On August 9, 2024, Syrian National Army (SNA) artillery forces fired multiple shells that landed near al-Shahba Camp in Kasht’ar village in Shirawa subdistrict, administratively a part of Afrin city, in northern Aleppo governorate. The attack injured a girl, identified as 15-year-old Lelaf Ali Bakr from Aleppo governorate, while a number of tents housing internally displaced persons (IDPs) were slightly damaged. The area targeted is under the control of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) notes that through this attack, the SNA has unequivocally violated UN Security Council resolutions 2139 & 2254, both of which categorically prohibit indiscriminate attacks, as well as violating the rules of international humanitarian law on distinguishing between civilians and fighters. Such attacks aim solely to spread fear and panic among civilians.
