Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2287

Incident date

June 17, 2017

Location

عين قريع, Ain Qurei, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.628803, 36.683092 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A man was killed, and two other civilians were wounded, when remnants of a cluster bomb exploded in Ain Qurei left by a previous raid, sources on the ground reported. Sources all blamed a previous Russian raid for the remnants left in the vicinity.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mohammed Ahmed Amsha
Adult 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 (5) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

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    Mohammed Ahmed Amsha , killed by the remnants of an un-exploded cluster bomb. (via Mohammad Al Bakour)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between June 1st - 31st 2017.

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 (5) [ collapse]