Airwars assessment
Between five and seven civilians including two children died in an alleged Russian strike on Al Hissan, according to local sources.
Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported on “more than 20 strikes on the western countryside of Deir Ezzor“, which included details on an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Hissan.
Deir Ezzor24 said that strikes on both Hussainiya (see above) and Al Hissan were carried out by Russia.
At 0.20 – .030 in a video published by Al Jisr Satellite Channel they said: “Russian air force conducted raids on the village of alHussayniah, Hussan and el Gneinah in the western countryside of Deir el Zour which resulted in civilian martyrs and wounded.”
Media activist “Saad al-Dairi” told Al A’an TV that Russian warplanes carried out raids in neighborhoods of Deir ez-Zor on Jan 20th, including a strike on Al Hissan in which two civilians died.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
- Son of Hassan Al Kreidat 1 Child male named by Deir Ezzor killed
- Son of Hassan Al Kreidat 2 Child male named by Deir Ezzor killed
- Khaled Al Fadila Age unknown named by Deir Ezzor killed
- Mohammad Al Ka’awood Age unknown male named by Deir Ezzor killed
- Faress Thabet Al Zara’ Age unknown named by Deir Ezzor killed
- Osama Al Hassoun Age unknown named by Deir Ezzor killed
- Fares Thabet El Zare’e Age unknown named by Deir Ezzor killed
- Mr. Osama Al Hassoun Age unknown male named by Deir Ezzor killed
- Fayez al-Shoukan Age unknown named by LCCSY as killed by Russia killed
- Firas Thabet al-Zaraa’ Age unknown named by LCCSY as killed by Russia killed
- Khaled al-Fadilah Age unknown named by LCCSY as killed by Russia killed
- Muhammad al-Qaa’a Age unknown male named by LCCSY as killed by Russia killed
- Muhannad Saleh al-Ali Age unknown male named by LCCSY as killed by Russia killed
Summary
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Media
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Russian Armed Forces Assessment:
Original strike reports
In its report for military actions on January 20 2016, the Kremlin reports carrying out strikes in Deir ez-Zor governorate: “In the course of the last day, aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 16 combat sorties engaging 57 objects of terrorists’ infrastructure.