Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Eight civilians, including a child, were killed and “many” others were wounded in Al Soor in northern Deir Ezzor following airstrikes allegedly carried out by the Coalition, local sources reported.
Sharqiya Voice and Al Jisr TV reported that the strikes hit a shopping area of the city, which were believed to have targeted the “consumer association” building, causing substantial damage to nearby shops.
Four of six sources alleged that the Coalition was responsible.
In November 2017 the Coalition accepted responsibility for this allegation of civilian harm. Their monthly civilian casualty report noted: “During a Coalition strike that destroyed a Daesh headquarters and weapon storage facility, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed and two civilians were unintentionally injured.”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
Sources (8) [ collapse]
Geolocation notes
Prior to the Coalition releasing the MGRS for this incident, Airwars had geolocated it to the nearest village at 35.5081949, 40.6549072
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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June 29, 2017, near Al Sur village, Dayr az Zawr, Syria via social media report. During a Coalition strike that destroyed a Daesh headquarters and weapon storage facility it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed and two civilians were unintentionally injured.
Original strike reports
For June 28th-29th: “Near Dayr Az Zawr, five strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed 10 oil storage tanks, six oil trucks, two fuel trailers, an well head, a piece of oil processing equipment and an ISIS headquarters.”