Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

SDF00040

Incident date

September 12, 2023

Location

أبو حمام, Abo Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Airwars assessment

In the evening of Tuesday September 12th 2023, it is reported that elderly civilian Aliwi Al-Waran was killed and civilians Hamidi al-Aboud al-Karkaz, Hussein al-Muhya, Mahdi al-Dhiab and three other children were injured by an alleged Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) drone near the Al-Hawasha area, on the banks of the Euphrates river, by the town of Abo Hamam, eastern Syria. This was reported by various local news outlets such as Naher Media, Sharqya Reporte and Dery News.

This version of events was corroborated by locally based twitter users @alkhabour21, @HamamIssa7 or @avocat_ali. Euphrates News further reported that elderly Aliwi Al-Waran was working in agriculture during the drone strike and died as a result of his injuries caused during the SDF’s drone attack.

Twitter users @btbab_b72180 and @893_0802 and @syrdrr1 further reported that the drone used by the SDF was an American weapon. However this has not been verified by local news agencies. Local news source Shaam News corroborates these facts and further reports that SDF violence towards civilians has increasedas a result of repeated targeting by snipers and even marches and direct targeting with heavy machine guns.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Aliwi Al-Waran عليوي الوران
Adult male killed
Hamidi Al-Aboud Al-Karakaz حميدي العبود الكركز
Age unknown injured
Hussein Al-Muhya حسين المحيى
Age unknown injured
Mahdi Al-Dhiyab مهدي الذياب
Age unknown injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    YPG

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Source: Euphrates Post

YPG Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    YPG

Sources (12) [ collapse]