Geolocation
Airwars assessment
One adult male was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Mahimideh according to local sources.
Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that a Russian raid destroyed a house and that there were “many injuries“, though deaths were not mentioned.
According to ANA Press, Russia warplanes “stepped up raids on the western countryside of Deir ez Zor“, killing 15 civilians and injuring dozens more. They said that there had been strikes on Mahimideh as part of this assault, though did not provide casualty numbers for this location.
The victim was also named by The Centre for Studies and Human Rights and SHRC, though they did not say who carried out the raids.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Mahimideh (محيميدة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.44294, 40.08619. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
No Russian reports were published for January 21st 2016.