Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Between five and six civilians were killed, and others were wounded, following an airstrike on the residential neighbourhood of Al A’ridi, local media reported. Sources all agreed that Russian warplanes were to blame for the raids.
According to @Huthaifamu94, this was the third massacre which had occurred in Deir Ezzor on the 9th of May 2017.
Although the Violations Documentation Centre named three adult males and one adult female, many sources also named three children.
Smart news reported that the vicinity was under control of ISIS.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al A’ridi (العريضي), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.182825, 37.926156. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between May 1st - 31st 2017.