A woman from Buqrus Tahtani village in the eastern suburbs of Deir Ez-Zour governorate, named as Nasrah Khleif al Jawwaleh, was shot dead in al Mayadeen city the eastern suburbs of the governorate on August 19, 2020, by a stray bullet fired by a member of the National Defense Forces affiliated with the Syrian regime during the funeral of one of the group’s leaders.
SNHR notes that the Syrian regime has committed a violation of international humanitarian law through this indiscriminate killing, for which the perpetrator must be held accountable.
