Incident Code

CS391

Location

قرية مراط, Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.31407, 40.23865
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S344a)

In a report which may be confused in part with event CS390 in Maarat, warplanes struck Marat – apparently for the second time in 24 hours – killing up to five civilians.
Free Deir Ezzor Radio reported that “warplanes launch two raids targeting the villages of Marat – the raids were in the same area as the massacre yesterday. Until now there are five martyrs.” The same source also reported that the attack killed “the martyr Yasser Ahmad Thabet al Darwish and four unidentified martyrs who happened to be passing in the high street in Mrat at the time of the raid launched by warplanes noon today.”

The named victim’s details closely resembled those of a reported victim of the previous day’s strike.

Euphrates Post instead reported “one martyr and four wounded some of them in a critical condition after warplanes targeted the house of Ahmad al Darwish this afternoon.”

Victims

Invidivuals

Yasser Ahmad Thabet al Darwish
Age unknown male killed
Name unknown
Age unknown

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
0–4

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Marat (قرية مراط), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.31407, 40.23865. 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
Not yet assessed
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For November 23rd-24th 2016 the Coalition reported that “Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike engaged an ISIL headquarters building.” For November 24th-25th it stated: ” Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed two oil well heads and two oil tanker trucks.”
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed