STJ/al-Monitor Research Contributions Spring 2020

Turkey grants Kurdish militants no peace, even in death
by Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor. April 28, 2020.

-Investigated instances of PKK cemeteries being destroyed by the Turkish state after the collapse of the peace process, supplied visual evidence for the story.

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Turkey Continues to Weaponize Alok Water amid COVID-19 Outbreak in Syria
Syrians for Truth and Justice. April 28, 2020.

-Geolocated video showing damage done to a water pipeline by shelling in a village outside Tel Tamer

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Northwestern Syria: Fresh Violent Airstrikes Target Jammed Marketplaces
Syrians for Truth and Justice. March 7, 2020.

-Geolocated footage of several airstrikes targeting marketplaces in Idlib city and towns nearby.

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Additional independent research work conducted Spring 2020:

Twitter thread covering the small Alevi community of Afrin, the only one of its kind in Syria.
April 27, 2020

https://twitter.com/AKMcKeever/status/1254784145466642441

Twitter thread investigating 2013 reports of an Ezidi shrine in southern Afrin destroyed by ISIS.
April 23, 2020

https://twitter.com/AKMcKeever/status/1253347698545250304

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Twitter thread accompanying the Jebel Laylun article, showing geolocated attacks by Afrini insurgent group HRE.
April 13, 2020

https://twitter.com/i/status/1249819733878288389

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