Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Up to five non-combatants including a woman and two infants were reported killed in an alleged 1pm Coalition airstrike on the Aisha hospital in the town of Bukamal.
The Violations Documentation Center named one woman as a victim of the strike (described as pregnant by SOHR in an email to Airwars.) Also reported slain were two babies, who according to eyewitnesses died when the hospital’s incubator room was badly damaged. In a detailed report published in August 2015 SN4HR named another man who also reportedly died from his injuries some time later. Two additional unnamed adult civilians may have died.
The incident occured at approximately 1:00 pm local time.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]
Reports of the incident mention Aisha Hospital (مشفى عائشة الخيري) in the town of Bukamal (البوكمال), Dayr az Zawr Governorate. The location for Aisha Hospital (مشفى عائشة الخيري) is: 34.46072, 40.9078825
Summary
Sources (7) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]
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Aisha hospital's badly damaged incubator room, in an image taken from an ISIL propaganda video
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Photo published by a site named Developmental Interaction Network with the story about the strike on Aisha hospital. Although there was no caption it does appear to show the hospital.
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Image showing purportedly showing hospital before it was struck. Sign clearly reads 'Aisha Specialist hospital' [Via: pro ISIS site named Media Office for the Euphrates State]
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties.
Original strike reports
For March 5th-6th 2015, the coalition reports only that “Near Dayr az Zawr, an airstrike struck an ISIL crude oil collection point.”