YousefHamad al-Yassin, from Tayyeb al-Fal village in northern Deir Ez-Zourgovernorate, works in the field of oil investment, was shot dead on February23, 2023, by gunmen from on a motorbike we have not been able to identify nearal-Hrieji village in northern Deir Ez-Zour governorate. The area is under thecontrol of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Syrian Network for Human Rightsis still trying to locate eyewitnesses to obtain more information about theincident. We condemn all acts of killing targeting civilians. We call on thecontrolling parties to uphold their responsibilities for protecting civiliansliving in areas under their control, and to launch an investigation into thiscrime and make its details known to the public. Syria will never have truestability without a true political transition process to implement democracyunder a concrete timetable.
