Airwars assessment
Up to four civilians, including a child, were killed during a raid by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the village of Daman on August 30, 2023.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that four people were killed during a pre-dawn raid of their homes when the civilians refused to follow the SDF’s orders to leave their homes. Zaman Al Wasl identified two of those killed as a child named Hakam Nawaf al-Sarhan (between 9 to 12 years old) and his father, killed by firing squad. Shaam News reported that three civilians, including a child, were killed. The Syrian News Agency provided the name of the father killed as Nawaf Rashu Al-Sarhan and another civilian killed in the raid as Abdul Razzaq Bashi Al-Sarhan, emphasizing that all of the victims were civilians who did not participate in the clashes in Deir Ezzor.
Euphrates Post added that Hani Saleh Al-Medad (28 years old), an employee in Al-Omar field, was also killed during the SDF raid, and that Abdul was killed while sleeping on his roof by a sniper bullet. @DeirEzzore and @AljazeeraSouria tweeted that Hani was initially arrested and that his body was subjected to severe torture.
According to Naher Media, gunmen riding motorcycles killed and injured a number of SDF members when they targeted an SDF checkpoint in the communications department of Daman. In retaliation, SDF forces with 10 camels stormed the village of Daman, firing indiscriminately and executing four civilians in their homes.
All of the sources attributed the raid and civilian casualties to the SDF, while @DeirEzzore specified that the HAT militia was responsible.
The incident occured around dawn.
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The child named Hakam Nawaf al-Sarhan (between 9 to 12 years old), killed along with his father in clashes in Deir Ezzor on August 29, 2023. (Image posted by Euphrates Post via Facebook)
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Hani Al-Saleh, 28 years old, from the village of Daman, killed in clashes in Deir Ezzor on August 29, 2023. (Image posted by @DeirEzzore)
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Very graphic image of Hani Al-Saleh, 28 years old, from the village of Daman, killed in clashes in Deir Ezzor on August 29, 2023. (Image posted by @DeirEzzore)