Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

JS002

Incident date

December 18, 2023

Location

بلدة المتاعية, Bir Al-Dawla, south of the Al Mata’iya town, Daraa, Syria

Airwars assessment

During the evening of Monday, December 12, 2023, around 9:18 p.m., a civilian was slightly injured by an airstrike reportedly perpetrated by Jordanian warplanes in Bir Al-Dawla, located in the south of the town Al Mata’iya in the eastern countryside of the Daraa Governorate.

According to the sources, the site was Al Mata’iya dam located between the Syrian border 63 and 64, a public facility with solar panels and water cells that had been destroyed as a result of the incident  The Twitter/X user @salahmalkawi11 posted a screenshot of the exact incident location. The airstrike injured the caretaker of the facilities, who was subsequently taken to the hospital.

At 9:18 PM, Twitter/X user @Ahmad_1alshble wrote that an explosion shook throughout Daraa Governorate, amid reports of an airstrike by Jordanian aircraft targeting a site on the outskirts of the town of Al-Mataya in the eastern countryside of Daraa. He added an image where a huge cloud of smoke can be seen over the night skyline.

Horan Free Media posted a photo taken during the night where solar panels were destroyed and multiple sources posted others of the smoke from the bombing too. The destruction of the facility affected the population since it operated after a donation campaign organized by the citizens and supplied the town with drinking water.

News outlet Daraa24 as well as social media users like Abo sabt kofare and @damascusv011 identified the Jordanian military as the attackers.

The incident occured at approximately 9:18 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    Water
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Jordanian Military

Sources (26) [ collapse]

Media
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  • Source: Horan Free Media
  • Source: @salahmalkawi11
  • Source: @Ahmad_1alshble
  • Source: @ala_hacioglu tweeT

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    Source: @Mohab_Nasser2

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    Source: Abo sabt kofare

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    Source: Abo sabt kofare

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    Source: Abo sabt kofare

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    Source: Abo sabt kofare

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    Source: Abo sabt kofare

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    Source: Houran Radio

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    Source: Houran Radio

Jordanian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Jordanian Military
  • Jordanian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    Water
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Jordanian Military

Sources (26) [ collapse]