Incident Code
RS301
Incident Code
RS301
Incident Date
22 December 2015
Location
الحميدية, Hamidiya (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, Syria
Geolocation
35.3301466,
40.1456308
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
35.3301466,
40.1456308
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: R249)
17 civilians including seven women and three children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Hamidiya neighbourhood, according to multiple sources.
The Shaam News Network, the Syrian Network for Human Rights and Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently all named child victims (also named in the VDC list below).
Violations Documentation Center named 15 victims and also listed two unidentified victims:
Unidentified 1 – adult, male
Unidentified 2 – adult, male
Victims
Family members (3)
Adult
male
killed
Adult
female
killed
Adult
female
killed
Invidivuals
Adult
male
killed

Adult
male
killed

Child
female
killed

Child
male
killed
Adult
female
killed

Adult
female
killed
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
17
3 Children, 7 Women, 7 Men
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
For December 18th-23rd, Russia reported that “In the course of five days, on December 18-23, aircraft of the Aerospace Forces in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 302 combat sorties engaging 1093 objects in the Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, Homs and Deir ez-Zor provinces.”