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)