Acknowledgements

This report was researched and written by Ole Solvang, emergencies researcher, and Anna Neistat, associate director for program and emergencies. Lama Fakih, Syria and Lebanon researcher, contributed to the research and editing of the report. The report was edited by Nadim Houry, deputy director in the Middle East and North Africa Division; Sarah Leah Whitson, director of the Middle East and North Africa Division; Clive Baldwin, senior legal advisor; James Ross, legal and policy director; and Tom Porteous, deputy program director. Mark Hiznay, senior researcher in the Arms Division, Priyanka Motaparthy, researcher in the Children’s Rights Division, and Peggy Hicks, global advocacy director, also reviewed the report.

Production, coordination, and research assistance was provided by Kyle Hunter, associate in the Emergencies Division. Ivy Shen, multimedia assistant, Amanda Bailly, multimedia coordinator, and Pierre Bairin, multimedia director, managed the production of photo and video content. Grace Choi, publications director, and Fitzroy Hepkins, administrative manager, prepared the report for publication.

Amr Khairy, Arabic translation and website coordinator, supervised the translation of the report into Arabic.

We especially wish to thank Syrian victims and witnesses who shared their stories with us, as well as the Syrians who helped us in our research, often at great personal risk.