Turkey-Backed Militias Accused of Abuses in Northern Syria, Rights Group Urges Accountability from New Government - The Syrian Observer

Turkey-Backed Militias Accused of Abuses in Northern Syria, Rights Group Urges Accountability from New Government - The Syrian Observer

Despite the fall of the Assad regime and the formation of a transitional government in Syria, armed groups previously backed by Turkey continue to commit serious human rights violations in northern Syria, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement released on Wednesday. The watchdog warned that integrating these factions into the official Syrian military without accountability could undermine public trust and jeopardize the country’s fragile t…

Syria: Türkiye-backed Armed Groups Detain, Extort Civilians

Click to expand Image The Syrian National Army (SNA) forces around the Tishrin Dam in the southeastern district in Aleppo, January 18, 2025. © 2025 Huseyin Nasir/Anadolu via Getty Images (Beirut, May 14, 2025) – Syrian National Army (SNA) factions that fought the Assad government with backing from Türkiye continue to detain, mistreat, and extort civilians in northern Syria, Human Rights Watch said today.These fighters are being integrated into S…

Turkey-backed armed groups detain, extort civilians in Syria: HRW - Stockholm Center for Freedom

Turkey-backed Syrian factions that once fought against the government of Bashar al-Assad continue to detain, abuse and extort civilians in northern Syria, Turkish Minute reported, citing Human Rights Watch. The groups, which are being integrated into Syria’s armed forces following the ouster of the Assad regime by an alliance of rebel groups in December, have seen their commanders appointed to high-level government and military roles despite pas…

Turkey-backed armed groups detain, extort civilians in Syria: HRW - Turkish Minute

Turkey-backed Syrian factions that once fought against the government of Bashar al-Assad  continue to detain, abuse and extort civilians in northern Syria, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.