On July 16, 2024, the body of a man, identified as Mohammad Afif al-Othman from al-Sfeira city in eastern rural Aleppo governorate born in 1999, was found bearing burn signs by local residents on the Medanki Shran road in the rural areas of Afrin city in northwestern Aleppo governorate. Mohammad’s body was found after he had gone missing when he left Jarablos city for Afrin city with the aim of crossing into Türkiye irregularly. The area is under the control of Syrian National Army (SNA).
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) has not yet been able to identify Mohammad’s killers as of this writing, with the controlling forces bearing responsibility for identifying his killers.