A Human Rights Report Documented The Killing Of 101 Civilians in Syria in April 2022

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) announced in its monthly report released On Sunday May 1, 2022, that 101 civilians were killed in Syria in April 2022, including 17 children, 14 women, and six individuals who died as a result of torture, with the report further noting that killing in Syria continues even during the holy months

The report notes that April this year coincided with the month of Ramadan, which is a holy month for Muslims worldwide, with Islam being the religion of the majority of the Syrian people. April also witnessed the Easter holidays

As the report adds, the continuing killing and persecution of civilians and targeting of their places of worship during this sacred period constitute two-fold violations, indicating contempt for religious belief, as well as for the victims, in addition to intensifying sectarian tension and societal division

Civilian Casualties According to the Parties to the Conflict

The report documents the deaths of 101 civilians, including 17 children and 15 women (adult female), killed at the hands of the parties to the conflict and the controlling forces in Syria in April 2022

 This figure is broken down according to the perpetrators in each case, with nine of the civilian victims, including five children, killed at the hands of Syrian regime forces, and four civilians, including one child, killed at the hands of Hay’at Tahrir al Sham

 In addition, SNHR also documented the deaths of two civilians killed at the hands of all Armed Opposition factions/Syrian National Army, while five civilians were killed at the hands of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces personnel, and 81 civilians, including 11 children and 14 women, were killed at the hands of other parties

Civilian Casualties by Governorate

As the report reveals, analysis of the data for this period shows that Daraa governorate saw the largest death toll compared to other Syrian governorates, accounting for approximately 26% of the total death toll documented in April, followed by Hasaka governorate with approximately 21%, then Aleppo and Idlib governorates with approximately 14%

Death Toll of Medical Personnel

The report reveals that among the victims was one medical worker, who was killed as a result of a bombing whose perpetrators SNHR has been unable to identify

The Number of Victims of Torture

The report further reveals that the SNHR team documented the deaths of six individuals due to torture in April 2022; three of these victims died at the hands of Syrian regime forces, and three at the hands of Syrian Democratic Forces

Death Toll Due to Landmines

In April, which also saw the continuation of civilian casualties as a result of landmine explosions in different governorates and regions of Syria

The report also documented the deaths of 13 civilians, including four children and two women, as a result of landmine explosions, bringing the death toll resulting from the explosion of landmines since the beginning of 2022, to 51 civilians, including 24 children and four women

The report also documents the deaths of eight civilians, including one child, as a result of bombings whose perpetrators SNHR has not yet been able to identify

 Finally, the report seal a host of legal conclusions and recommendations to all local and regional actors and the international influence in the Syrian issue