On March 25, 2025, a boy, identified as Mohammad Jasim al-Ahmad al-Eisa al-Jasim, was shot and killed, and his mother shot and injured, by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) personnel who opened fire on the two at a checkpoint (al-Makhlat Checkpoint) near Um al-Baramil village in northern Raqqa governorate. The area is under the control of the SDF.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) notes that SDF has violated international human rights law through this act of killing. The perpetrators must be held accountable.
