Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS1381

Incident date

October 1, 2016

Location

اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.3219885, 36.6234398 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to six civilians including a girl died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on al Latamna, Hama, according to local media.

Sources were not clear whether or not Khadija (Um Daher) and Hussein Al-Saleh (Abu Hussein) were two people or one person. In this instance they have been listed as two people.

According to Syrian News Desk, “a young girl and an elderly woman were killed and more than ten civilians injured when Russian warplanes targeted  the town of Al-Lataminah with more than six missiles”.

Three houses were reportedly destroyed in the strike.

Jsirtv tweeted that the strikes made use of “explosive barrels filled Chlorine”, indicating that the regime could have been responsible.

Mahmud al-Hamwi reported the use of illegal cluster bombs.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Raw’a Walid Al-Mohammed
3 years old female killed
Khadija (Um Daher)
Age unknown female sources were not clear whether or not Khadija (Um Daher) and Hussein Al-Saleh (Abu Hussein) were two people or one person killed
Hussein Al-Saleh (Abu Hussein)
Age unknown male sources were not clear whether or not Khadija (Um Daher) and Hussein Al-Saleh (Abu Hussein) were two people or one person killed
Abdur-Rahman Abdul-Karm Al-Khatabiya
26 years old identified as "fighters of Jaysh Al-Izza" killed
Abdul-Jabbar Fawaz Al-Ahmad
35 years old male identified as "fighters of Jaysh Al-Izza" killed
Muhanad Nazih Al-Abbas (Al-Khaled)
25 years old identified as "fighters of Jaysh Al-Izza" killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 6
  • (1 child1 woman0–2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–10
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (26) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (14) [ collapse]

  • The exact moment the alleged raid hit. (via Hassan_khaleil)
  • The exact moment the alleged raid hit. (via Hassan_khaleil)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid. (via, Mahmood Alhamwi)
  • The exact moment "cluster missiles" rained on Ltamenah, 1st October 2016. (via, Mahmood Alhamwi)
  • The exact moment "cluster missiles" rained on Ltamenah, 1st October 2016. (via, Mahmood Alhamwi)
  • The aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, Hassan_Khaleil)
  • The exact moment "cluster missiles" rained on Ltamenah, 1st October 2016. (via, Hassan_Khaleil)
  • The exact moment "cluster missiles" rained on Ltamenah, 1st October 2016. (via, Hassan_Khaleil)
  • The exact moment "cluster missiles" rained on Ltamenah, 1st October 2016. (via, Hassan_Khaleil)
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    Raw’a Walid Abdullatif, killed in an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Ltamenah. (via, Ali-Syrian2011)
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    Muhanad Nazih Al-Abbas, a militant, his shirt reading "Jaysh Al-Izza". (via, Alassad20143)
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    A woman holds her dead child in the aftermath of an alleged raid. (via, Rasd News)
  • The exact moment "cluster missiles" rained on Ltamenah, 1st October 2016. (via, Mahmood Alhamwi)
  • Raw’a Walid Al-Mohammed and Khadija (Um Daher), both killed on October 1st in Ltamenah following an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid. (via, Shbablatamneh3)

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 October 1st – 19th 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 6
  • (1 child1 woman0–2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–10
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (26) [ collapse]