Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS246

Incident date

December 9, 2015

Location

عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.29353, 37.04466 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A male child, named as nine month old Ahmad Hamze Layla, was killed in an airstrike on Anadan, according to both the Violations Documentation Centre and the Syrian Network for Human Rights.

It is unclear whether regime or Russian forces were responsible for the alleged raid. The VDC said the victim was killed by Russian shelling with vacuum missiles, while the Syrian Network blamed regime forces.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ahmad Hamze Layla
9 months years old male killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Anadan (عندان), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.29353, 37.04466. 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
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Unknown, Syrian Regime

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Media
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    The baby Ahmad Hamza Layla is removed from rubble in Anadan after an alleged raid by regime forces, according to SN4HR (via SN4HR)
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    Another photograph of Ahmad Hamze Layla, a nine month old baby, killed on 9th December 2015. (via, VDC)

Unknown Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Unknown
  • Unknown position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Unknown

Russia has published no known record of its strikes in Syria between December 4th-8th.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Unknown, Syrian Regime

Sources (4) [ collapse]