Incident Code

RS1279

Location

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.0170037, 40.4164905
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R1162)

Five to six civilians including several children were killed in airstrikes on Al Mayadeen, outside Deir Al-Zour, local sources reported. All but one source blamed Russia for the event.

Step News said “four civilians were killed and others injured in a similar raid targeting al Jaish street and Al Haram street near al Saraya in al Mayadeen in the eastern countryside.”

SyrianPC news also described “widespread destruction in residential buildings.”

@syriaalive54 referenced “three martyrs, including a girl, who died after being bombed by the Russian aviation with cluster bombs on the city of the eastern Al Mayadin # countryside at dawn today.”

Several other local sources also claimed several casualties from Russian cluster bomb airstrikes at dawn.

However, one source, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, attributed the event to the Assad regime, reporting the death of “three civilians including a girl when government warplanes missiles fired on Al Mayadein city in Deir Ez-Zour governorate”.

Syrian Press Center added that the strikes “targeted the area around the Saraya building in al Mayadeen with two cluster bombs”.

Victims

Invidivuals

Mohammad al Nouri al Ba’aj
Age unknown male killed
Khaled Khalil al Ghada’an
Age unknown male killed
Yaman Jassem al Sa’aran
Age unknown female killed
Walid Nu’man al Raja
Adult male killed
Qussai Abboud al Hamidi
Age unknown male killed

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
5–6
1–3 Children, 4 Men
Civilians reported injured
11–15

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Al Mayadin (ميادين), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.0170037, 40.4164905. 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
Russia has not reported any strikes between September 1st – 30th 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (2)