Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

R4665

Incident date

February 29, 2024

Location

ورشة لصناعة المفروشات, wood furniture manufacturing facility, west of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

In a wood furniture manufacturing facility located in the western outskirts of the Idlib area, Syria, at least one civilian was killed and five others, including a child and an elderly man, were injured in one of the four airstrikes reportedly perpetrated by Russian warplanes shortly before 9:03 AM on Thursday, February 29th, 2024.

The preliminary toll indicated that one person had been killed and two others had been injured, but later on, the Syrian Civil Defense Twitter/X account reported five injuries. According to the SCD, among the victims were a young boy and an elderly man who were subsequently treated in a hospital. In addition, the fire that broke out on motorcycles at the location was extinguished, and the area was inspected.

A civilian took the elderly man on a motorcycle to a civilian car and then transported him to the hospital to attend to his leg, which was injured by shrapnel from the missiles. No further information regarding the other victims was disclosed.

Multiple videos and pictures posted by the sources revealed the huge gray cloud of smoke rising in the air after the impact. The facility was destroyed from one side, significant debris surrounded the scene and burned motorcycles and a tractor were left over, as well as many pieces of furniture inside the building.

The Russian military was held responsible for the attack, and the sources detailed the two warplanes took turns to release the four bombs.

The incident occured at approximately 9:03 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    Consumer Goods, Motorcycle, Truck, Vehicle, Warehouse
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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 (30) [ collapse]

Media
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  • Source: @SyriaCivilDefe
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  • Source: Jude Dagestan‎
  • Source: Qassem Al-Fourati
  • Source: Qassem Al-Fourati
  • Source: Qassem Al-Fourati
  • Source: Qassem Al-Fourati
  • Source: Al Jazeera - Syria
  • Source: The Syrian event
  • Source: Arabic Syria
  • Source: @ala_hacioglu
  • Source: @MMCSYR
  • Source: @MMCSYR
  • Source: @MMCSYR
  • Source: @MMCSYR
  • Source: @abualisar18
  • Source: @abualisar18
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Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    Consumer Goods, Motorcycle, Truck, Vehicle, Warehouse
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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 (30) [ collapse]