The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Massacre | Iranian-backed militiamen open fire on shepherds in Hama desert, killing and injuring 16

Syrian Observatory sources have reported that gunmen of Iranian-backed militias, stationed in Al-Fasedah area in south-eastern Al-Sa’an in Hama desert, opened machinegun fire on civilians shepherding sheep in the area. The attack resulted in the death of at least nine people, while seven others were injured, some seriously.

 

On June 16, the Syrian desert experienced a similar massacre executed by regime-backed militias against civilian shepherds, while ISIS was always blamed for such massacres. SOHR sources reported at that time that unidentified gunmen killed four shepherds, stole their sheep and set agricultural crops on fire, in Badiyat al-Ghanem al-Ali area controlled by regime forces and loyalists in eastern Al-Raqqa province.