Incident Code
RS2217
Incident Date
9 May 2017
Location
Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Geolocation
35.3301466,
40.1456308
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
35.3301466,
40.1456308
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R2084RS2224)
One adult male and as many as five children was killed, in airstrikes on the residential neighbourhood of Hamidiya. Up to four civilians were also wounded. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to Russia, while others blamed the Syrain regime.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the people killed were “former fighters”. SO4HR was the only source to make this claim.
Syria News Desk said that the Syrian regime targeted “a four-storey residential building”, causing it to collapse almost entirely.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
1–6
4–5 Children, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between May 1st - 31st 2017.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed