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(Previous Incident Codes: S1204R2249)
Local sources said that up to six civilians were killed and up to ten more wounded in airstrikes on the town of Subikhan in the countryside of Eastern Deir Ezzor. It was unclear which party was culpable for this civilian casualty event.
At present, two out of sixteen sources hold the US-led Coalition responsible, two blame the Syrian Regime and all others noted the use of “warplanes” and “military aircraft” but did not specify actors.
Two warplanes allegedly attacked the vicinity with one strike.
Baladi News blamed the Coalition for the attack. It said that the “al-’Ali neighbourhood near the water station and civilian houses” was struck.
According to multiple reports, including the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the number of fatalities was expected to rise as there were many civilians seriously injured.
Hasaka Rasd noted that one of the raids occurred “near the house of “Khalif al-Asi” and the second raid at the house of “Ibn Ghweizah”, near the town hall in Subikhan.
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Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention airstrikes on the village of Subaykhan (صبيخان), for which the coordinates are: 34.8606229, 40.6014432. Two separate strikes were reported, the first one in the neighbourhood of Al Ali, near the water station, for which the coordinates are: 34.864017, 40.592465. No damage can be seen in this area on satellite imagery of September 8, 2017. The second strike reportedly targeted the area around the town hall, the location of which Airwars was unable to verify.

Location of the water station in the village of Subaykhan (صبيخان)
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