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5 incidents
Incident Date
11 September 2023
Incident Code
SDF00038
Location
الدحلة, Al Dahla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least one person, a young man named Hussein Nahar al-Gharut, was reportedly killed by gunfire allegedly from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the town of Al Dahla, in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor on Monday, September 11th 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the victim as being a member of…
Summary
Published
11 September 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
9 September 2023
Incident Code
SDF00034
Location
بالقرب من ذيبان, Euphrates River crossing in the outskirts of Dhiban, east of Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A 12-year-old boy was killed and at least three other civilians were injured while trying to cross the Euphrates river near the town of Dhiban, east of Deir Ezzor, Syria, short before 5:55 PM on Saturday, September 9, 2023. They were allegedly struck by bullets from the SDF and/or PKK militia members stationed near the…
Summary
Published
9 September 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
5 September 2023
Incident Code
SDF00027
Location
المعابر النهرية في بلدتي ذي والحوايج, River crossings in the towns of Dhiban and Hawaij, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A number of civilians were reportedly killed and injured while escaping from bombings in the towns of Dhiban and Hawaij, in the eastern countryside near Deir Ezzor, when nearby river crossings, that are used as humanitarian corridors, were allegedly struck by mortar shells on Tuesday, September 5th 2023. All available sources claimed that the Syrian…
Summary
Published
5 September 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
3 September 2023
Incident Code
SDF00021
Location
city of Al-Basira, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A young man, Ahmed al-Attiyah, was killed and others injured by shells in an attack allegedly perpetrated by the SDF during the early morning of September 3rd, 2023 in the city of Al-Basira, in the Deir Ezzor eastern countryside. Sources are conflicted as to whether Ahmed was a civilian or a militant with the tribal…
Summary
Published
3 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
29 August 2023
Incident Code
SDF00006
Location
العزبة, Al Ezba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On August 29, 2023, several sources reported that an SDF bombardment of the Syrian city of Al-Ezba killed a child and injured numerous civilians, with most putting the number of injured between two and three. There are no sources that mention death of belligerents, and all accounts that offer specifics beyond “civilians killed and injured”…
Summary
Published
29 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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