On June 16, 2024, the body of a woman, identified as 29-year-old Laila Mahmoud al-Hmeidat from Bosra al-Sham city in eastern rural Daraa governorate, was found bearing gunshot wounds by local residents in Thahr al-Jabal district in eastern Suwayda governorate. The area where the body was found is under the control of Syrian regime forces.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) has not yet been able to identify Laila’s killers as of this writing, with the controlling forces bearing responsibility for identifying her killers.