Geolocation
Airwars assessment
As many as three civilians were killed – including one man – and some others were injured, following an airstrike on the towns of Hatla and Salihiya. Sources mostly all blamed Russia, however some remained impartial and did not attribute blame.
According to the Smart News Agency, the strike hit “Al Salhiya roundabout at the northern entrance to Deir al-Zour and the village of Hatala”.
7la news specified that there were exactly two strikes.
The wounded were allegedly left with an “absence of medical personnel and a significant shortage of medicines and emergency supplies” in the aftermath of the raid.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Hatla and Salihiya (حطلة و الصالحية), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.7133253, 40.7575607. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (4) [ collapse]
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between June 1st - 31st 2017.