Seven-year-old girl found dead three days after going missing

The body of seven-year-old Aseel Rifaat Khattab was found today inside an abandoned apartment in the city of Al-Dumayr, Damascus countryside, three days after she went missing.

Seven-year-old girl found dead three days after going missing
20 August, 2026   22:12
NEWS DESK

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the girl’s body was found on the fifth floor of a residential building in the Al-Dumayr housing complex following extensive searches by local residents after they lost contact with her.

Aseel went missing on Monday after leaving her family home to buy some items from a nearby shop. Search efforts were subsequently launched in the area and surrounding locations.

Her body was transferred to the forensic medicine department for examination and to determine the cause of death. Residents and local authorities called for the circumstances of the incident to be uncovered and those responsible to be held accountable.

ANHA