A man, identified as Fadi Adnan al-Mkhalaf from al-Sabha town in eastern rural Deir Ez-Zour governorate, was shot dead on August 1, 2023, by gunmen we have not yet been able to identify in al-Dahla town also in eastern rural Deir Ez-Zour governorate.
The area is under the control of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) is still trying to locate eyewitnesses to obtain more information about the incident. We call on the controlling forces to uphold their responsibilities for protecting civilians in their areas, to investigate this incident, and to make the findings of the investigation known to the public. Syria will never have true stability without a genuine political transition process towards democracy within a fixed timetable.
