In August 2013, Ahmed al-Youssef (born in 1997) was on his way home to the al-Duwaileh neighborhood of Damascus when he was kidnapped by members of the National Defense Militia, one of the most prominent arms of the fallen regime in its repression of civilians, led by Fadi Saqr. From the...

Zaman al-Wasl publishes photos of more than 200 detainees, including children, who were clearly photographed after being detained for a period of time at several checkpoints belonging to the National Defense Forces (NDF), the paramilitary forces then supporting the fallen Assad regime in...

On March 11, 2013, hordes of military security personnel raided the home of Dr. Rania Al-Abbasi, a Syrian chess champion, and arrested her and her six children. This happened to be the home of Majdoleen Al-Qadi, a young woman who worked as a secretary in Dr. Rania's clinic. Her fate, like that...

The Action Group for Palestinians of Syria reported that 252 Palestinian children have died in Syria, coinciding with Palestinian Children's Day. The deaths were a result of multiple factors, most notably bombing, violence, and medical neglect. The monitoring and documentation team of the...