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(Previous Incident Code: S1697)
Multiple local sources named three children as killed and “many” more civilians wounded in an alleged Coalition air or artillery strike on Al Shaafa on November 3, 2018. Some sources reported that the airstrike targeted a house in a residential neighbourhood.
Euphrates Post for example reported: “The killing of three children, the children of Imad Mahmoud al-Haj Al Hussein from the city of Mohsen after international Coalition air raids targeted the town of Al-Sha’afa in the countryside of the city of Abu Kamal yesterday.”
According to the Syrian Network, the victim family was originally from al Mouhasan city.
Syrian United Observatory mentioned “shelling” of the town – suggesting that artillery may have been responsible.
SANA also mentioned that “many civilians were injured” in the event.
In a civilian casualty assessment released November 3rd 2023, the Coalition classed this event as ‘non credible’, claiming that ” Based on pre-strike intelligence and surveillance, and post-strike battle damage assessment, it was determined that civilian casualties did not occur because of a Coalition strike.”
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Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Sha’afa (الشعفة و), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.57888, 40.93441. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.