Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS982

Incident date

July 10, 2016

Location

حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.17594, 37.14111 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One man was killed in an attack by an alleged Russian warplane in al Sukkari on July 10th 2016.

All sources reported that the attack was carried out by Russian; there was no mention of the Syrian regime.

“Others” were reported to have been wounded with no mention of numbers. Sinn News however published a photograph of a young injured girl who was caught in the attack.

Al Sukkari was not the only neighbourhood in Aleppo to be attacked on July 10th, according to several local and other sources. Syrian PC reported Russian raids to have been carried out in “Al Sukkari, Mash’had, Al-Sheikh Sa’eed and Ansari”.

The manager of Shahba Press Agency, Mamon Khateeb tweeted “Martyrs of Aleppo today: Ibyen 11, Kafr Hamra 2, Dahret Awad 1, Qaterji 1, Old Aleppo 2, Sukkari 1, Manbij 5.”

HalabNow, a pro-regime source, tweeted saying “Warplanes raids now in Sukkari, Ferdous and Marja target the armed rebels positions.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Abdulkader Wali Bin Mohammed
46 years old male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Injured child is rescued by the Civil Defence Forces on 10th July 2016. (via Sinn News).
  • Footage of significant material destruction in Sukkari (Youtube via Step News)
  • The effects of alleged warplane strikes on Sukkari (Tweet by @Step_Agency)
  • The White Helmets arrive at the scene in Sukkaria (Tweet by @ShehabAgency)

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 July 1st – 14th 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]