Incident Code

RS2619

Location

الميادين, al-Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.016667, 40.444167
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R2462)

Three male victims, reportedly cousins, were killed and several other civilians were injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime strikes on al-Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, local media reported.

Several sources reported the death of the three named victims. One of these was the Facebook account, Ahmad Abush, who listed the three victims and referred to them as “my cousins”.

@DeirEzzor24 additionally reported that “three civilians were martyred as a result of the targeting of their car by a missile while they were trying to flee from the town of Al-Mayadeen, eastern Deir Ezzor.” Several sources reported that the victims were hit as they were fleeing by car.

In addition to the fatalities, “several” were left injured according to multiple sources.

Though sources agreed about the way in which the victims had been killed, they conflicted on whether Russia or the regime caused the civilian harm.

It should be noted that Euphrates Post, who blamed Russia, said that the Russian Ministry of Defense had announced itself that it was carrying out airstrikes in al-Mayadeen.

Victims

Family members (3)

Adult male killed
Adult male killed
Adult male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported killed
3
3 Men
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of al-Mayadeen (الميادين), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.016667, 40.444167. 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 October 1st - 31st 2017.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (4)