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(Previous Incident Code: S312)
At least 10 civilians were killed and more than a dozen wounded from airstrikes, according to local reports.
Shaam News Network cited activists who reported warplanes “thought to belong to the international coalition” launched airstrikes on a house, resulting in “martyrs and wounded among civilians, most of them children.” At the time, it reported five had died, including four children. Other outlets, including Free Deir Ezzor Radio and the Syrian Observator, cited the Coalition as well. Euphrates Post – like several other outlets and monitors, including Deir Ezzor 24 – did not name a perpetrator, but it did increased the death toll to “more than 10 people.”
However, Step News Agency cited Russian forces for the attack. A correspondent for Radio Al Kul also blamed the Russians, and put the death toll at 11 civilians, adding that the death toll was likely to rise. Syria News Desk reported a death toll of 8 and more than 15 wounded. It clarified that five of the dead were all members of one family – “four children and their father” – which may have accounted for the earlier figures of 5 victims.
Adding to the confusion, a separate report published by the Syrian Mirror cited the Syrian regime as also bombing in the area.
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Reports of the incident mention the village of Bariha (بريهة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.175112, 40.436021. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.