Tribal and family infightings in SDF-controlled areas | Two civilians killed and others injured in five infightings since early 2023

The rate of tribal and family infightings has increased noticeably since early 2023 in light of the escalating security chaos and proliferation of arms among civilians. In this context, SOHR activists have documented five infightings in SDF-controlled areas, which left two civilians dead and four others, including a woman, injured.

 

Hear are further details of tribal and family infightings in SDF-controlled since early 2023:

 

• January 12: Abu Hammam village in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor which is in SDF-controlled areas experienced tension between two families of the Al-Shaitat tribe. This comes amid fears of erupting family fighting over killing a 20-year-old husband of one family by his wife’s siblings from the other family in Turkey for beating the wife. The husband’s brothers-in-law beat him and hit him in the head, and killed him.

 

• January 15: Armed clashes erupted with machineguns due to family infighting between Al-Mahidy Al-Hayis and Al-Awad Al-Hayis in Gharanij town in eastern Deir Ezzor countryside, due to an old vendetta that was renewed today, leaving two people injured.

 

• January 18: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a man from Kasra district, after pursuing him for old revenge in Zghir Jazeera town in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor.

 

• January 18: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a civilian ridding his car due to an old vendetta in Mahimidah town, west of Deir Ezzor.

 

• January 19: A woman sustained a gunshot wound fired indiscriminately during armed family clashes that took place today following a dispute between gunmen from two families of Al-Shaiytat tribe in the SDF-controlled Al-Kashkiyah town in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor.

 

• January 22: A civilian was injured when a gunman opened fire at him over an old vendetta in Al-Wahda street in Al-Qamishli city centre in Al-Hasakah countryside. Internal Security Forces (Asayish) managed to arrest the perpetrator.