(Previous Incident Codes: R1387RS1520)

Between one and four civilians, including a child, were killed and up to nine more were injured from two aerial bombings of the city of Al Atarib. The strikes reportedly struck a bakery, a hospital, and several civilian houses, causing damage extensive enough to shut the hospital down.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “a child and an old man were killed and others were injured, when warplanes bombed areas in Atareb town”.

The majority of sources credited the attacks to Russian warplanes but the Syrian Network for Human Rights and @NabaaSyria identified Syrian regime forces as being responsible.

Sources noted that the death toll was expected to rise due to some being in critical condition from the injuries they had sustained.

An image published by SN4HR showed the father of one of the victims burying his child, who was killed by the airstrikes. SN4HR also reported the use of cluster bombs in the attack.

According to a report by the Shaam News Network, “Activists said Russian warplanes struck the bakery in Al Atarib, the hospital and civilian houses with several missiles. This resulted in the deaths of three civilians, damage to the bakery and the hospital. Both facilities were completely put out of service.”