A view of the city of Aleppo, in Syria. (Credit: AFP)
On Friday evening, a Homs mayor known for his proximity to the fallen Assad regime's intelligence services was shot dead by unidentified assailants, according to local media reports. Adham Rajoub's assassination is part of a larger wave of violence that is unsettling Syria's already fragile transition post-Assad. In its latest report, dated May 2, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) recorded 174 deaths in April from extrajudicial actions, including 23 children and 13 women. Seven civilians were killed by the transitional government's forces and five by players loyal to the former Assad regime, but the vast majority of the attacks — 143 — were attributed to militants whose identity and affiliation are not known.Transitional justice"Syria is at a crossroads, and many of the decisions made by the current...
On Friday evening, a Homs mayor known for his proximity to the fallen Assad regime's intelligence services was shot dead by unidentified assailants, according to local media reports. Adham Rajoub's assassination is part of a larger wave of violence that is unsettling Syria's already fragile transition post-Assad. In its latest report, dated May 2, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) recorded 174 deaths in April from extrajudicial actions, including 23 children and 13 women. Seven civilians were killed by the transitional government's forces and five by players loyal to the former Assad regime, but the vast majority of the attacks — 143 — were attributed to militants whose identity and affiliation are not known.Transitional justice"Syria is at a crossroads, and many of the decisions made by the current...
