(Previous Incident Codes: R3580RS3795)

Local sources reported that a child was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Al Sabil, Idlib, on June 13th, 2019.

@HalabTodayTV tweeted that according to the Civil Defence, “a civilian was killed and another was wounded, as a result of targeting the outskirts of the town of Khan Al Sabil in Idlib countryside with six missiles from the regime forces’ warplanes.”

@IdlibPlus wrote that “a missile strike targeted the town of Khan Al Sabil in Idlib countryside, resulting into a martyr and a number of wounded civilians.” In another post, @IdlibPlus mentioned the use of vacuum missiles.

The Syrian Human Rights Committee identified the child as Imran Dabbas.

Furthermore, the Local Coordination Committees for Syria referred to “several wounded” in the incident, Shahba Press named “wounded civilians.” The Syrian Civil Defence reported one wounded in the attack.

According to Shaam News Network, “despite Russia’s announcement of a 72-hour truce, Russian and ِAssad warplanes continued to launch dozens of airstrikes, accompanied by heavy artillery and rocket fire on [a number of] cities and towns”, and cites, among other casualties and locations, “a martyr in Khan Al Sabil.”

Most sources attributed the airstrike to the Syrian regime, while others did not positively attribute blame. Meanwhile, Ariha Today named Russia as the belligerent responsible for the attack, and Shaam News Network referred to both the Syrian regime and Russia in reporting the incident.