Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3270

Incident date

March 14, 2018

Location

كفر سجنة, Kafar Sijna, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.52447, 36.590051 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian, a 17-year-old male, named Mohammed Saif Al-Din Qassoum Al-Issa died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Kafar Sijna, according to local media.

Sources said that several other civilians were wounded.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mohammed Saif Al-Din Qassoum Al-Issa
17 years old male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Belligerents reported killed
    2

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Translation: "The moment of the implementation of an air strike on the town of Kafar Sijna countryside Idlib"
  • Translation: "Pictures show the extent of the destruction, which was caused by an air strike, carried out by the regime's warplanes, on the town of Kafar Sijana in the southern countryside of Idlib."

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Belligerents reported killed
    2

Sources (17) [ collapse]