Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS874

Incident date

June 7, 2016

Location

الموحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.2257487, 40.3109038 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Five civilians including two or three women and one child died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Muhassan, according to local sources.

Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently named two female victims and alleged “they were killed in Russian Raids”.

Gulfeyes named two additional victims (though did not identify the warplanes responsible).

Additionally, LCCSY reported on June 11th that a child, “Fatima Mouhamad Shihada, 15 years” died from injuries sustained in an alleged Russian strike on Muhassan a few days previously.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

Mrs Fadda al Abdallah al Haj
Adult female killed
Mrs. Fteim Al Ghadeer
Adult female killed
Mohammad Ghadir
male killed
Jazeya Mustafa Al-Jijan 
killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Muhassan (الموحسن), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.2257487, 40.3109038. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (1 child2–3 women1 man)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia has not reported any strikes between June 1st – 31st 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (1 child2–3 women1 man)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (10) [ collapse]