ALEPPO – Over the past 24 hours, the residential neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh, along with their surrounding areas in Aleppo, have been subjected to a violent and systematic military escalation. Indiscriminate shelling involving heavy artillery, Grad rockets, and suicide drones has left a trail of death, injury, and significant destruction of civilian infrastructure.
Since the beginning of January 2026, central and western Syria have been witnessing a terrifying security escalation. The "De Facto" authorities and affiliated armed groups have unleashed a campaign of systematic repression that mirrors the darkest methods of tyranny, specifically targeting the Alawite community and its prominent social and religious figures.
As the new year begins, the central and western regions of Syria—traditionally considered Alawite heartlands—are witnessing a wave of repression that many locals describe as a haunting echo of the former Assad regime's tactics. Despite the shift in power, "de facto" security forces have launched a fierce campaign of arrests, assassinations, and intimidation, targeting religious figures, political activists, and women.
The southern Syrian province of Suwayda is witnessing a harrowing human rights crisis. Under the shadow of military escalations that began in mid-2025, a pattern of arbitrary arrests, extortion, and the enforced disappearance of minors has emerged. Today, the names of children like Hamza Aqel, Karim Amer, and the Haddad brothers have become symbols of a struggle for basic dignity and freedom.
Tensions in Syria have reached a boiling point following a wave of targeted violence against the Alawite community, sparking mass demonstrations under the banner of "Dignity’s Wrath". Responding to a "final warning" by Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal on December 28, thousands demanded an end to systemic violence, the rejection of civil war, and the implementation of political federalism.
Matching testimonies from families of a number of individuals detained by the authorities on the Syrian-Lebanese border, whom the state officially described as "remnants and officers," indicate that the majority of the detainees are poor civilians who attempted to cross into Lebanon via irregular routes, fleeing poverty and starvation in search of work opportunities.
This document compiles and cross-references reports from Syrian opposition and local news Telegram channels covering a concentrated period of violence, security incidents, and civil unrest across multiple Syrian governorates. The following events, reported between December 23 and 26, 2024, illustrate the complex and pervasive nature of the ongoing crisis.
While the world speaks of human rights and child protection, three children from Swaida—Karim Hassan Amer, Yanal Bashar Al-Haddad, and Qais Bashar Al-Haddad—languish behind the bars of the notorious Adra Central Prison in Damascus.
JABLEH, SYRIA — A heavy security crackdown in the village of Babda, located in the Jableh countryside, has left at least one civilian dead and sparked widespread terror among local residents. What began as a targeted raid has rapidly escalated into a full-scale military-style operation, drawing sharp condemnation from local spiritual leadership.
BERLIN, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Germany deported a convicted criminal to Syria on Tuesday for the first time since the start of a 14-year-long civil war there as the government in Berlin tries to show voters it is addressing their worries about migration.
Dec 23 (Reuters) - A prominent American Islamist journalist who has been critical of Syria's new government and its nascent partnership with the United States has been detained by Syrian security forces, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
