4 people died in Al-Hol…

Ahrar al-Sharqiya: War Crimes with Impunity

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  Download the full report here. In July of 2021, the US treasury sanctioned Turkish-backed SNA faction Ahrar al-Sharqiya and two of its leaders, Ahmad Ihsan Fayyad (Abu Hatem Shaqra) and Raed Jassim Al-Hayes (Abu Jaafer Shaqra)…

Sleeper Cell Report: Number of attacks stays steady as SDF raids increase in August

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SDF Counter-Terrorism Units on their way to conduct a security operation with support from the international coalition in Deir ez-Zor’s northern countryside. Key Points – 12 sleeper cell attacks documented, the same as July –…

El Estado de la Ocupación: nuevo informe trimestral sobre las violaciones de derechos en las regiones ocupadas por Turquía en el Norte y Este de Síria

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Download here El nuevo informe del RIC, de periodicidad trimestral, rastrea las violaciones de derechos humanos y los crímenes cometidos por Turquía y los grupos del Ejército Nacional Sirio (SNA por sus siglas en inglés)…

Sleeper-Cell Report: Record Low of Attacks in July

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The secret ISIS cell lair was targeted with missiles from Coalition aircraft during an SDF raid in the countryside of Heseke Key Points - [UPDATE 9/17/21] 14 sleeper cell attacks were documented, marking a record low since RIC reporting…