Incident Code
RS2596 CS1583aPrevious code
R2443Previous code
S1402aIncident date
October 4, 2017Location
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, SyriaGeolocation
Airwars assessment
Two civilians were killed and an unspecified number of others were wounded in airstrikes on Hatla, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia, the Syrian regime and the US led Coalition.
There is one allegation made by the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies which claims the named victim was killed by the US-led alliance.
There were as many as ten raids fired onto the vicinity. However, Hasan Al Barry put the number as high as 47.
They reported that “The number of raids targeting the towns of Halta and Salhia since yesterday night, so far more than (47) air raid, in addition to heavy artillery and rocket fire, resulting in the injury of a number of civilians and there are serious injuries”.
In the aftermath of the missile bombardement, many women and children were reportedly missing, or trapped under the rubble.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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Civilian harm reportedYes
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Civilians reported killed2
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Civilians reported injured2
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Airwars civilian harm gradingContestedCompeting claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
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Suspected belligerentsRussian Military, Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition
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Russian Military Assessment:
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Suspected belligerentRussian Military
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Russian Military position on incidentNot yet assessed
Syrian Regime Assessment:
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Suspected belligerentSyrian Regime
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Syrian Regime position on incidentNot yet assessed
US-led Coalition Assessment:
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Suspected belligerentUS-led Coalition
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US-led Coalition position on incidentNot yet assessed
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Civilian harm reportedYes
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Civilians reported killed2
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Civilians reported injured2
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Airwars civilian harm gradingContestedCompeting claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
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Suspected belligerentsRussian Military, Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition
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