Incident Code

CS1836

Location

البوبدران, Al Boubadran, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.554886, 40.950379
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S1710)

An alleged Coalition airstrike targeted a residential area and reportedly killed between eight and 23 civilians, in what local sources described as “a massacre”.

According to Sana News, 23 civilians died as a result of the airstrike. Step News  and Euphrates Post reported that a total of 20 people died. Step added that 17 belonged to the same family of Al Hamid al-Saleh Al Abdullah, of whom many were women and children.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights first reported 10 civilian deaths as a result of the strike, including four women. It later added that the death toll had risen to 18 and that all victims were of the same family, including 14 children and three women. Most other media sources reported similar numbers between 17 or 18 civilians of whom most were reported to be women and children of the same family.

Deir Ezzor 24 reported the lowest number of civilian casualties and put the death toll at eight.

Free Deir Ezzor Radio posted that several civilians were injured in addition to the family members who died. According to Step News, it was one female family member who survived.

According to Jisr TV, the family was displaced and had fled Coalition bombing and Kurdish militias on their border village in search of safety in the town of al Soussa.

On March 10, 2022 in the CJTF-OIR Civilian Casualty Report, the Coalition reported this incident to be “non-credible”, stating that “After review of all available evidence it was determined that more likely than not civilian casualties did not occur as a result of a Coalition strike.”

Victims

Family members (27)

Mahmoud Saleh Al-Abdullah
Adult male killed
Kaddifa Ali Al Khalaf
Age unknown killed
Samira Dideb al-Jassim
Age unknown killed
Hamid Saleh Al-Abdullah
Age unknown male killed
Warfa Aeef al-Azzawi
Age unknown killed
Khalfa Al  Hussein
Age unknown killed
Hamdan Saleh Al-Abdullah
Age unknown killed
Warda Ahmed Al-Hamad
Age unknown killed
Hamid Saleh Al Abdullah Abo Yusef
Age unknown male killed
Khalife Hussein Al-Qatta
Adult female killed
Maha Mohammed Al-Musleh
Adult female killed
Majida Hamid al-Saleh
Age unknown killed
Amjad Hamid Al Saleh
Age unknown killed
Dunya Hamid al-Saleh
Age unknown killed
Nadia Hamid al-Saleh
Age unknown killed
Shadia Hamid al-Saleh
Age unknown killed
Farah Hamid Al-Saleh
Age unknown killed
Kafa Hamid Al Saleh
Age unknown killed
Mohammed Hamid Saleh
Age unknown male killed
Ayman Yousef  Hamid al-Saleh
Age unknown killed
Yamen Yousef  Hamid Al-Saleh
Age unknown killed
Amena Hamid Al-Saleh
Age unknown killed
Iman Hamid Al-Saleh
Age unknown killed
Saleh Mahmoud Al Saleh Al - Abdullah
Child of Hamid al-Saleh
Child female killed
Entsar Aayef Al-Thayab
Adult female injured
Child of Hamid al-Saleh
Child male injured

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
8–23
8–14 Children, 3–4 Women, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the Al Boubadran (البوبدران) neighbourhood, in the north of Al Soussa (السوسة), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.554886, 40.950379. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. Coordinates released by the Coalition place the event at 34.54233, 40.84554

Reports of the incident mention the Al Boubadran (البوبدران) neighbourhood, in the north of Al Soussa (السوسة).

Imagery: Google Earth

Military Statements

U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Not yet assessed
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For November 15th-16th, the Coalition publicly reported: On Nov. 15 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes consisting of 38 engagements against ISIS targets. Near Hajin, 19 strikes destroyed five buildings, three supply routes, 11 fighting positions, two mortars, one weapons cache, and one command and control center.
UK Military Strike Report
‘Thursday 15 November – Typhoons struck three Daesh positions in eastern Syria…Further assistance was rendered to the SDF on Thursday 15 November by a Typhoon flight, which bombed in turn three Daesh positions on the banks of the Euphrates, north-west of Hajin.’
Dutch Military Strike Report
For November 14th-20th 2018, the Dutch MoD reported that Dutch F-16’s supported ground troops in the fight against IS during 10 missions. Weapons were deployed during 3 missions above Deir Ezzor in Syria, targeting IS warehouses and fighting positions.
French Military Strike Report
France report that from Nov 14th – 20th, Task Force Wagram conducted 64 firing missions – 47 ‘lighting’, 17 ‘destruction’. Aircraft carried out 18 sorties but there were no strikes.

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