Incident Code

CS153

Location

دير الزور‎, Deir ez-Zor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.3333335, 40.1499999
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S145)

On Sunday, December 6, 2015, a woman and her two children were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Deir Ezzor city, in northeastern Syria.

Reuters cited the Syrian Observatory as reporting that “In Deir al-Zor city, another air strike overnight killed a woman and two of her children.”

In comments relating to the previous incident, an anonymous US official told AP that “Radar shows Russian bombers making seven passes over the city of Deir el-Zour dropping munitions.”

In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area at that time.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
3
2 Children, 1 Woman

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Deir ez-Zor city (دير الزور‎), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.3333335, 40.1499999. 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
No Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
MGRS coordinate
37SFV045106
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
The Coalition reported that for December 6th-7th 2015 “Near Dayr Ar Zawr, four strikes struck four ISIL oil well-heads.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2020-01-03
Original Source
December 6, 2015, in Deir Ez Zor, Syria, via Airwars report. After a review of all available records it was assessed that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area that corresponds to the report of civilian casualties. 2884/CS153 37SFV045106