Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2696

Incident date

November 6, 2017

Location

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.466049, 40.907593 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three children were killed due to air and artillery strikes in Abu Kamal. Sources reported that both Russia and the Syrian regime were to blame.

It is clear that the raids were either Russian or Syrian regime and artillery shelling was also used in the raid.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the Syrian regime alone were to blame. The Syrian Affair however reported that there were “unidentified operations” having been conducted in the vicinity.

One source, AJA.syria, reported that 40 civilians were killed on the boarder. It was the only source to put the death toll that high and Airwars believes it to be an estimate number of the day.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Child male killed
Child male killed
Child male killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Abu Kamal (البوكمال), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.466049, 40.907593. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 children)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • A news bulletin reporting on the raid on Abu Kamal 6th Nov 2017. (via AJA.syria)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 children)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]