Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2758

Incident date

November 25, 2017

Location

هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.6897222, 40.83 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Possible Russian warplanes struck the city of Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, killing at least one civilian, local media reported.

MasarPress, who blamed Russian warplanes, reported how Hajeen village and the crossing of the village of Abbas al-Nahari east of Deir al-Zour were struck by several raids, killing a total of four civilians. The report did not, however, specify how many were killed in Hajeen.

Meanwhile, Euphrates, who did not apportion blame, reported the death of one civilian man, identified by name and image.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Age unknown male from the city of Mayadeen killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 4
  • (1 man)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Unknown

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Mahmoud Abdel-Hafez al-Hamid Ibrahim was reportedly killed by the alleged Russian shelling of Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, November 25th, 2017 (via Euphrates Post)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia has not reported any strikes between November 4th - 20th 2017.

Unknown Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Unknown
  • Unknown position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 4
  • (1 man)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Unknown

Sources (2) [ collapse]