Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Five to six civilians including two children and two to three women died in airstrikes on Salah al Qariya area, in Albu Umar according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime.
LCCSY reported the death of four civilians in what they said were Russian strikes. Qasioun put the death toll higher, reporting six civilians killed. It later named the child Salah Kharaba as having died from injuries sustained in a strike by “warplanes” on Deir ez-Zor.
Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently and Syrian PC news also said four individuals died and a number more were wounded after Russian planes targeted Salah al Qariya.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights said the regime was responsible, also putting the death toll at four non-combatants including a child and two women.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Salah al Qariya (صلاح القرية), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.243096, 40.260944. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Ayham Mahmoud Awad Al Khalifa, three-months-old, killed in an alleged Russian strike on Salah al Qariya, May 21st (via SN4HR)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not publicly reported any strikes between May 1st – 31st.