The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Tribal fight | Many killed and injured in clashes in northern Deir Ezzor, while SDF interfere as “interposition forces”

Deir Ezzor Province – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Reliable sources have told SOHR that an armed fight erupted between “Al-Boamair” and “Al-Kassar tribes in Al-Suwar town in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor. According to SOHR sources, the clashes left two gunmen, one of each tribe, dead as well as the death of a third person from “Al-Mushahdah” tribe, as several members of Syria Democratic Forces engaged in the fight, while a large number of gunmen of the two tribes injured. SDF later intervened, as “interposition forces”, attempting to break up the clashes.

 

On August 29, 2020, SOHR sources reported that a woman and a young man were killed, while others were injured in a new tribal fight in Hemar Al-Kasrah village in the western countryside of Dier Ezzor countryside in SDF-held areas. The fight coincided with setting residential houses on fire and vandalizing properties.