On August 2, 2024, the body of a man, identified as Hamza al-Fawwaz from Aleppo city who worked as a cargo vehicle driver and lived in Manbij city in eastern Aleppo governorate, was found bearing knife wounds by local residents in al-Tayha area in the rural areas of Manbij city. The area is under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) has not yet been able to identify Hamza’s killers as of this writing, with the controlling forces bearing responsibility for identifying his killers.