The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said in a statement that the armed groups linked to the Damascus interim government continued their attacks on Deir Hafer (Dêr Hafir). The statement added that one member of the SDF was killed, and 4 children were wounded.
The SDF Press Center wrote: “One of our fighters died on Tuesday from wounds sustained in an attack carried out by factions affiliated with the Damascus government. The attack, launched on Tuesday evening, involved two suicide drones that targeted one of our positions in the Deir Hafer area. The attack was followed by indiscriminate artillery shelling that lasted for hours and struck civilian-populated areas.”
The SDF added that “earlier on Tuesday afternoon, the village of Zubaydah was also subjected to artillery shelling, resulting in four children being injured with varying degrees of severity. This attack reaffirms the insistence of armed groups under the Damascus government’s Ministry of Defense to create chaos and systematically target civilians.
Earlier last Saturday evening, the Damascus government–affiliated armed groups committed a massacre in Deir Hafer, resulting in eight civilians being martyred. Among them were two children who were killed instantly and a third child who died due to his injuries after being taken to the hospital. Four other civilians were also wounded with varying degrees of severity as a result of direct artillery shelling on civilian homes.”
The SDF continued: “These repeated and brutal attacks constitute a military escalation aimed at destabilizing the region, spreading fear, and forcibly displacing residents from their homes. They further expose the true nature of government-affiliated factions, which continue to commit heinous crimes against defenseless civilians through indiscriminate killings and shelling, in blatant violation of existing agreements and understandings with the Damascus administration.”