A child, identified as Faris Nabil al-Khadr, was shot dead on October 12, 2023, by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) personnel in Abu Hamam town in eastern rural Deir Ez-Zour governorate. The SDF personnel indiscriminately opened fire following the explosion of a landmine that struck an SDF military patrol and killed one SDF member. The SDF’s gunfire also injured Faris’s father. The area is under the control of the SDF.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) notes that through this act of killing, the SDF has again violated international human rights law. The perpetrators must be held accountable.
