Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Al Tabani. local media reported.
According to Baladi, “local media sources said three civilians, including two women, were martyred by the bombing of the international coalition airliner on the village of Tabani in the western suburb of Deir Ezzor.”
Al-hokol reported that three non-combatants from the same family died, while according to Syrian Press Center, the Coalition “targeted the homes of civilians” in Al Tabani.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Al Tabani (التبني), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.605833, 39.818611. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Media
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One of the victims of the alleged Coalition strikes in Al Tabani in the western countryside of Deir al-Zour a (via Sharqiya voice) -
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One of the victims of the alleged Coalition strikes in Al Tabani in the western countryside of Deir al-Zour a (via Sharqiya voice)
Attached to this civilian harm incident is a provisional reconciliation of the Pentagon's declassified assessment of this civilian harm allegation, based on matching date and locational information.
The declassified documents were obtained by Azmat Khan and the New York Times through Freedom of Information requests and lawsuits filed since March 2017, and are included alongside the corresponding press release published by the Pentagon. Airwars is currently analysing the contents of each file, and will update our own assessments accordingly.
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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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.
Original strike reports
For June 18th-19th, the Coalition reported: “Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed nine ISIS oil stills.”