In the evening of Tuesday September 12th 2023, it is reported that elderly civilian Aliwi Al-Waran was killed and civilians Hamidi al-Aboud al-Karkaz, Hussein al-Muhya, Mahdi al-Dhiab and three other children were injured by an alleged Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) drone near the Al-Hawasha area, on the banks of the Euphrates river, by the town of Abo Hamam, eastern Syria. This was reported by various local news outlets such as Naher Media, Sharqya Reporte and Dery News.

This version of events was corroborated by locally based twitter users @alkhabour21, @HamamIssa7 or @avocat_ali. Euphrates News further reported that elderly Aliwi Al-Waran was working in agriculture during the drone strike and died as a result of his injuries caused during the SDF’s drone attack.

Twitter users @btbab_b72180 and @893_0802 and @syrdrr1 further reported that the drone used by the SDF was an American weapon. However this has not been verified by local news agencies. Local news source Shaam News corroborates these facts and further reports that SDF violence towards civilians has increasedas a result of repeated targeting by snipers and even marches and direct targeting with heavy machine guns.