On January 7, 2025, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) used a kamikaze drone to target the water processing station in al-Khafsa town in eastern Aleppo governorate. The attack injured the head of the station, Hussein al-Hajji from Tal Houthan village in the rural areas of Manbij city in eastern rural Aleppo governorate, and an electrical engineer identified as Khaled Karkour, while no damage to the station was recorded. The area is under the control of the Syrian National Army (SNA).
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) notes that SDF has unequivocally violated UN Security Council resolutions 2139 and 2254, both of which call for ending indiscriminate attacks.
SDF has also violated international humanitarian law by failing to distinguish between civilians and fighters, causing mass panic among civilians.
