Incident Code
CS1554
Incident Date
30 September 2017
Location
العشارة, Al A'shara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Geolocation
34.92,
40.56
Accuracy: City
Geolocation
34.92,
40.56
Accuracy: City
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: S1377)
Euphrates Post reported that “Abu Islam Al Kazakhi and his wife were killed as a result of a drone strike on Street 25 near the Jabr Mosque in Al Ashara city this morning.”
According to Almanar and RN, Abu Islam Al Kazakhi was a member of ISIS.
Nobody attributed responsibility for the attack. The US, UK and Iran all operate armed drones in Syria.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Woman
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention Al A’ashara (العشارة) town, for which the coordinates are: 34.92, 40.56. Airwars was unable to geolocate Street 25, near Al Jabr Mosque (جبر).
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
No Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near al A’sharah, Syria
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For September 29th-30th , the Coalition reported: “Near Abu Kamal, 3 strikes engaged four ISIS units and destroyed three vehicles.“
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-06-28
Original Source ↗
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.