9/8/2024–|Last update: 9/8/202403:10 PM (Makkah Time)
11 civilians, including 5 children from 3 families, were killed and others were injured – today, Friday – as a result of artillery shelling on two towns in the countryside. Deir Ezzor east Syriaare under the control of the so-called Syrian Democratic ForcesWhich responded by bombing areas under the control of Bashar al-Assad's regime, which resulted in the injury of about 10 civilians.
Sources told Al Jazeera Net that the bombing was carried out by regime forces stationed at Deir Ezzor military airport, targeting the town of Al-Dahla and Jadid Bakara in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, killing 11 civilians, including 5 children from 3 families. Meanwhile, Syrian activists circulated pictures of dead children, saying that “the bombing was carried out by Iranian factions.”
Local sources reported that 11 people were killed as a result of shelling by forces. #Syrian_regime Iranian militias targeted the villages of Al-Dahla and Jadid Bakara in the countryside #DeirEzzor pic.twitter.com/BzjYYvX4aG
— Al Jazeera Syria (@AJA_Syria) August 9, 2024
In response to the attack, the sources said that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) shelled towns including Al-Bulil and Al-Zubari, which are under the control of regime forces, which also resulted in the injury of 9 civilians, most of whom were children.
The Syrian Democratic Forces announced through its media platforms that the town of Al-Dahla and Hadid Bakara were targeted by artillery shelling by regime forces at dawn today, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries, including children, while the towns in the areas of mutual shelling witnessed a large wave of displacement.
Clashes broke out last Wednesday morning between forces affiliated with tribal fighters and the “Syrian Democratic Forces” in the towns of Abu Hamam and Dhiban, east of Deir Ezzor, resulting in injuries.
Late last year, Deir Ezzor witnessed a wave of displacement due to clashes that took place between fighters from… Arab clans And the “Syrian Democratic Forces” due to the violations committed by the latter against civilians in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, according to what the residents of those areas accuse them of.