22 people killed in Syria within one day

At least 22 people were killed in Syria in the past 24 hours in separate incidents, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

In the city of Hama, unidentified gunmen shot a person in the al-Mashaa-al-Itfa'iyya area near the National Hospital, killing him instantly. Another person, nicknamed "Al-Saqir," was killed in the city's al-Qusour neighborhood after being directly targeted by gunfire.

In Damascus, the bodies of five members of the Alawite sect were found in al-Mujtahid Hospital. They had been "executed" in the field after being missing for two days.

Two people were also killed in the al-Dubaisi neighborhood of the city of Sweida after being shot by unidentified gunmen

The explosion of landmines left over from the war killed a child in the southern countryside of Maarat al-Numan, and another person in the Tab al-Joura neighborhood of Deir ez-Zor city. A Turkish-backed mercenary, the National Army, was also killed in the occupied Aleppo countryside.

In the Hama countryside, eight people, including three women, were killed as a result of direct gunfire from members of a Damascus-affiliated security checkpoint near the village of Rabia. Another person was killed while collecting capers between the villages of Tal Shanan and al-Shtayyeh in the Homs countryside after being targeted by unknown gunmen.

A girl also died in the al-Mufti neighborhood of al-Hasakah city after being shot by a gunman inside her home.

ANHA