Incident Code

RS2312

Location

جديدة بكارة, Jadida Bakara, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.243656, 40.366945
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R2169)

One adult male died, and ” a number of others” were wounded, in an airstrike on Jadida Bakara desert, according to local media. Almost all sources blamed Russian shelling for the civilian casualties, however, two sources did not apportion blame.

Euphrates Post reported that “Hammadi Aboud al-A’tish (civilian) was killed in a military air strike which targeted the village of Jadida Bakara”.

Free DeirEzzor also reported the death “in addition to the wounding of a number of civilians”. 

There are no other details at this time.

Victims

Invidivuals

Adult male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Jadida Bakara (جديدة بكارة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.243656, 40.366945. 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 June 1st – 31st 2017.

Media From Sources (1)