04:06The city of Gharanij in the Deir ez-Zor countryside was seen deserted following reports of armed clashes between Arab tribal forces and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), killing at least 20 civilians and inuring over a dozen according to the UN.
"We are suffering a lot, especially the children. Many of the victims are children. Just two days ago, a 14-year-old boy was killed. He was still young. A shrapnel hit one child's stomach and another's back. All of this is because of the chaos that must be put to an end," Abu Khaled, a vegetable and poultry seller said.
Footage filmed on Thursday shows the aftermath of reported shelling which hit a school and street in Gharanij. The video also features closed shops and empty streets, with no pedestrians in sight, a day after the clashes.
"Why would they target the school with a shell? And for what?," Um Ahmad, a mother of an injured child wondered while sitting next to her son in hospital.
She continued to elaborate on her son's health saying "The shrapnel entered his back and exited through his chest. I have nothing now, and we're currently in Hajin hospital."
The clashes prompted owners to close down their shops in Gharanij. "Due to the chaos that occurred a few days ago, the prices of vegetables, chicken, and all food items have increased, the days we don't work, we can't eat, " Abu Khaled, a vegetable and poultry seller told.
According to media reports, tribal fighters attacked Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions, seized American military equipment, and captured several SDF fighters after clashes in villages in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
Leader of the tribal forces, Ibrahim Al-Hafel, announced that his forces had attacked all SDF security points, labeling them as 'terrorist' and stated that the goal was to 'liberate the land' according to media reports.
Meanwhile, the SDF claimed in a statement that the Syrian Army, supported by the National Defense Forces, shelled their positions and launched a ground attack against areas along the eastern banks of the Euphrates River in the late hours of Wednesday and early Thursday around the villages of Dhiban, Al-Latwa, and Abu Hammam.
Syrian media reported that the Syrian Army responded to shelling in the villages of Zibari and Sa’lu in Deir ez-Zor by attacking SDF positions with artillery in the town of Al-Basira and the villages of Al-Sabha, Bureiha, Jadeed Bakara, and Al-Dahla in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed "deep concern over the impact of the escalating hostilities in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, on civilians and the essential infrastructure they rely on." A statement by the agency highlighted that at least 20 civilians were killed and 15 others were injured in recent days.
The UN office also warned that this latest escalation comes "at a time when Syria is facing the highest levels of need since the beginning of the crisis, with more than 16 million people requiring assistance this year." Additionally, there was a severe shortfall in the funding necessary to address these needs, with only 24% of the $4 billion humanitarian response plan for this year—equivalent to $962 million—being funded.
Since September 2023, there has been exchanges of shelling between tribal forces based west of the Euphrates River and the Syrian Democratic Forces, who control the eastern side of the river in Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria.
The Euphrates River runs through the border province of Deir ez-Zor, which shares a boundary with Iraq and is predominantly Arab, home to dozens of Arab tribes. The SDF control the eastern bank of the Euphrates, while the Syrian army is stationed on the western bank.
The Kurdish self-administration and its military wing, the SDF, manage the areas they control in northern and northeastern Syria through local civilian and military councils.
US forces have officially intervened in the Syrian civil war in 2014, with the stated objective to fight the Islamic State (ISIS) as part of an international war against it.
'We're suffering a lot' - Village near Deir ez-Zor deserted after multiple reported killed in clashes between Arab tribes, SDF
The city of Gharanij in the Deir ez-Zor countryside was seen deserted following reports of armed clashes between Arab tribal forces and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), killing at least 20 civilians and inuring over a dozen according to the UN.
"We are suffering a lot, especially the children. Many of the victims are children. Just two days ago, a 14-year-old boy was killed. He was still young. A shrapnel hit one child's stomach and another's back. All of this is because of the chaos that must be put to an end," Abu Khaled, a vegetable and poultry seller said.
Footage filmed on Thursday shows the aftermath of reported shelling which hit a school and street in Gharanij. The video also features closed shops and empty streets, with no pedestrians in sight, a day after the clashes.
"Why would they target the school with a shell? And for what?," Um Ahmad, a mother of an injured child wondered while sitting next to her son in hospital.
She continued to elaborate on her son's health saying "The shrapnel entered his back and exited through his chest. I have nothing now, and we're currently in Hajin hospital."
The clashes prompted owners to close down their shops in Gharanij. "Due to the chaos that occurred a few days ago, the prices of vegetables, chicken, and all food items have increased, the days we don't work, we can't eat, " Abu Khaled, a vegetable and poultry seller told.
According to media reports, tribal fighters attacked Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions, seized American military equipment, and captured several SDF fighters after clashes in villages in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
Leader of the tribal forces, Ibrahim Al-Hafel, announced that his forces had attacked all SDF security points, labeling them as 'terrorist' and stated that the goal was to 'liberate the land' according to media reports.
Meanwhile, the SDF claimed in a statement that the Syrian Army, supported by the National Defense Forces, shelled their positions and launched a ground attack against areas along the eastern banks of the Euphrates River in the late hours of Wednesday and early Thursday around the villages of Dhiban, Al-Latwa, and Abu Hammam.
Syrian media reported that the Syrian Army responded to shelling in the villages of Zibari and Sa’lu in Deir ez-Zor by attacking SDF positions with artillery in the town of Al-Basira and the villages of Al-Sabha, Bureiha, Jadeed Bakara, and Al-Dahla in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed "deep concern over the impact of the escalating hostilities in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, on civilians and the essential infrastructure they rely on." A statement by the agency highlighted that at least 20 civilians were killed and 15 others were injured in recent days.
The UN office also warned that this latest escalation comes "at a time when Syria is facing the highest levels of need since the beginning of the crisis, with more than 16 million people requiring assistance this year." Additionally, there was a severe shortfall in the funding necessary to address these needs, with only 24% of the $4 billion humanitarian response plan for this year—equivalent to $962 million—being funded.
Since September 2023, there has been exchanges of shelling between tribal forces based west of the Euphrates River and the Syrian Democratic Forces, who control the eastern side of the river in Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria.
The Euphrates River runs through the border province of Deir ez-Zor, which shares a boundary with Iraq and is predominantly Arab, home to dozens of Arab tribes. The SDF control the eastern bank of the Euphrates, while the Syrian army is stationed on the western bank.
The Kurdish self-administration and its military wing, the SDF, manage the areas they control in northern and northeastern Syria through local civilian and military councils.
US forces have officially intervened in the Syrian civil war in 2014, with the stated objective to fight the Islamic State (ISIS) as part of an international war against it.
The city of Gharanij in the Deir ez-Zor countryside was seen deserted following reports of armed clashes between Arab tribal forces and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), killing at least 20 civilians and inuring over a dozen according to the UN.
"We are suffering a lot, especially the children. Many of the victims are children. Just two days ago, a 14-year-old boy was killed. He was still young. A shrapnel hit one child's stomach and another's back. All of this is because of the chaos that must be put to an end," Abu Khaled, a vegetable and poultry seller said.
Footage filmed on Thursday shows the aftermath of reported shelling which hit a school and street in Gharanij. The video also features closed shops and empty streets, with no pedestrians in sight, a day after the clashes.
"Why would they target the school with a shell? And for what?," Um Ahmad, a mother of an injured child wondered while sitting next to her son in hospital.
She continued to elaborate on her son's health saying "The shrapnel entered his back and exited through his chest. I have nothing now, and we're currently in Hajin hospital."
The clashes prompted owners to close down their shops in Gharanij. "Due to the chaos that occurred a few days ago, the prices of vegetables, chicken, and all food items have increased, the days we don't work, we can't eat, " Abu Khaled, a vegetable and poultry seller told.
According to media reports, tribal fighters attacked Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions, seized American military equipment, and captured several SDF fighters after clashes in villages in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
Leader of the tribal forces, Ibrahim Al-Hafel, announced that his forces had attacked all SDF security points, labeling them as 'terrorist' and stated that the goal was to 'liberate the land' according to media reports.
Meanwhile, the SDF claimed in a statement that the Syrian Army, supported by the National Defense Forces, shelled their positions and launched a ground attack against areas along the eastern banks of the Euphrates River in the late hours of Wednesday and early Thursday around the villages of Dhiban, Al-Latwa, and Abu Hammam.
Syrian media reported that the Syrian Army responded to shelling in the villages of Zibari and Sa’lu in Deir ez-Zor by attacking SDF positions with artillery in the town of Al-Basira and the villages of Al-Sabha, Bureiha, Jadeed Bakara, and Al-Dahla in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed "deep concern over the impact of the escalating hostilities in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, on civilians and the essential infrastructure they rely on." A statement by the agency highlighted that at least 20 civilians were killed and 15 others were injured in recent days.
The UN office also warned that this latest escalation comes "at a time when Syria is facing the highest levels of need since the beginning of the crisis, with more than 16 million people requiring assistance this year." Additionally, there was a severe shortfall in the funding necessary to address these needs, with only 24% of the $4 billion humanitarian response plan for this year—equivalent to $962 million—being funded.
Since September 2023, there has been exchanges of shelling between tribal forces based west of the Euphrates River and the Syrian Democratic Forces, who control the eastern side of the river in Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria.
The Euphrates River runs through the border province of Deir ez-Zor, which shares a boundary with Iraq and is predominantly Arab, home to dozens of Arab tribes. The SDF control the eastern bank of the Euphrates, while the Syrian army is stationed on the western bank.
The Kurdish self-administration and its military wing, the SDF, manage the areas they control in northern and northeastern Syria through local civilian and military councils.
US forces have officially intervened in the Syrian civil war in 2014, with the stated objective to fight the Islamic State (ISIS) as part of an international war against it.