Incident Code
RS2553
Incident Date
27 September 2017
Location
al Hawaij al Bou masa’a crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الحوايج البومصعة
Geolocation
35.0528105,
40.4941326
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
35.0528105,
40.4941326
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Code: R2403 )
As many as 13 people were reportedly killed and dozens were reportedly injured after an airstrike, believed to be Russian, on al Hawayj al Boumsa’a crossing, according to Euphrates Post reporting. The date of the airstrike is unclear, but on September 27th Euphrates Post shared some pictures of the aftermath.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of al Hawaij al Bou masa’a crossing (الحوايج البومصعة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.0528105, 40.4941326. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.