06.02.2025 16:03
The Syrian Human Rights Network reported that the terrorist organization PKK/YPG has killed at least 65 civilians in Aleppo due to sniper fire over the course of two months. The statement emphasized that these sniper attacks constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law.
According to a statement from the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), following the withdrawal of the forces of the ousted Baath regime from the center of Aleppo province, the terrorist organization PKK/YPG, which uses the name SDF, has deployed snipers to certain points around the occupied neighborhoods of Ashrafiyeh and Sheikh Maqsoud.
THEY ALSO TARGETED THE SYRIAN RED CRESCENT
In the attacks by snipers from November 30, 2024, to January 30, 2025, at least 65 civilians lost their lives. The terrorists also targeted the Syrian Red Crescent and Civil Defense teams that were moving to the area to retrieve the bodies of those killed by the snipers.
"VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW"
SNHR emphasized that the sniper attacks carried out by the terrorist organization in Aleppo constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law and clearly violate a series of fundamental principles aimed at protecting human rights.