Incident Code

CS1228

Location

صبيخان, Sabikan, car, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.85305, 40.59987
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S1076)

A father and his young son were killed and a number of other civilians wounded after an airstrike hit the man’s pick-up truck in Sabikhan in Deir Ezzor, local sources reported. However it was contested who was responsible.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights and Al Hasaka Rasd also reported that the man’s childwas killed in the strike.

Ahmad al Shabli reported that the car was struck at 2pm and several sources shared images of the blasted pick-up truck.

Five sources – Al Hasaka Rasd, Euphrates Post, Ahmad al Shabli, Sharqiya Voice and @7News_Kuw – alleged that the Coalition was responsible meanwhile the Syrian Network for Human Rights alleged that the Syrian government was responsible.

Four sources did not make any allegations with regard to responsibility.

Victims

Invidivuals

Bassam Hassan al Ja’ifis
Adult male he was reportedly the owner of the Al Bassem al Hawalat Bureau of Exchange killed
Hussein
Child male child of Bassam Hassan al Ja’ifis killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported killed
1–2
0–1 Children, 2 Women, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2–4

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Sabikan, car (صبيخان), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.85305, 40.59987. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Non credible / Unsubstantiated
Reason for non-credible assessment
Insufficient evidence of civilian harm
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Subaikhan, Syria
Location accuracy
100 m
MGRS coordinate
37SFU462579
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For July 18th-19th: “Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed six ISIS oil stills.“
French Military Strike Report
For July 12th-18th, France report 11 strikes: 7 in Syria (6 in Raqqa) and 4 in Iraq. There were 26 artillery strikes in Mosul. Since September 19th 2014 France has carried out 1322 strikes, with 2090 targets destroyed and 6812 air sorties. Additionally, they’ve carried out 1310 artillery missions.
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-08-30
Original Source
After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find civilians were harmed in this strike

Media From Sources (5)