Conflict

U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq & Syria

Incident Code

CS2001

Location

قرية الهري, Al-Hari, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.412268, 40.955444
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: August 4, 2025

On September 29, 2024, alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes in the town of al-Hari in the countryside of al-Bukamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria injured at least five civilians, including three children and a woman.

U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) in a post via X/Twitter stated that “U.S. Central Command Forces conducted two strikes in Syria, killing 37 terrorist operatives, including multiple senior leaders of the terrorist organizations of ISIS and Hurras al-Din, an Al Qaeda affiliate.” However, as the statement did not specify the location, it is unclear whether they are referring to this incident.

The x/Twitter account of @DeirEzzore reported that a family—a man, a woman, three children, accompanied by a woman—was injured by an unknown bombing “in one of the targeted headquarters in the middle of a crowded residential neighborhood that the militias had taken over” and that their condition was still critical. In the post is shared a video that appears to have been filmed at night, showing several people lying on the ground while others walk around them using flashlights. Due to the low visibility, it is unclear whether those on the ground are injured or deceased, but they remain motionless.

X/Twitter account’s @nahermedia provided a similar report, stating that an entire family (a man, his wife, 3 daughters, and a child) were injured in an airstrike “on an Iranian militia site in the town of Al-Hari, due to the presence of the militia site among civilian homes.” Other sources, including Abo Mohammed via Facebook mentioned only the “whole family” of the father, mother, and three children as injured, attributing the strikes to the “international coalition”.

Sham news reported that the US airstrikes across Syria “came hours after the American base in the Conoco field east of Deir Ezzor was targeted by pro-Iranian militias.”

The @Ahmad_1alshble X/Twitter’s account provided the names of three militants “confirmed as a result of the airstrikes on Iranian militia sites in the village of al-Hari”: Mahmoud al-Haroun, al-Ibrahim al-Mula, Mohammad al-Hulaibi. The source added that the men had come from the town of Hatla.

Assessment Updates

4 August 2025
Geolocation added. Incident had not been geolocated when originally published.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported injured
5–6
3–4 Children, 1–2 Women, 1 Man
Military actors reported killed
3–37

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al-Hari (قرية الهري), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.412268, 40.955444. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Not yet assessed
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
Sep. 29, 2024 Release Number 20240929 – 01 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Forces conducted two targeted strikes in Syria, killing 37 terrorist operatives, including multiple senior leaders of the terrorist organizations of ISIS and Hurras al-Din, an Al Qaeda affiliate. The airstrikes are part of CENTCOM's ongoing commitment, along with partners in the region, to disrupt and degrade efforts by terrorists to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against civilians and military personnel from the U.S., our allies, and our partners throughout the region and beyond. On Sept. 24, CENTCOM Forces conducted a targeted strike in northwest Syria, killing nine terrorist operatives, including Marwan Bassam 'Abd-al-Ra'uf, a senior Hurras al-Din leader responsible for overseeing military operations from Syria. Hurras al-Din is an Al Qaeda-affiliated organization based in Syria with global aspirations to conduct attacks against U.S. and Western interests. The successful strike against Marwan Bassam 'Abd-al-Ra'uf comes a month after a successful strike that killed another Hurras al-Din senior leader, Abu-'Abd al-Rahman al Makki. Additionally, on the early morning of Sept. 16, CENTCOM forces conducted a large-scale airstrike on a remote ISIS training camp in central Syria, killing at least 28 ISIS operatives, including at least four senior leaders. The airstrike will disrupt ISIS' capability to conduct operations against U.S. interests, as well as our allies and partners. “These strikes against leadership and operatives of ISIS and the Al Qaeda affiliate, Hurras al-Din, represent CENTCOM's commitment to the enduring defeat of terrorist organizations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility and our support to regional stability," said Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander, U.S. Central Command. There is no indication any civilians were harmed in either strike.

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