Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

SDF00022

Incident date

September 3, 2023

Location

تل الهوى بالقرب من الراعي شرقي حلب, Tal al-Hawa near al-Rai, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

A young boy was injured in missile strikes coming from areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian regime in the village of Tal al-Hawa, east of Aleppo, on the morning of September 3rd, 2023.

The Syrian Civil Defense alleged that the strikes came from the “joint control areas” of the regime and the SDF. The boy was taken to the hospital by other civilians, before Civil Defense teams inspected the area for other injured persons.

Enab Baladi News corroborated that the missile bombardment came from areas under joint control, as did Shaam News. Radio Fresh Syria, however, points solely to the SDF as the perpetrator.

The incident occured in the morning.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • 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
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    YPG, Syrian Regime

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Civil Defense volunteers inspect the site of alleged SDF/Syrian regime missile strikes in the village of Tal al-Hawa on September 3, 2023. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)

YPG Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • 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
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    YPG, Syrian Regime

Sources (5) [ collapse]