The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Deir Ezzor | Armed tribal clashes leave five casualties including a woman and child

Deir Ezzor province: A woman was killed and four others were injured including a child due to the eruption of armed clashes among cousins of “Kobaisa” tribe, due to financial disputes that escalated to armed clashes in Daman village within SDF-held areas in northern Deir Ezzor countryside, where the injured people were taken to the hospital to receive proper medication, amid a state of tension in the village.

SDF-held areas are witnessing tribal and family disputes that mostly escalate to armed clashes and casualties, due to widespread of weapons among civilians.

Accordingly, the number of infightings which followed disputes over retaliation and family and tribal disagreements in areas controlled by the Autonomous Administration has reached 18 since early 2023. According to SOHR statistics, these infightings left 14 people dead and 20 others, including two women and a child, injured; they are distributed regionally as follows:

• Deir Ezzor: 12 infightings left seven people dead and 12 others, including two woman and a child, injured.

• Al-Hasakah: Four infightings left five persons dead and five others injured, including a woman.

• Al-Raqqah: One infighting left one person dead three others injured.

• Aleppo countryside: One infighting left one person dead.