Incident Code
RS0503
Incident Date
29 January 2016
Location
محيميدة, Mahimideh, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Geolocation
35.44294,
40.08619
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
35.44294,
40.08619
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R440RS507)
Four civilians died in an alleged Russian raid on Mahimideh, according to local sources.
Three victims were named by Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently including one unidentified person.
Victims
Individuals
Mohammad al Suleiman
named by Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently
killed
Abd Al Karim Al Badr
named by Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently
killed
Ahmad Khaled Al Sa’ad
“from the village of Safira”, named by Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently
killed
a local veterinarian, died of injuries sustained in the attack two days later.
killed
Mahmoud Albejeen
injured
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
1
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Mahimideh (محيميدة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.44294, 40.08619. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
In its military report published on 1st February 2016, the Kremlin said: “In the course of the last week, the Russian aircraft in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 468 combat sorties engaging 1354 terrorists’ infrastructural facilities in the Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Damascus, Raqqah, Daraa and Deir ez-Zor provinces. Among them – 24 ones were carried out by Tu-22M3 long-range bombers from the Russian territory…Long-range bomber aviation aircraft supported units of the Syrian governmental troops which defended the city of Deir ez-Zor. The airstrikes carried out by Tu-22M3 bombers from the territory of the Russian Federation jointly with tactical aviation from the Hmeymim airbase, engaged 23 important terrorists’ objects in that district. The attempt of terrorists to assault Deir ez-Zor was frustrated.“