Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2426

Incident date

September 11, 2017

Location

معبار حطلة , Hatla Crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.34169, 40.19897 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian, Mousa ‘Abd al-Salam al-Kharabah, was killed in an airstrike on the Hatla crossing in Deir Ezzor governorate on September 11th 2017, according to local media. It is unclear who was responsible for the strikes. The Violation Documentation Centre in Syria blamed the ‘Syrian government and its militias’, but does not directly identify the belligerent involved.

Russian forces, the Syrian regime’s forces and other militias were reportedly active in the area at the time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Age unknown male killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Hatla Crossing ( معبار حطلة ), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.34169, 40.19897. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Unknown

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Mousa 'Abd al-Salam al-Kharabah was killed in an airstrike on Hatla crossing on September 11 2017. (via Al Natek Network)

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Unknown Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Unknown
  • Unknown position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Unknown

Sources (2) [ collapse]