Incident Code
RS2715
Incident Date
11 November 2017
Location
Baq'an, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البقعان
Geolocation
34.62772,
40.861717
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
34.62772,
40.861717
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R2550 RS2711 )
Four men were killed in an airstrike which has been described by local media as a “violent bombardment”, by alleged Russian aircraft at a river crossing in Baq’an. Sources either blamed Russia for the strikes or named “warplanes”.
According to sources “there are missing people” from the civilians fleeing the bombing.
Four men were named dead. There were many missing according to sources, and some unidentified bodies.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Baq’an (البقعان), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.62772, 40.861717. 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
Unknown Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Unknown position on incident
Not yet assessed