Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2785

Incident date

December 6, 2017

Location

السيال, Al-Sayyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.5713889, 40.9066667 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One man was killed and between eight and nine civilians were injured in airstrikes on Al-Sayyal river crossing, according to local media. All sources attributed blame to Moscow.

@asharqasouri reported that Dr. Sayed Ahmed Kadouri was injured in the bombing and was transferred to a hospital where he received medial attention.

Qasioun News gave the highest number of injured civilians, whereas other local media reported no more than one was wounded.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Adult male Reportedly an engineer, according to Tariq Al Razj killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al-Sayyal (السيال), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.5713889, 40.9066667. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–8
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Abdul-Hamid Sulaiman Al-kadouri, killed in airstrikes which hit Al-Sayyal river crossing, 6th December 2017. (via Tariq Al Razj)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

The Russian Ministry of Defence announced being active in unspecified parts of Syria until December 11th, 2017.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–8
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]