On August 9, 2023, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) used a rocket launcher to fire multiple rockets targeting Kuwait al-Rahma Camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Jabal al-Ahlam area in southeastern Afrin city in northwestern rural Aleppo governorate. The bombardment killed one civilian, identified as Sameh Mahmoud Tabbakh from al-Jalloum neighborhood in Aleppo city, and injured five others, including three children and one woman. The bombardment also caused material damage and partially destroyed a number of IDPs’ residences, in addition to generating a state of panic among the camp’s residents. The area is under the control of the Syrian National Army (SNA).
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) notes that, through this and similar attacks, SDF forces have unequivocally violated Security Council resolutions 2139 & 2254, both of which categorically prohibit indiscriminate attacks, as well as violating the rules of international humanitarian law on distinguishing between civilians and fighters. Such attacks aim solely to spread fear and panic among civilians.
