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(Previous Incident Code: S1442)
On October 18, 2017, two to four civilians were killed in an airstrike on Al Shaheel, according to local media, though sources were conflicted as to who was to blame.
Two men were killed identified by name by multiple sources.
Al Sharqiya Observatory said that the victims died from wounds sustained in a Coalition strike. Sharqiya Voice also named a victim but didn’t identify the warplanes responsible for his death.
The victims were named by Euphrates Post, Jassim Al-Hawar, Hussein Hammadi al-Murr and two displaced men. Eurphrates post claimed that the victims were killed in air strikes targeting the town of Al-Shuhail near Al-Hassan Mosque and Al-Khabassa Mosque.
Marsad al Hassaka also reported that two displaced men from Deir Ezzor had been killed.
According to Deir Ezzor 24 and Sharqiya Voice, Russian warplanes carried out up to seven raids on Al Shaheel.
Smart News Agency said that four civilians died at the hands of unidentified fighter jets.
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Reports of the incident mention the Al Hassan (الحسن) and Al Khabassa (الخباصة) mosques in the village of Al Saheel (الشحیل). Due to limited information available to Airwars, the exact locations of these mosques remain unknown, however, the generic coordinates for the village are: 35.0865, 40.45232.