46-year-old man killed at Security Checkpoint in Afrin countryside

A 46-year-old man was killed after being shot on the road linking the town of Jindires and the village of Jalma in the Afrin countryside, amid conflicting accounts surrounding the circumstances of his death.

46-year-old man killed at Security Checkpoint in Afrin countryside
23 July, 2026   22:25
NEWS DESK

According to information reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the victim left on a motorcycle after receiving a phone call asking him to head to Jalma village. Contact with him was then lost.

Local sources said he encountered a temporary security checkpoint operated by forces affiliated with the Syrian Interim Government. His family was later informed that checkpoint personnel had opened fire on him.

The relevant authorities have not yet issued an official statement clarifying the circumstances of the incident or the outcome of any ongoing investigation.

ANHA