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Syria Deeply: Syria negotiations begin again amid intense fighting in Deir Ezzor and dire humanitarian conditions in the Damascus suburbs

Syria Deeply
Oct. 30th, 2017
This Week in Syria.

Welcome to our weekly summary of Syria Deeply’s top coverage of the crisis in Syria.

For Syria Deeply’s ongoing feature, Expert Views, we’re gathering fresh insight and commentary from our expert community. This week, we will focus on how the capture of resource-rich territory from ISIS has altered the playing field for Syria’s oil and gas. We invite you to share your insights here.

Talks resume A fresh round of talks kicked off in the Kazakh capital of Astana on Monday. Delegations from the Syrian government and some armed opposition groups, as well as representatives from Russia, Turkey and Iran, were expected to attend the talks.

Talks in Astana are expected to focus on securing the four de-escalation zones, as well as hostage releases, aid deliveries to besieged areas and the fate of those missing in Syria, according to Al Jazeera.

Last week, United Nations special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced that the eighth round of Syria peace talks in Geneva are scheduled to begin on November 28.

De Mistura held talks with United States secretary of state Rex Tillerson on Thursday. Following the meeting, Tillerson told reporters: “The U.S. wants a whole and unified Syria with no role for Bashar al-Assad in the government … We do not believe that there is a future for the Assad regime and Assad family. The [family] reign is coming to an end. The only issue is how that should be brought about.”

Deir Ezzor casualties Dozens have been killed in fierce clashes between pro-government forces and the so-called Islamic State in Deir Ezzor over the weekend.

At least 50 ISIS militants and some 23 pro-government fighters have been killed in the 24 hours between Saturday and Sunday, after ISIS reportedly launched an attack in the provincial capital. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that fighting was ongoing on Monday, and had documented the deaths of at least seven civilians, but expected the death toll to rise.

Pro-regime forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, made strategic advances over the weekend, taking control of parts of al-Hamidiyah neighborhood. ISIS carried out counterattacks in the area overnight on Saturday, but pro-regime forces continued their advance, targeting the neighborhoods of Arfi and Ommal, SOHR reported on Monday.

The fierce fighting began after pro-government forces on Thursday seized the T2 oil pumping station west of the ISIS stronghold of Boukamal near the border with Iraq.

Shelling in Damascus suburbs Pro-regime shelling on the Saqba and Hamouriyah districts north of Damascus on Sunday killed at least 11 civilians, including two women, a child and a media activist.

The Eastern Ghouta suburbs of Damascus are part of a designated de-escalation zone, but violence and siege conditions have persisted in the area nonetheless.

On Friday, U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra‘ad al-Hussein said at least 350,000 people were trapped in the area, calling on all parties to allow food and medicine deliveries. Earlier last week, UNICEF said that more than 1,100 children in the enclave are suffering from acute malnutrition.

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After the dangerous process of demining Raqqa is completed, the question of who will govern and rebuild the city will become even more crucial and could impact the endgame of the war, writes Syria expert Aron Lund in IRIN News.

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Radicalization, attrition and defections mean only questionable partners remain for the U.S. government in the campaign against ISIS in Syria, warns New America Foundation fellow Barak Barfi.

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Syria Justice and Accountability Centre: The Whack-a-Mole Strategy Against ISIS Carries a Civilian Toll

SJAC Update | October 26, 2017
A bus convoy of ISIS fighters travels from the border of Lebanon to eastern Syria | Photo from Wochit News

The Whack-a-Mole Strategy Against ISIS Carries a Civilian Toll

In mid-October, the US military granted safe passage to hundreds of Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants out of Raqqa – the group’s de facto capital –  pursuant an evacuation deal arranged by the city’s civil council and tribal elders. This sanctioned exodus is part of a string of deals, which allow members of the UN-designated terrorist organization to evade capture in exchange for the surrender of territory. Though the US military expressly premises the evacuations on the preservation of civilian life, these agreements have generally been executed only after ground battles and aerial bombardment inflict substantial damage to civilian life and property. Moreover, the evacuation agreements lack a consistent strategy for eradicating extremist militias and the root causes that led to their rise. To build the long-term peace and stability necessary to prevent ISIS’s return, it is imperative the US articulates and implements a strategy for Syria that prioritizes civilian protection and welfare.

The Raqqa evacuation deal, though widely hailed by media as a decisive victory against ISIS, led to several problematic outcomes. On October 14, the US-led Combined Joint Task Force against ISIS issued a press release stating that the evacuation agreement facilitates Raqqa’s liberation while minimizing civilian harm. While the deal did force militants into areas outside of the city, it appeared to have few (if any) conditions. In reality, the fighters simply moved to other ISIS strongholds in Deir ez-Zor province.

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Syria Deeply: Our updates on the battles for Deir Ezzor and Raqqa, the cease-fire south of Damascus, and Turkey’s military expansion in northern Syria

Syria Deeply
Oct. 16th, 2017
This Week in Syria.

Welcome to our weekly summary of Syria Deeply’s top coverage of crisis in Syria.

Fight Against ISIS: The battles against ISIS in Deir Ezzor and Raqqa advanced over the weekend as pro-government forces claim to have recaptured al-Mayadeen, and U.S.-backed forces announced their final push against militants in Raqqa city.

Citing Russia’s defense ministry, the Associated Press said on Saturday that Syrian troops fully freed al-Mayadeen, in Deir Ezzor province, from ISIS militants. An unidentified Syrian military source confirmed the advance to Reuters, saying that ISIS suffered a “collapse” in their ranks. The ISIS command structure is believed to be based in the city, which is on the Euphrates River near the border with Iraq.

The advance came after ISIS launched a triple car-bomb attack in eastern Syria on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, including internally displaced civilians and Kurdish security personnel, Reuters said.

On Sunday, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched the “final phase” of their battle against ISIS in Raqqa after hundreds of militants surrendered, the SDF said in a statement, adding that the latest push was aimed to drive the few hundred remaining ISIS fighters from their positions inside the city. The announcement came after more than 3,000 civilians and some 275 Syrian ISIS fighters and their families, were evacuated from the city Saturday night under a deal negotiated between local officials from the Raqqa Civil Council and ISIS fighters.

Cease-fire in South Damascus: A cease-fire went into effect at noon on Thursday in a rebel enclave south of Damascus, after three opposition groups agreed to a deal brokered by Russia and Egypt in Cairo.

The exact area covered by the deal remains unclear, but Islamist rebel groups control a pocket of three villages – Yalda, Babila and Beit Sahem – adjacent to ISIS-held territory south of the capital. The three villages have been under total or partial siege since 2013. An estimated 42,500 civilians are still living there.

The Syrian government did not sign the deal. According to Mohammed Alloush, the political leader of Jaish al-Islam, his group is party to the agreement, along with Jaish al-Ababil and Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis, linked to the Palestinian Hamas group.

Turkey Expands In Northern Syria: On Saturday, a new batch of Turkish troops and armored vehicles arrived on the Turkish side of the Syria border ahead of the second phase of deployment in northern Syria, according to Reuters.

Ibrahim al-Idlibi, a military adviser in the Free Syrian Army, told Reuters that “nearly 200 troops are now stationed in areas that separate territory under control of Kurdish groups and opposition groups.” Citing unidentified witnesses, Reuters added that Turkish bulldozers were working “around the clock,” setting up observation posts and digging fortifications.

The Speaker of Syria’s People’s Assembly Hammouda Sabbagh said on Sunday: “The people’s assembly condemns the Turkish flagrant aggression on the Syrian territory in Idlib province, which constitutes a blatant aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country and a flagrant violation of international law and norms.”

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Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies: Majority of Syrian Victims Were Killed by US-Led Coalition’s Airstrikes and Russia’s Airstrikes During Jan-17 to Sep-17

Introduction and Background

Throughout March 15th, 2011 to September 30, 2017, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) documented a provisional total of 151,269 casualties. 79% of those killed were civilians accumulating to 119,434 civilian victims. The remaining 21% belonged to one of the fighting factions. The number of documented children during the indicated period is 16,793 Children victims at a rate of 11% of the total victims. The documented number of women casualties is 11,786 at a rate of 8% of the total victims.

In September, 2014, the US-Led Coalition began its airstrikes assaults to eliminate ISIS’s spread in Syria. In addition, the Russian Federation intervened in the Syrian conflict on behalf of the Syrian regime in September, 2015. To this day, both the US-Led Coalition and Russian air force continue their indiscriminate airstrikes across Syria causing collateral damage of civilian casualties as this report indicates.

Number of Casualties Killed by US-Led Coalition’s Airstrikes and Russia’s Airstrikes Since They Began Attacks in Syria:

Throughout September, 2014 to September 30, 2017, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) documented a provisional total of 2,282 casualties killed by the US-Led Coalition Airstrikes. Additionally, throughout September, 2015 to September 30, 2017, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) documented a provisional total of 7,163 casualties killed by Russia’s airstrikes. The following chart indicates the number of victims killed by US-Led Coalition strikes and Russia’s strikes per month:


Number of Casualties Killed by US-Led Coalition’s Airstrikes and Russia’s Airstrikes Per Month During January, 2017 to the End of September, 2017:

Throughout January 01, 2017 to September 30, 2017, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) documented a provisional total of 1,481 casualties killed by the US-Led Coalition Airstrikes. Additionally, throughout January 01, 2017 to September 30, 2017, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) documented a provisional total of 904 casualties killed by Russia’s airstrikes. The following chart/table indicates the number of victims killed by US-Led Coalition strikes and Russia’s strikes per month. Correlation analysis of victims killed by US-Led Coalition’s strikes, and Russia’s strikes per month during January 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017 using the correlation coefficient formula: (r) =[ nΣxy – (Σx)(Σy) / Sqrt([nΣx2 – (Σx)2][nΣy2 – (Σy)2])] for two data sets resulted in r = -1. Subsequently the negative correlation coefficient demonstrates that for each month, if the number of victims killed by the US-Led Coalition strikes for that specific month increased, the number of the victims killed by Russia’s strikes decreased, and the vice versa is correct.


Number of Casualties Killed by US-Led Coalition’s Airstrikes and Russia’s Airstrikes Per Province During January, 2017 to the End of September, 2017:

The following chart shows the correlation between the number of victims killed per province by both; the US-Led Coalition airstrikes and Russia’s strikes, during January, 2017 till September, 2017. Using the correlation coefficient formula: (r) =[ nΣxy – (Σx)(Σy) / Sqrt([nΣx2 – (Σx)2][nΣy2 – (Σy)2])] for two data sets resulted in r = -0.160557222. Subsequently the negative correlation coefficient demonstrates that for each province, if the number of victims killed by the US-Led Coalition strikes for that specific province increased, the number of the victims killed by Russia’s strikes for that specific province decreased, and the vice versa is correct.

US-Led Coalition Strikes Casualties’ Analysis for the Period Jan, 2017 to Sep, 2017:

The following chart shows the number of victims killed by US-Led Coaltition airstrikes for the period January, 2017 to the end of the September, 2017, totalling to 1,481 victims.

Findings:

The chart presents the following indications:

  • An increase in the number of casualties towards the Beginning of Mar, 2017 and ending in August, 2017.
  • Casualties equal or greater than 100 were recorded in the following months: March 2017, April 2017, and May 2017, June 2017, July 2017, and August, 2017.
  • Casualties equal or greater than 200 were recorded in the following months: May 2017, June 2017, July 2017, August, 2017.

The below chart / table details the number of casualties killed by US-Led Coalition per Syrian provinces sorted descending. Only 9 provinces recorded causalities and they are: Ar-Raqqa, Der Ezzor, Homs, Aleppo, Idlib, Hama, Damascus & Suburbs, Al-Hasaka, and Daraa.

Findings:

The chart presents the following indications:

  • During Jan,17 to Sep, 2017, Ar-Raqqa province recorded the highest number of casualties killed by US-Led Coalition’s airstrikes accumulating to 1101 victims.
  • During the same period, the second province with the highest number of casualties was Der Ezzor with 227 victims.
  • DCHRS is unable to retrieve accurate count on casualties from ISIS combatants, terrorist groups, extremist factions, Syrian regime soldiers, or Assad’s allies, thus most of the documented victims were civilians with ratio of 99%.

Russia’s Strikes Casualties’ Analysis for the Period Jan, 2017 to Sep, 2017:

The following chart shows the number of victims killed by Russia’s airstrikes for the period January, 2017 to the end of the September, 2017, totaling to 904 victims.

Findings:

The chart presents the following indications:

  • An increase in the number of casualties towards the beginning of Jan, 2017 and ending in April, 2017. The number raises again during Sep, 2017.
  • Casualties equal or greater than 100 were recorded in the following months: Jan 2017, Feb 2017, March, 2017, April, 2017, and Sep 2017.
  • Casualties equal or greater than 200 were recorded in April, 2017.
 
The below chart details the number of casualties killed by Russia’s airstrikes per Syrian provinces, sorted descending. Only 8 provinces recorded causalities and they are: Idlib, Hama, Aleppo, Damascus & Suburbs, Der Ezzor, Ar-Raqqa, Homs, and Daraa.

Findings:

The chart presents the following indications:

  • During Jan,17 to Sep, 2017, Idlib province recorded the highest number of casualties killed by Russia’s airstrikes accumulating to 250 victims.
  • During the same period, the second province with the highest number of casualties was Hama with 186 victims.
  • DCHRS is unable to retrieve accurate count on casualties from ISIS combatants, terrorist groups, extremist factions, Syrian regime soldiers, or Assad’s allies, thus most of the documented victims were civilians with ratio of 99%.

Ratio of Victims Killed Out of Total Number of Casualties During Period Jan, 2017 to Sep, 2017:

Throughout January 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017, DCHRS documented a total of 1,481 casualties killed by the US-Led Coalition Airstrikes. In addition, throughout January 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017, the DCHRS documented a total of 904 casualties killed by Russia’s airstrikes. The remaining number is 4,705 for victims who were killed by other reasons of death. When dividing the above numbers by the total number of casualties documented during the same period, January, 2017 to the end of September, 2017, a ratio of 21% is victims killed by US-Led Col strikes, and a ratio of 13% is victims killed by Russia’s strikes. Whilst the 66% is casualties killed by different means or reasons of death. Therefore, from every 100 persons killed in Syria, 21 are killed by US-Led Coalition’s strikes, and 13 by Russia’s airstrikes.


Based on the above statistics and charts, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) calls the international community to terminate the indiscriminate aggression of aerial aviation, which is designed specifically to target civilians deliberately. DCHRS condemns the constant aerial bombardment of the regime air forces, Russian air forces, and the US-Led Coalition’s forces for perpetrating crimes against humanity and war crimes against the Syrian civilians. DCHRS calls upon the US-Led Coalition Forces and the Russian Federation to target and aim precisely due to the loss of large number of civilians, who were killed as collateral damage. DCHRS commends any efforts or initiatives to establish a safe zone in Syria, which shall save many lives of civilians. Furthermore, Also, DCHRS denounces the continues failure of the UN Security Council to achieve mechanisms to end violence in Syria, and to account crime perpetrators to justice. Additionally, DCHRS urges the UN and the international community to implement the ceasefire agreement, the de-escalation zones agreement, and to create a no-fly zone that could prevent the deaths of many children, women, and civilians.

 

DCHRS, inspired by its main mission in documenting and monitoring human rights violation in Syria and as a member of the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP), urges all the concerned organization to work on, referring the cases of these massacres, and the many other massacres perpetrated by the Syrian regime, to the I.C.C. and the specialized courts, holding the individuals responsible for these crimes accountable.

مقدمة وخلفية

مع بداية الثورة السورية وسقوط أول شهيد، بدأ مركز دمشق لدراسات حقوق الإنسان برنامج التوثيق وتسجيل الضحايا والمراقبة وجمع الأدلة. حيث و وَثقَّ مركز دمشق لدراسات حقوق الإنسان في الفترة الممتدة بين 15 أذار – مارس من العام 2011م حتى تاريخ 30 من شهر سبتمبر/أيلول من العام 2017م، ما مجموعه  151,269  ضحية، تم تسجيلهم بالاسم الثلاثي والثنائي، قرابة 79 % منهم كانوا مدنيين وعددهم 119,434 مدني، من بينهم وثق المركز 16,793 شهيداً من فئة الأطفال بنسبة قدرها 11%، و 11,786 امرأة من فئة النساء بنسبة قدرها 8% من العدد الكلي للقتلى، بلغت النسبة المتبقية وهي60% توثيق ما يقارب 88,913 رجلاً من فئة المدنيين.

في سبتمبر/أيلول 2014، بدأ التحالف الدولي بقيادة الولايات المتحدة هجماته الجوية للقضاء على انتشار تنظيم داعش في سوريا. وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، تدخل الاتحاد الروسي في النزاع السوري نيابة عن النظام السوري في سبتمبر/أيلول 2015. وحتى يومنا هذا، يواصل التحالف والقوات الجوية الروسية ضرباتهم الجوية العشوائية في أرجاء سوريا مما تسبب في خسائر للكثير من أرواح المدنيين كما يفصل هذا التقرير.

 

عدد القتلى الذين قتلوا جراء غارات التحالف الدولي والغارات الجوية الروسية:

خلال الفترة من أيلول / سبتمبر 2014 إلى 30 أيلول / سبتمبر2017، وثق مركز دمشق لدراسات حقوق الإنسان ما مجموعه 2,282 ضحية جلّهم من المدنيين، قتلوا جراء الغارات الجوية التي تقودها قوات التحالف الدولي .

بالإضافة إلى ذلك، قام مركز دمشق خلال شهر أيلول / سبتمبر 2015 وحتى 31 أيار/مايو 2017 بتوثيق ما مجموعه 7,163 ضحية قتلتوا بسبب الغارات الجوية الروسية.

ويبين الرسم البياني التالي عدد الضحايا الذين قتلوا بسبب ضربات التحالف بقيادة الولايات المتحدة وضربات روسيا خلال الفترة المذكورة أعلاه:

عند تحليل الترابط بين أعداد الضحايا الذين قتلوا بقصف التحالف الدولي وقصف الطيران الروسي بكل شهر خلال الفترة من 01 شهر يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 وحتى 30 أيلول / سبتمبر لعام 2017، وباستخدام معادلة معاملات الارتباط Correlation Coefficients، فإن معامل الارتباط r = -1، مما يعني أن معامل الارتباط سالب، أي أنه ارتباط عكسي تام، وبالتالي فكلما زاد عدد الضحايا الذين قتلوا في شهر معين على يد قصف التحالف الدولي، فإن ضحايا القصف الروسي يقل بشكل ملحوظ أو تام، والعكس صحيح، كلما زاد عدد ضحايا القصف الروسي بشهر، فإن ضحايا التحالف الدولي لذاك الشهر تحديداً يقل بشكل ملحوظ.

عدد القتلى الذين قتلوا جراء غارات التحالف الدولي والغارات الجوية الروسية لكل محافظة سورية منذ بدء يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 وحتى نهاية أيلول / سبتمبر لعام 2017:

عند تحليل الترابط بين أعداد الضحايا الذين قتلوا بقصف التحالف الدولي وقصف الطيران الروسي بكل محافظة سورية خلال الفترة من 01 شهر يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 وحتى 30 أيلول / سبتمبر لعام 2017، وباستخدام معادلة معاملات الإرتباط Correlation Coefficients فإن معامل الإرتباط r = -0.160557222 ، مما يعني أن معامل الإرتباط سالب، أي أنه ارتباط عكسي أقل من متوسط ، وبالتالي فكلما زاد عدد الضحايا الذين قتلوا في محافظة معينة على يد قصف التحالف الدولي، فإن ضحايا القصف الروسي يقل بشكل ملحوظ ولكن أقل من متوسط، والعكس صحيح، كلما زاد عدد ضحايا القصف الروسي بمحافظة سورية ما، فإن ضحايا التحالف الدولي لذات المحافظة تحديداً يقل بشكل جزئي.


تحليل إصابات غارات التحالف الدولي بقيادة الولايات المتحدة خلال 01 شهر يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 وحتى 30 أيلول / سبتمبر لعام 2017

يبين الرسم البياني التالي عدد الضحايا الذين قتلوا جراء الغارات الجوية التي شنتها الولايات المتحدة خلال الفترة من من 01 شهر يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 وحتى 30 أيلول / سبتمبر لعام 2017 والذين عددهم يقارب 1,481 ضحية.

ويعرض الرسم البياني المؤشرات التالية:

  • زيادة في عدد الإصابات منذ بداية من شهر مارس/آذار 2017 وحتى نهاية أغسطس/آب 2017.
  • سُجلت إصابات تساوي أو تزيد عن 100 حالة في الأشهر التالية: من بداية آذار/مارس 2017، وحتى نهاية أغسطس/آب 2017.
  • سُجلت إصابات تساوي أو تزيد عن 200 حالة في الأشهر التالية: من بداية مايو/أيار 2017 وحتى نهاية أغسطس/آب 2017.




يوضح الرسم البياني أدناه عدد الضحايا الذين قتلهم التحالف بقيادة الولايات المتحدة خلال 01 شهر يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 وحتى 30 أيلول / سبتمبر لعام 2017، لكل محافظة سورية، مرتبين نازليا في 9 محافظات فقط وهم: الرقة، دير الزور، حمص، حلب، إدلب، حماة، دمشق وريفها، الحسكة، درعا، ويعرض الرسم البياني المؤشرات التالية:

  • خلال 01 شهر يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 وحتى 30 أيلول / سبتمبر لعام 2017، تصدرت الرقة قوائم الشهداء الذين قضوا على يد غارات التحالف الدولي، وهم 1101 ضحية، وتلتها محافظة دير الزور ب 277 ضحية.
  • لا یستطیع المرکز أن يورد أعداد وأسماء القتلى من عناصر داعش أو أي جماعة إرهابية، ولا يستطيع توثيق جنود النظام السوري وحلفائه، فبالتالي فإن غالبية الضحايا الموثقين ونسبتهم 99% هم من فئة المدنیین.

تحليل إصابات الغارات الجوية الروسية بكل شهر خلال 01 شهر يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 وحتى 30 أيلول / سبتمبر لعام 2017

يبين الرسم البياني التالي عدد الضحايا الذين قتلوا بسبب الغارات الجوية الروسية للفترة من خلال 01 شهر يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 وحتى 30 أيلول / سبتمبر لعام 2017 وعددهم يقارب 904 ضحية.

ويعرض الرسم البياني المؤشرات التالية:

  • زيادة في عدد الإصابات خلال الأشهر من بداية يناير/ كانون لعام 2017 وحتى نهاية إبريل / نيسان 2017، يعود الرقم للزايدة خلال شهر سبتمبر/أيلول لعام 2017.
  • سُجلت إصابات تساوي أو تزيد عن 100 حالة في عام 2017 خلال الأشهر التالية: يناير/كانون الثاني، فبراير/شباط، مارس/آذار، إبريل/نيسان لعام 2017، وعاد ليزيد خلال شهر سبتمبر/أيلول لعام 2017.
  • سُجلت إصابات تساوي أو تزيد عن 200 حالة خلال شهر إبريل/نيسان لعام 2017.

يوضح الرسم البياني أدناه عدد الضحايا الذين قتلوا بسبب الضربات الجوية الروسية خلال 01 شهر يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 وحتى 30 أيلول / سبتمبر لعام 2017، لكل محافظة سورية، مرتبة تنازليا في 8 محافظات وهم: إدلب، حماة، حلب، دمشق وريفها، دير الزور، الرقة، حمص، ودرعا، ، حيث يعرض الرسم البياني المؤشرات التالية:

  • خلال 01 شهر يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 وحتى 30 أيلول / سبتمبر لعام 2017، تصدرت محافظة إدلب قوائم الضحايا ب 250 ضحية، تلتها محافظة حماة ب 186 ضحية.
  • لا یستطیع المرکز أن يورد أعداد وأسماء القتلى من عناصر داعش أو أي جماعة إرهابية، ولا يستطيع توثيق جنود النظام السوري وحلفائه، فبالتالي فإن غالبية الضحايا الموثقين ونسبتهم 99% هم من فئة المدنیین.

نسبة ضحايا القصف الروسي وقصف التحالف الدولي من إجمالي عدد الضحايا خلال 01 شهر يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 وحتى 30 أيلول / سبتمبر لعام 2017

خلال 01 شهر يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 وحتى 30 أيلول / سبتمبر لعام 2017، وثق المركز ما مجموعه 1,481 شخصا قتلوا جراء الغارات الجوية للتحالف الدولي، وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، وثق المركز خلال نفس الفترة ما مجموعه 904 شخصا قتلوا جراء الغارات الجوية الروسية.

وعند تقسيم الأرقام المذكورة أعلاه إلى إجمالي عدد الضحايا الذين وثقوا خلال الفترة خلال 01 شهر يناير / كانون الثاني 2017 وحتى 30 أيلول / سبتمبر لعام 2017، يتبين أن نسبة 21 ٪ هي ضحايا قتلوا من قبل ضربات التحالف بقيادة الولايات المتحدة، ونسبة 13 ٪ هي ضحايا قتلوا بسبب الضربات الروسية، والبقية 66% هي نسبة الضحية الذين قتلوا بطرق أو أسباب آخرى. لذلك، من كل 100 شخص قتلوا في سوريا هناك 21 شخص يقتلون على يد غارات التحالف بقيادة الولايات المتحدة، و 13 آخرون يلقون حتفهم من الغارات الجوية الروسية.

بناء على ما تقدم من إحصائيات، فإن مركز دمشق لدراسات حقوق الإنسان يناشد المجتمع الدولي بوضع حد للعدوان العشوائي المتمثل بالطيران الجوي الذي صمم خصيصاً ليستهدف المدنيين حيث بات يوقع في صفوفهم على نحو يومي ضحايا مستمرين. ويشير المركز إلى أن مبادرات إقامة منطقة آمنة في سوريا ستقي الكثير من أرواح المدنيين، كما يستنكر مركز دمشق قصف قوات النظام المدعومة بغطاء جوي روسي وقصف قوات التحالف الدولي لارتكابهم جرائم ضد الإنسانية وجرائم حرب عجز مجلس الأمن الدولي عن ردعها عبر إيجاد آلية ما للجم العنف والقتل الذي لم يتوقف ليوم واحد منذ بداية الثورة السورية وحتى نهاية شهر مايو/أيار من العام 2017، حيث تشهد الإحصاءات المذكورة أعلاه، ب 151,269 ضحية 79% منهم مدنيون.
وباعتبار مركز دمشق عضو في التحالف الدولي من أجل تطبيق مبدأ مسؤولية الحماية (ICRtoP)، يطالب المركز أيضاً بالسعي الحثيث لتحقيق العدالة الانتقالية في سوريا، عبر ضمان الإنصاف لكل الضحايا الأبرياء وإعلاء مبدأ المساءلة وعدم الإفلات من العقاب.

 

كما يعود المركز ليدعو مجلس الأمن الدولي والمنظمات ذات الصلة للاضطلاع بمسؤولياتهم وفقاً لمبادئ مسؤولية الحماية (R2P)، وعدم الوقوف موقف المتفرج على ما يحصل من انتهاكات في سوريا أضحت تطال البشر والحجر معاً.


Throughout March 15th, 2011 to September 30, 2017, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) documented a provisional total of 151,269 casualties. 79% of those killed were civilians accumulating to 119,434 civilian victims. The remaining 21% belonged to one of the fighting factions. The number of documented children during the indicated period is 16,793 Children victims at a rate of 11% of the total victims. The documented number of women casualties is 11,786 at a rate of 8% of the total victims.

The total number of combatants that DCHRS documented is approximately 31,835 casualties with a ratio of 21% of the total number of victims. Nevertheless, 19% is the ratio of women and children combined. Therefore, for every soldier killed, a child or a woman is killed, and about more than three civilians are also killed.

 

Based on the above statistics and charts, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) calls the international community to terminate the indiscriminate aggression of aerial aviation, which is designed specifically to target civilians deliberately. DCHRS commends any efforts or initiatives to establish a safe zone in Syria, which shall save many lives of civilians. Furthermore, DCHRS condemns the constant aerial bombardment of the regime air forces, Russian air forces, and the U.S led coalition forces, for perpetrating crimes against humanity and war crimes against the Syrian Civilians. Also, DCHRS denounces the continues failure of the UN Security Council to achieve mechanisms to end violence in Syria, and to account crime perpetrators to justice. Additionally, DCHRS urges the UN and the international community to further implement the “Ceasefire” agreement, the “de-escalation zone” agreement, and to create a no-fly zone that could prevent the deaths of many children, women, and civilians.

 

DCHRS, inspired by its main mission in documenting and monitoring human rights violation in Syria and as a member of the  International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP), urges all the concerned organization to work on, referring the cases of these massacres, and the many other massacres perpetrated by the Syrian regime, to the I.C.C. and the specialized courts, holding the individuals responsible for these crimes accountable including Bashar Al-Assad as he is the chief-in-command of the army and the armed forces.

وَثقَّ مركز دمشق لدراسات حقوق الإنسان في الفترة الممتدة بين 15 أذار – مارس من العام 2011م حتى تاريخ 30 من شهر سبتمبر/أيلول من العام 2017م، ما مجموعه 151,269 ضحية، تم تسجيلهم بالاسم الثلاثي والثنائي، قرابة 79 % منهم كانوا مدنيين وعددهم 119,434 مدني، من بينهم وثق المركز 16,793 شهيداً من فئة الأطفال بنسبة قدرها 11%، و 11,786 امرأة من فئة النساء بنسبة قدرها 8% من العدد الكلي للقتلى، بلغت النسبة المتبقية وهي 60% توثيق ما يقارب 88,913 رجلاً من فئة المدنيين.

بلغ مجموع القتلى من العسكريين وفق الأرقام التي تمكن المركز من توثيقها ما يقارب 31,835  شخص. شكل العسكريون نسبة 21% من مجموع الضحايا الكلي، وهذا عدد يقارب مجموع عدد النساء والأطفال معاً ونسبتهم 19%، وبالتالي من كل عسكري يقتل، هناك طفل أو امرأة تقتل، و3 رجال من فئة المدنيين يلقون حتفهم.

 

بناء على ما تقدم من إحصائيات، فإن مركز دمشق لدراسات حقوق الإنسان يناشد المجتمع الدولي بوضع حد للعدوان العشوائي المتمثل بالطيران الجوي الذي صمم خصيصاً ليستهدف المدنيين حيث بات يوقع في صفوفهم على نحو يومي ضحايا مستمرين. ويشير المركز إلى أن مبادرات إقامة منطقة آمنة في سوريا ستقي الكثير من أرواح المدنيين، كما ينكر مركز دمشق قصف قوات النظام المدعومة بغطاء جوي روسي وقصف قوات التحالف الدولي لارتكابهم جرائم ضد الإنسانية وجرائم حرب عجز مجلس الأمن الدولي عن ردعها عبر إيجاد آلية ما للجم العنف والقتل الذي لم يتوقف ليوم واحد منذ بداية الثورة السورية وحتى نهاية شهر سبتمبر/أيلول من العام 2017 حيث تشهد الإحصاءات المذكورة أعلاه، بـ 151,269 ضحية 79% منهم مدنيون.

 

وباعتبار مركز دمشق عضو في التحالف الدولي من أجل تطبيق مبدأ مسؤولية الحماية (ICRtoP)، يطالب مركز دمشق أيضاً بالسعي الحثيث لتحقيق العدالة الانتقالية في سوريا، عبر ضمان الإنصاف لكل الضحايا الأبرياء وإعلاء مبدأ المساءلة وعدم الإفلات من العقاب.

 

كما يعود المركز ليدعو مجلس الأمن الدولي والمنظمات ذات الصلة للاضطلاع بمسؤولياتهم وفقاً لمبادئ مسؤولية الحماية (R2P)، وعدم الوقوف موقف المتفرج على ما يحصل من انتهاكات في سوريا أضحت تطال البشر والحجر معاً.

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