Incident Code
CS1751a
Incident Date
15 May 2018
Location
near As Susah, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria
السوسة
Geolocation
34.51851,
40.96319
Accuracy: Within 100m (via Coalition)
Geolocation
34.51851,
40.96319
Accuracy: Within 100m (via Coalition)
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians near As Susah.
In its July 2018 report, the Coalition noted: “During a strike on Daesh IED facility, four civilians were unintentionally killed”.
The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident, accurate to within a 100 metre box.
Military Statements
U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Known belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Credible / Substantiated
Given reason for civilian harm
No reason given
Civilian deaths conceded
4
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near As Susah, Syria
Location accuracy
100 m
MGRS coordinate
37SFU802214
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
Near Abu Kamal, eight strikes engaged one Daesh tactical unit, destroyed one
Daesh command and control center, one Daesh vehicle, one Daesh-held building
and one Daesh IED facility.
Near Al Shadaddi, one strike destroyed four Daesh command and control centers.
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-07-26
Original Source ↗
May 15, 2018, near As Susah, Syria, via self-report. During a strike on Daesh IED facility, four civilians were unintentionally killed.