Human Rights Watch: Pro-Government Armed Groups Committed War Crimes Against Kurds in Aleppo
ARK News.. Human Rights Watch said in its latest report on the conflict in western Kurdistan that armed groups affiliated with the Syrian government committed war crimes, including the desecration of a dead body.
In a detailed report on war violations in northern Syria, the organization confirmed the authenticity of a video showing pro-government gunmen in Aleppo, in the neighborhoods of Ashrafiya and Sheikh Maqsoud, throwing the body of a female fighter from a building balcony.
Human Rights Watch stated: “This act constitutes an outrage upon personal dignity and amounts to a war crime under international law.”
The report also revealed that government security forces launched an arrest campaign in Aleppo, detaining dozens of Kurdish civilians whose whereabouts and fate remain unknown.
According to the organization, after government forces took control of the Tishreen Dam, they deliberately cut off water and electricity to Kobani and parts of Aleppo.
Regarding displacement, the report cited figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) indicating that 13,000 people had been displaced as of January 18, 2026.
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