(Previous Incident Codes: R3515RS3728)

At least four civilians, including two children, were killed and at least 12 others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Khan Al Sabin, Idlib governorate, on May 28th, 2019, according to local sources.

In what Shahba Press referred to as “heavy air raids”, Syria Civil Defense claimed that five civilians were killed, including three children and a woman, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that at least ten civilians, including three children and two women, died in the airstrikes.

Idlib Plus initially reported the “martyrdom of a girl and the injury of two others”, yet later stated that four were killed in the attack, as the understanding of events unfolded.

Sa’oud Sabah posted a list of the victims of Facebook, including the names of four killed victims. The children Hamdo Jaber Al Bakour and Weam Ghayath Al Bakour were among the victims. In addition, the source reported that 13 others were injured, including an unnamed two-month-old child. According to the source, the town was targeted with four raids by eight helicopters.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights wrote that three of the four killed civilians were children. @ShahbaPress reported “dozens of injured”.

Local Coordination Committee for Syria claimed that “eight helicopters bombarded the town with explosive barrels”, while Idlib plus referred to “high-explosive missiles”.

Multiple sources, including Idlib Plus, documented the “targeting of the Al Siddiq mosque”, and Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that the strike “partially destroyed the mosque’s building, and severely damaged its furniture” leading to the mosque being out of service. The Local Coordination Committees of Syria wrote that the mosque had been targeted with rocket-propelled grenades.

While some sources, such as the Syrian Network for Human Rights, blamed the Syrian regime, others including @OrientNews, pointed to Russian forces or to both Russia and the Syrian regime.