Conflict

U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq & Syria

Incident Code

CS1682

Location

الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.4641667, 40.9452778
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S1483a)

One named civilian died in a casualty event in Al Baghouz, according to local media – though it was unclear who was responsible. There were allegations against Russia, the regime and Iraqi forces. No sources explicitly blamed the Coalition, though some didn’t identify the warplanes responsible.

The official page for the al Soussa area reported: unbelievable bombings yesterday evening on Albagouz. It said that the following locations were struck: the mosque, the house of Tayseer al-Hilal, the three houses of Al Matar, the house of Khaled al-Fayadh, the house of Nouri al-Fayyad, the house of Talib al-Faisal, two houses of the son of al-Hilal”. It added that Amir the son of Jamil al-‘Aziz with his wife and children were wounded; that “the son of Hamdan Aziz and two of his brothers” were wounded critically; that Abd, the son of Hamed al Mheissan was killed and that the son of Hamdan al Aziz is in a hospital in Hajeen in the operation room. However, the source didn’t say who was responsible.

Smart blamed the regime, while Al Jisr attributed the event to Iraqi sectarian militia, reporting that the mosque was destroyed. The Step News Agency didn’t identify the warplanes that carried out the attack, while Masar Press reported that Russian aircraft launched several raids killing three civilians, as did Baladi and Syrian Free Army.

SHRC named one male victim reported that he died in artillery shelling.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, one person was killed and two of his brothers were injured by the bombing of warplanes in areas in the town of Al-Bagouz in the eastern suburb of Deir Al-Zour.

the Coalition report stated:  November 22, 2017, near al-Baghouz village, Syria, via Airwars. After a review of available information, it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that corresponds to the report of civilian casualties.

Victims

Individuals

male via Alsuosah Village FB page killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
1–3
1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2–5

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Baghouz (الباغوز), for which the coordinates are: 34.4641667, 40.9452778

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
Al Baghouz, Deir ez-Zor
Location accuracy
100 m
MGRS coordinate
37SFU786153
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For November 22nd-23rd the Coalition publicly reported no strikes in Syria.: “There were no reported strikes conducted in Syria on Nov. 22, 2017.“
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed