Airwars assessment
According to local sources in Ras Al Ayn, Syria, on October 20th, 2019, the SDF executed seven civilians in the northern countryside of al-Hasakah on charges of collaborating with Operation Spring forces. The victims included three men from the same family.
Local sources identified three of the victims as Muhamad Ali Al Khalaf, Ismail Ali Al Khalaf and Abdallah Al Khalaf. It was also reported that the three civilians were kidnapped for two days before being executed with shots into the heads and that their bodies were thrown in the street.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (3)
- Mohamad Ali Al Khalaf Adult male killed
- Ismail Ali Al Khalaf Adult male killed
- Abdallah Al Khalaf Adult male killed