Airwars assessment
On January 11th 2018, Rami Assaf reported that “news of the martyrdom of the family of Mr. Ahmed Al-Hanan from Muhsin in rural Deir Al-Zour has now been confirmed. They were killed four months ago as a result of the bombing of the International Coalition against the city of Raqqa. Their bodies were found today and were named as Mrs. Sakina Hussein Al-Fathi, and her two children Alaa and Abdul Rahman Al-Hanan. Their father and the eldest son were killed before them in Deir al-Azur”.
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently also blamed the Coalition for the deaths.
Deir Ezzor 24, also naming the above victims, reported on January 11th that they “were found today under the rubble following a missile attack on the city of Raqqa about four months ago”.
The exact date of this event is currently unknown.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (3)
- Mrs. Sakina Hussein Al-Fathi Adult female killed
- Alaa Rahman Al-Hanan Child child of Mrs. Sakina Hussein Al-Fathi killed
- Abdul Rahman Al-Hanan Child child of Mrs. Sakina Hussein Al-Fathi killed
Summary
Sources (7) [ collapse]
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Raqqa (الرقة), for which the coordinates are: 35.9505639, 39.0094148. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility
Original strike reports
Date unknown