Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

SDF00015

Incident date

September 2, 2023

Location

بلدة ذيبان, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Airwars assessment

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.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Abdul Salam Muslat Al-Khater عبدالسلام مسلط الخاطر
Adult male injured
Child of Abdul Salam Muslat Al-Khater
Child injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    YPG

Sources (12) [ collapse]

YPG Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    YPG
  • YPG position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    YPG

Sources (12) [ collapse]