Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Four civilians died and several others were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Bagouz al Fawqani, according to local media.
The Smart News Agency said: “Activists told Smart that the bombing killed four civilians and wounded others, including women and children, in addition to the killing of three members of ISIS. Some activists pointed out that the bombing was carried out by Iraqi warplanes operating under the umbrella of the international coalition.” Reports placed the event in both the morning and afternoon.
According to Fresh Syria, “aircraft of the International Alliance launched several attacks on different areas of the village of Al-Bagouz, which is under the control of ISIS in the countryside Deir Ezzor, killing four civilians and wounding others.”
Baladi, which also put the death toll at four, said that the victims were “mostly women and children”. Masarpress added that the Coalition “targeted a number of civilian houses in the town”.
Sound and Picture said that one civilian had been wounded in an alleged Coalition strike.
In the second of their September 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area at that time.
The incident occured between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm local time.
Summary
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US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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Aug. 14, 2018, in Al Baghouz Fawqani, Syria, via Airwars report. After a review of all available records it was assessed that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area that corresponds to the report of civilian casualties. 3180/CS1791 37SFU786153
Original strike reports
The Coalition publicly reported the following: “On August 14 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted three strikes consisting of three engagements against Daesh targets. Near Abu Kamal, three strikes engaged one Daesh tactical unit, and destroyed two Daesh command and control centers, one Daesh command and control support facility and one Daesh supply route.”