Incident Code
RS3621
Incident Code
RS3621
Incident Date
21–23 April, 2019
Location
بادية ريف ديرالزور الغربي, Badiyah of Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: R3412)
Local media reported that a child died of her injuries on April 25th after alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Badiyah (the desert) in the western Deir Ezzor countryside several days earlier.
@DeirEzzor24 tweeted: “The child Sumaya Saleh Al Bayram died of injuries she received several days ago in aerial bombardment by #Russia on the Badiyah of the western #DeirEzzor countryside.” Other sources, such as SyriaPC, also reported that the airstrike had taken place several days earlier, but none of the sources specified the date.
Jamal Mohammad wrote on Facebook that the girl died of a head injury.
All sources pointed to Russia as the responsible belligerent.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Child
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed