On November 28, 2024, fixed-wing Syrian regime forces warplanes fired multiple missiles at the western entrance to al-Atareb city in western rural Aleppo governorate. The attack resulted in a massacre, in which 11 civilians, including five children and two women, were killed, while five others, including two children, were injured. A number of houses and shops were heavily destroyed as well in the attack. The area targeted is under the control of armed opposition factions and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) notes that through this attack, Syrian regime forces have again unequivocally violated UN 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 members. Such attacks aim solely to spread fear and panic among civilians.
