Incident Code

RS423

Location

الحصان, Al Hissan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.4008045, 40.1184654
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R358)

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.

 

Victims

Family members (2)

Child male named by Deir Ezzor killed
Child male named by Deir Ezzor killed

Invidivuals

Khaled Al Fadila
Age unknown named by Deir Ezzor killed
Mohammad Al Ka’awood
Age unknown male named by Deir Ezzor killed
Age unknown named by Deir Ezzor killed
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

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
5–7
2 Children

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Hissan (الحصان), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.4008045, 40.1184654. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
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.

Media From Sources (1)