On 2 September 2023, a father and his son were reportedly injured by a drone strike affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces in the town of Dhiban, located in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor.

A twitter post from Naher media identified Abdul Salam Muslat Al-Khater and one of his children as the civilians injured in the incident. The civilians both sustained serious injuries as indicated in a Facebook post by Sound Deir Ezzor.

According to Shaam News, the strike allegedly took place on a civilian car in the town of Dhiban, whilst a series of Twitter posts from @DeirEzzore and @samfreesyria77 mention that the strike took place in a residential home.

The incident reportedly took place at dawn as stated by the Syria News Agency. Multiple sources added that the drones used explosive shells.