Conflict

U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq & Syria

Incident Code

CS1194

Location

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.016667, 40.444167
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S1047)

Ten civilians reportedly died in up to 25 alleged airstrikes by the Coalition in different areas of Al Mayadin, according to local media.

Multiple sources reported Coalition airstrikes in Al Mayadin. Step News Agency reported that the Coalition had intensified strikes on Al Mayadin, but had no reports on the “size of losses”.

According to Euphrates Post, mosques asked people to go donate blood, though sources didn’t given any casualty figures. However, AlKul said that 10 civilians had died in the strikes.

Sources reported that the following areas were hit:

Grain silo;

The vicinity of the Agricultural Bank;

The market area surrounding the Nuri al-Said hospital;

The perimeter of the commercial bank and Abdul-Mun’im Reyad school;

The Al-Nadi building – which, according to RFS led to the burning of a number of IS vehicles;

Khan al-Khalouf – which, according to RFS, is used by IS as a garage for its cars;

Oil burners on the outskirts of the city;

Corniche Street;

Areas holding barges;

The sports club.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
10

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Al Mayadin (ميادين), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.016667, 40.444167. 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
Non credible / Unsubstantiated
Reason for non-credible assessment
Insufficient information on the time and location
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near al Mayadin, Syria
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For July 11th-12th, the Coalition reported: “Near Dayr Az Zawr, six strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed 25 ISIS oil refinement stills, five oil tanks, and 10 oil tankers.”
French Military Strike Report
For July 12th-18th, France report 11 strikes: 7 in Syria (6 in Raqqa) and 4 in Iraq. There were 26 artillery strikes in Mosul. Since September 19th 2014 France has carried out 1322 strikes, with 2090 targets destroyed and 6812 air sorties. Additionally, they’ve carried out 1310 artillery missions.
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-05-31
Original Source
The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility.