Local sources reported the killing of the Basem Al-Hussein family as a result of artillery shelling on the town of Hajin. The bodies of eight named family members were allegedly pulled from the rubble, mostly women and an unknown number of children.
All sources reported on the incident on December 21st, but the exact date of the incident is unknown. Baladi News was the only source that reported the family members had died “a few days ago” as a result of bombings by SDF on Hajin town.
While some sources blamed the SDF, others blamed the Coalition which appears the most likely culprit given the SDF’s known lack of artillery during the Hajin Pocket offensive.
In its December 2020 monthly civilian casualty report, the Coalition assessed this event as ‘non credible’, claiming that “The allegation provided insufficient detail to identify a specific date, time, or location to assess its credibility.”