Conflict

U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq & Syria

Incident Code

CS958

Location

الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.016667, 40.444167
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: S833)

A member of ISIL was killed along with his wife and two children in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor according to local media.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the victims died “when the rubble of a building fell on them while they were trying to get away in their car from the site of the bombing.”

According to RFS, “warplanes targeted, at dawn, the center of the rural revival and the arena of Fatima Zahra Hospital and the area near Al Noor mosque, along with residential buildings in the Corniche area and the vicinity of the Recovery Center. They killed an IS family, consisting of the member of IS, a woman and two children”.

Other sources also reported the Coalition carried out between six and 13 raids on Al Mayadin.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
3
2 Children, 1 Woman

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Al Mayadin (الميادين), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.016667, 40.444167. 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 Al Mayadin, Syria
Location accuracy
100 m
MGRS coordinate
37SFU324762
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For June 9th-10th the Coalition reported no strikes in the vicinity. For June 10-11th it was reported that strikes were carried out in near Deir Ezzor: "Near Dayr Az Zawr, eight strikes destroyed 23 ISIS oil tanks, three ISIS separation tanks, two ISIS wellheads, an ISIS-held building and an ISIS refinery."
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-01-25
Original Source
After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties.