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(Previous Incident Code: S1571)
According to local sources, 12 civilians including 3 women were killed and either ‘several’ or ‘dozens’ wounded by an airstrike on the town of Baghouz. All reports identified the Coalition as the culprit.
A local source told Smart News that jets had targeted the village under the control of so-called Islamic State – but did not provide any more details.
Nedaa-Sy News stated that Coalition aircraft targeted the town “with many rockets”. Etilaf News mentioned that apart from killing and injuring civilians, these bombardments on “several areas east of Deir al-Zour” resulted in the displacement of 130 families in the “direction of the Badia Shami.”
In December 2018 the Coalition announced that it had classed this event as non credible, noting: “After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find civilians were harmed in this strike.”
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Reports of the incident mention the village of Baghouz (الباغوز), for which the coordinates are: 34.43221, 40.99226