Father of 3 children killed by unknown gunmen in Qudsaya

A father of three children was killed by unknown assailants in the Qudsaya suburb of Damascus, amid a continuing escalation of killings and security chaos in several Syrian regions.

Father of 3 children killed by unknown gunmen in Qudsaya
20 May, 2026   14:28
NEWS DESK

A father of three children was killed in a shooting by unknown assailants in the Qudsaya suburb of Damascus, the latest in a series of incidents linked to the security chaos witnessed in various parts of Syria.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the victim was shot multiple times by unknown individuals, resulting in his immediate death, while the motives for the crime remain unknown, with no information available regarding the perpetrators' identities or the circumstances of the incident.

The Observatory also noted that the number of recorded criminal cases and homicides since the beginning of 2026 in various Syrian governorates has reached 183, resulting in the deaths of 203 people; 163 men, 13 children, and 27 women.