Incident Code

CS1653

Location

الهري, Al Harri village, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.4372222, 40.97
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S1456)

Euphrates Post reported that “artillery shelling from the Iraqi side on the village of Al-Harri killed an old woman and a young woman from the Hilou saleh al Mashouh family and Mohammad Al-Hizam Al Ammash“.

Al Araby, blaming shelling by Iraqi forces, put the death toll at three including two women.

Eldorar added: “local media sources said that the Iraqi army targeted the town of Harri in front of the Iraqi border with a number of artillery shells, killing three people, including two women, one elderly.”

Deir Ezzor 24, also blaming “artillery shells from the Iraqi side” put the death toll at three with ‘dozens’ more wounded.

Victims

Invidivuals

a young woman from the Hilou saleh al Mashouh family
Adult female killed
Elderly woman
Adult female killed
Mohammad Al-Hizam Al Ammash
Age unknown male 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
3
2 Women
Civilians reported injured
2–24

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention artillery shelling from the Iraqi side of the border in the village of Al Harri (الهري), for which the coordinates are: 34.4372222, 40.97

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
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For November 1st-2nd: “Near Abu Kamal, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS vehicle. Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units, destroying a fighting position and damaging a line of communication.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-10-26
Original Source
After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties.