Incident Code
SDF00012
Incident Code
SDF00012
Incident Date
31 August–1 September, 2023
Location
ذيبان, Thiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
A young child was seriously wounded when alleged-SDF mortar shells struck the town of Thiban, in the countryside of Deir Ezzor on August 31st or September 1st, 2023.
Euphrates Post, who described the child as an infant, claimed the injury occurred when shells hit the child’s home. Multiple sources corroborate the SDF as the perpetrators, with Kabeltalbker Post and local reporters (@syrdrr1, @OmarAbdulaziz82) stating the shelling was “indiscriminate.”
Military Statements
YPG Assessment
Suspected belligerent
YPG
YPG position on incident
Not yet assessed