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(Previous Incident Code: S1705)
Between five and 12 civilians including women and children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hajin, according to local media.
Baladi News reported on five civilian deaths, while most other sources reported on the deaths of seven civilians.
There were various reports on the gender and age of the victims. Some sources reported that among the victims were five females of whom three were children – whereas others reported on four child deaths. Baladi reported on two women and three children slain.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights put the death toll higher at 12 civilians, including four female children and two women, most of whom were reported to be IDPs from Khan Sheikhoun city in Idlib governorate.
The Euphrates Exiles Facebook page reported that all victims were ISIS family members.
In its October 2020 monthly civilian casualty review, the US-led Coalition classed this event as ‘non credible’, asserting that “This report contains insufficient information on time, location, or details to assess its credibility.”
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Family members (4)
Family members (2)
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Reports of the incident mention the village of Hajin (هجين), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.6897222, 40.83. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.