Incident Code

CS633

Location

غرب دير الزور, Western Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S553a)

Several local reports said that an unspecified number of members from an IS family were killed – along with a member of IS – and another civilian was wounded when a vehicle was hit in an alleged Coalition strike in Deir Ezzor.

According to RFS, “in the town of Abu Kamal the international Coalition targeted a vehicle belonging to the Daesh near the Iraqi border to the east of the city, wounding two members of ISIS who were inside, while another civilian was seriously injured.”

Euphrates Post said that “a Russian leader from IS was killed in his car along with his family when coalition warplane targeted his car in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor.”

The exact location of the strike is still not clear, though the Shaam News Network reported that the car was hit “near the town of al-Harri”.

In what may be a reference to this event, the Coalition reported in June that “March 29, 2017, near Dayr Az Zayr, Syria, via social media: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties. The closest strike to the report of possible civilian casualties was 17 km away.”

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1

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
Insufficient information on the time and location
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Deir Ezzor, Syria
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For March 27th-28th, the Coalition reported: “Near Dayr Az Zawr, four strikes destroyed 15 ISIS barges and three well heads. For March 28th-29th, the Coalition reported: ”Near Dayr Az Zawr, seven strikes destroyed nine ISIS well heads, a pump jack, and a barge."
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-01-25
Original Source
The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility.