Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

YS162

Incident date

January 1, 2023

Location

حزوان, Hazwan, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

Civilians, including children, were injured by alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shelling or heavy machine guns on the village of Hazwan on January 1, 2023. One local source also reported there were “deaths” including among children.

Nabd News reported that civilians, including children, were wounded when the SDF carried out shelling of civilian homes in the village of Hazwan. @Sharqya_reporte also referred to “several children” as being injured. None of the local sources provided an exact casualty count.

Euphrates Post was the only source that referred to “dead, including children” from the shelling.

All of the sources that reported on the incident attributed the injuries to the SDF. Sources including Euphrates Post reported that the SDF carried out heavy artillery while @Rian_almasri referenced “heavy machine guns” as being responsible for the casualties.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1–2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • Causes of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    YPG

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • #Urgent | Civilians, including children, were wounded as a result of the SDF militia targeting civilian homes in the village of Hazwan in the countryside of the city of Al-Bab, east of Aleppo (post by @alsoritoday)

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    A child injured by an alleged SDF attack on Hazwan on January 1, 2023. (Image posted by @Rian_almasri)

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    A child injured by an alleged SDF attack on Hazwan on January 1, 2023. (Image posted by @aladdinaldiab)

YPG Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1–2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • Causes of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    YPG

Sources (17) [ collapse]