121 Syrian Organizations Condemn Repeated Hostilities in Northern Syria and Demand that the Security Council Immediately Intervene to End the Violence

The U.S., EU, and Russia must address increasing instability and prevent new military operations in Northern Syria

Frequent military threats and hostilities across northern Syria continue to wreak havoc on the region, which is home to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled other afflicted Syrian areas.

Hostilities in the region have hiked since early August 2022. Cities, towns, and villages in northern Syria witnessed dozens of attacks, with mortar shells, rockets, aircraft, and drones. Turkey has perpetrated the majority of these attacks.

In July 2022 alone, hostilities killed and injured 31 persons in Tall Tamr, Ayn Issa, Abu Rasin/Zarkan, Ayn al-Arab/Kobanî, Tall Rifaat, and more. These towns and villages were bombarded 75 times at least, with the attacks launched from areas where the Turkish military and their affiliated armed factions are stationed.

Since early 2022, hundreds of military attacks were documented along the frontlines in northern Syria. The attacks killed and injured dozens of civilians in the areas separating the territories held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Turkish military, armed opposition groups, Russian military, and the Syrian government forces.

Notably, the ongoing hostilities have not deterred Turkey from forcibly returning thousands of Syrian refugees in its territories.

According to official figures issued by Syria-Turkey border crossings, mainly those at Bab al-Hawa, Bab al-Salameh, and Tal Abyad, Turkey has deported approximately 11,000 Syrian refugees since early 2022, ignoring UN statements that Syria remains unsafe.

Previous military offensives in the region had catastrophic impacts on the area and its people, displacing tens of thousands and leading to numerous human rights violations which have been extensively documented by international organizations and independent UN bodies. Considering this precedent, as well as the worsening situation, the undersigned organizations express their deep concern with the repeated threats of a new military operation in northern Syria and demand that:

UN and Security Council Member States

1. Establish a ceasefire across Syria, ensure that no party shall violate the ceasefire, and prevent any prospective military offensives in northern Syria that are likely to undermine stability in the region.
2. Exert pressure to end the forced returns perpetrated against Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon and other countries, act to ensure the voluntary, safe, and dignified return of refugees to their original places of residence, and repudiate plans of demographic change across Syria.

Signatories:

1. Adil Center for Human Rights
2. AFRIN PLATFORM
3. Ajyal Development Organization
4. Al Aseel Association for Development
5. Al hayat organization
6. Al Raja Organization for Relief and Development
7. Al Saraj Charity Association
8. ALAHD
9. Al-Diyar Society
10. Allied For Peace
11. Alnawars
12. Amal al-Furat Organization
13. Analysis and Strategic Studies Organization(ASO)
14. Aras Charity
15. Areej for Development
16. ASHNA for Development
17. Association for Restore Hope
18. Ataa Al-Baghouz Organization
19. Basha’r al-Khair Organization
20. Better Hope for Al-Tabqa
21. Better Life Organization
22. Bridges of Love
23. Building Path
24. Center for Defense of Liberties
25. Centre for research and protection of women’s rights in Syria
26. Charity Hajeen
27. Community Solidarity Organaization
28. CPDA – for Peace and Dialogue
29. CSRA AMUDA (MUBDAA)
30. Daey Alamal
31. DAN for Relief and Development
32. Demos
33. Development Seeds Center
34. Development Without Borders
35. Dijla Organization for Development and Environment
36. DOZ e.V.
37. EMAAR ALMANSOURA
38. Enlil Center
39. Enmaa Alfourat Organization
40. Eternity
41. NGO
42. European and American Solidarity Committee for Afrin – Espoir Afrin.
43. Fajr
44. Forerunner 4 Empowerment and Development
45. Future Hands Organization
46. Future Makers Team
47. Future Visions of Development
48. Ghaith Development Organization
49. Green Trees Association
50. Green Women’s Association
51. Hajin Technicians Organization
52. HDF humanitarian
53. Hevdesti-Synergy Association for Victims
54. Hevy for relief and development
55. Hope Makers
56. House of Citizenship Organisation
57. Intensive Care Association
58. IWAA
59. Jasmine Association
60. Jian Charitable Society
61. Jiyan Foundation For Human rights
62. Jsor al-Amal
63. Khonaf Association
64. Khutwa Association
65. Kobani for Relief and Development
66. Koma Ava Kirina Afrine
67. Kurdisch legal Committee
68. Kurdish International Communittee for Human Rights
69. Lights for Development and Construction
70. Manara Organization
71. Mary for culcher arts
72. Mitan Center for the Revival of Civil Society
73. Modem Organization
74. MRFS – Medical Relief for Syria
75. Nabd Team
76. Nawat
77. Noon for development and support of women and children
78. Okaz
79. Peace and civil society center /PCSC
80. PEACESHE_LEADERSNETWORK
81. PÊL – CIVIL WAVES
82. Peyam Association for Orfans Care
83. Qadar Organization
84. RADIANCE OF HOPE
85. Raqqa is our country
86. Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê Platform
87. Reng for development
88. RojHilat for Relief and Development
89. Rose for support and empowerment
90. Sara Organization to Combat Violence Against Woman
91. Save the Generations
92. SCSD
93. Sêl Organization
94. Share for Community Development
95. Shawshak Association for Women
96. Shelan for relife and development
97. Shorouk Organization for Development
98. Sighted Hands Organization
99. Society for Threatened Peoples – Germany
100. Sphere Organization
101. Stability Support Center
102. Swaedna Organization for Relief and Devlopment
103. Syria Help Organization
104. Syriac Cross Organization for Relief and Development
105. Syrian observatory for human rights
106. Syrians for Truth and Justice – STJ
107. Taa marbouta
108. Tel-Abyed Forum for civil society
109. TEVIN Association
110. The civil Cooperation Team Organization
111. The Four Seasons
112. The National Organization for Human Rights in Syria
113. The Syrian Women’s Political Movement
114. Together for Dirr Ezzor
115. VDC-NSY
116. Vision Organization
117. Weqaya Association
118. Wheat & Olive Platform
119. Women for peace
120. Zameen for Development and Peacebulding.
121. Zirak for development (Smart Center)