Geolocation
Airwars assessment
According to local media, six or seven civilians were killed and several more wounded by warplanes in al Tabani, Deir Ezzor. Sources were conflicted as to the responsible party, with most agreeing the planes were Russian.
Most sources claimed six dead. For instance, Jisir TV tweeted “six martyrs in the town of Al Tabani”, and Step news agency used similar language. However, SRG Syria claimed seven had been killed.
Deir Ezzor 24 originally stated four fatalities, but revised their number upwards to six after two civilians died of injuries sustained from the bombings.
LCCSY, Step, Salquin, and Deir Ezzor 24 all claimed the planes were Russian, but the Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that they were the regime’s.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
Family members (2)
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Al Tabani (التبني), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.605833, 39.818611. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Media
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The contested airstrikes reportedly launched three raids on al Khan area and around the former politics building in al Tabani (via Deir Ezzor 24 facebook)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between September 1st – 30th 2016.