Rights Monitor Syria has documented the killing of a woman and her two children from the Alawite sect on July 19, 2026, after being subjected to gunfire by gunmen riding a motorcycle on Al-Kaneesa (Church) Street in the Al-Sabeel neighborhood of Homs city. The incident resulted in the death of all three family members at the scene of the attack.
According to the documented information, the victims are:
Amna Mohammad Qa’eer, 39 years old (mother).
Issa Khansa, 9 years old (son).
Lujain Khansa, 14 years old (daughter).
According to available information, gunmen on a motorcycle targeted the family members while they were on Al-Kaneesa Street in the Al-Sabeel neighborhood, leading to their deaths.
This incident comes within the context of ongoing reports documenting killings targeting civilians across several Syrian regions, including individuals belonging to religious and sectarian minorities. This raises growing concerns regarding the safety of civilians and the necessity of taking effective measures to protect them from acts of violence.
Rights Monitor Syria emphasizes that the targeting of civilians constitutes a grave violation of international human rights law and international humanitarian law. It underscores the necessity of conducting an independent, impartial, and effective investigation to uncover the circumstances of the crime, identify those responsible, and hold them accountable in accordance with legal standards, thereby ensuring the fight against impunity, justice for the victims and their families, and guarantees of non-repetition of such violations.
