Four civilians, including a woman and two children, were killed on December 18, 2023, in ariel bombardment of areas near the Syrian-Jordanian border by parties we have not yet been able to identify, but suspect to have been the Jordanian air force. The ariel bombardment targeted a number of locations in Suwayda governorate, including a farm near Thebien village in southern rural Suwayda governorate, Salkhad city, a house in Um Shama village in southeastern Suwayda governorate, and a site near Um al-Rumman village in southern Suwayda governorate. It was initially determined that the air raids killed one woman and two children, and caused destruction in the areas targeted. On the next day, the local residents found the body of the fourth victim under the rubble of his home in Salkhad city in southern Suwayda governorate. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) is still trying to locate eyewitnesses to obtain more information about the incident.
SNHR condemns all killings of civilians. We call on the controlling forces to uphold their responsibilities for protecting civilians in their areas, to investigate this incident, and to make the investigation’s findings known to the public. Syria will never have true stability without a genuine political transition process towards democracy within a fixed timetable.
