Incident Codes

RS2728 CS1673a

Location

جليب غانم, Jleib Ghanem area, Al Qouriya desert, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.953333, 40.534722
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: April 17, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R2560aS1474a)

Five civilians including two children and a woman were killed and between seven and nine more were wounded in an alleged US Coalition or Russian airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in the Jleib Ghanem area, Al Qouriya desert, according to local media.

Most sources blamed Russia, though @basher_811 pointed to the Coalition,, reporting:  “5 martyrs and a number of casualties as a result of the international coalition aircraft targeting a camp for displaced people from the city of Qouriya in the area of Jleib Ghanem desert Deir Ezzor”.

Sharqiya Voice added that “dozens” were wounded, though others sources put the number at seven or nine.

In the first of their September 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area at that time.

Victims

Family members (5)

wife of Taha Al Nu`maa
Adult female killed
wife of Saif Al Taha Al Nu`maa
Adult female killed
Daughter of Saif al-Taha
Child female killed
Daughter of Saif al-Taha
Child female killed
Ahmed Al Saleh Al Taha
Adult male killed

Key Information

Country
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
5
2 Children, 2 Women, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
7–9

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Jleib Ghanem area, Al Qouriya desert (جليب غانم), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.953333, 40.534722. 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
U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Non credible / Unsubstantiated
Reason for non-credible assessment
No Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
MGRS coordinate
37SFU401689
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2020-09-09
Original Source
Nov. 13, 2017, in Jleib Ghanem, Syria, via Airwars report. After a review of all available records it was assessed that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area that corresponds to the report of civilian casualties. 3166/CS1673a 37SFU401689