Incident Code

RS301

Location

الحميدية, Hamidiya (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, Syria

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 (2)

Adult female killed
Adult male killed

Family members (2)

Adult male killed
Child male killed

Family members (3)

Adult male killed
Adult female killed
Adult female killed

Family members (2)

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.”

Media From Sources (8)