On January 18, 2026, armed members affiliated with the new Syrian government—which recently seized control of Raqqa—arrested and killed a 16-year-old Kurdish child named Farid Rabie Bakir. Following the killing, the perpetrators decapitated him. His remains were transported to Aleppo; eleven days later, they were returned to his family and buried in the village of Maidano in Afrin.
Read MoreA Kurdish man was killed and beheaded after being captured while attempting to flee Raqqa due to ongoing attacks.
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