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(Previous Incident Codes: R1346aS304a)
Local media reported that between one and two civilians died and up to five more were wounded in an airstrike on Al Basira bridge in Al Basira town. The majority of sources blamed the US-led Coalition for the strike, though there was also an allegation against Russia and Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime without mentioning casualties. A number of other reports didn’t identify the culprit.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “three missiles targeted al-Basira bridge, which is considered a main bridge to carry the oil towards the eastern countryside”.
@soundandpic, @RevolutoinSyria Furat.alwehda and Qasioun blamed the Coalition for the bombing. They made no mention of civilian harm, though Qasioun said that the bridge was now “completely out of service”.
However, 7al, also pointing to the Coalition, reported an unspecified number of civilian casualties. It said that “the International Coalition aircraft targeted Al-Basira Bridge yesterday evening [Oct 18th], which resulted in it being put out of service. Additionally, houses close by were damaged and there were civilian casualties.”
But Al Jazeera attributed the strike to Russia, reporting that “10 people were killed and dozens injured today [Oct 18th] following Russian raids on the town of Al-Basira and the villages of Al-Sabha and Abreha in Deir Al-Zour countryside in eastern Syria. The Russian raids also targeted a vital bridge in the city of Tire and another in Basra, resulting in their destruction and departure from service.”
@RadioAlkul said that two civilians had died in the attack with five more wounded – though it didn’t apportion blame.
In their June 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area at that time.
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Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Al Basira town, for which the generic coordinates are: 35.15618, 40.42716. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Military Statements
Media From Sources (7)
#عاجل :#ديرالزور :
— MYASAR (@so_ria98) October 18, 2016
غارات روسية تستهدف مدينة #البصيرة بريف ديرالزور الان. #ماسة_الثورة_السورية
أكثر من عشر غارات من الطيران الروسي استهدفت ريف #دير_الزور الشرقي اسفرت عن مجزرة بقرية #الصبحة
— Syrian Revolution Network شبكة الثورة السورية (@RevolutionSyria) October 18, 2016
طيران التحالف بدوره استهدف جسر البصيرة
#ديرالزور
— Sound and Picture (@soundandpic) October 18, 2016
طيران #التحالف_الدولي يستهدف الجسر الواصل بين بلدة البصيرة ومدينة الميادين بالريف الشرقي ويدمره#صوت_وصورة
عاجل | شهيدان و 5 جرحى إثر قصف جوي على ناحية #بريهة في محيط مدينة #البصيرة بريف ديرالزور الشرقي
— قناة الكل (@AlkulTV) October 18, 2016
(مراسل راديو الكل) #دير_الزور | #سوريا
#ديرالزور: شهداء وجرحى في غارات للطيران الحربي على قرية جديد عكيدات وأطراف قرية #البصيرة
— قناة الجسر الفضائية (@jisrtv) October 18, 2016