Incident Code

CS227

Location

دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.3353632, 40.1380348
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S205a)

In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition reported in December 2016 that its aircraft had not been involved in a claimed event near Deyr ez Zawr seven months previously.

Reports for June 12th said that the area around the city’s airport, hospital and other neighbourhoods resulted in at leasdt one death and four injuries – though the attacks were variously blamed on Russia and the Assad regime. Deir Free named a woman victim as Amadour Abdulghafour Al Hattab. Syrian PC also named lawyer Faez Abdulbaki Al Jawad as having been killed.

 

Victims

Invidivuals

Age unknown female killed
Age unknown male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Discounted
Those killed were combatants, or other parties most likely responsible.
Civilians reported killed
2
1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
4

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Deir ez-Zor (دير الزور), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.3353632, 40.1380348. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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
Stated location
near Dayr az Zawr, Syria
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For June 11th-12th the Coalition reported that “Near Manbij, 11 strikes struck 11 separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL vehicles, four ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL mortar position.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2016-12-01
Original Source
No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographical area.