On Wednesday, September 27, 2023, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that an artillery shelling was allegedly carried out by the Turkish forces and their proxy factions on Hudayrat village in Al-Hishah district of the eastern countryside of Ain Issa. The attack reportedly killed at least one civilian, later identified as Omar Muhammad Al-Juwaid (35). Meanwhile, two other civilians, identified as Mahfouz Al-Hammadi (30) and Merisi Al-Hammadi (32), were reportedly injured and hospitalised.

On the day of the alleged incident, multiple local media outlets and social media groups also reported the airstrike, corroborating the location, number and identities of the victims and attributing the airstrike to the Turkish forces. Some of the outlets also circulated the [WARNING: GRAPHIC] pictures of two of the victims at the hospital, one of whom appeared to be killed and the other appeared to suffer injuries.