Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS4042

Incident date

August 17, 2019

Location

معرة حرمة, Ma`arat Horma, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were reported killed, and three others injured, in airstrikes on Ma`arat Horma, Idlib, on August 17th, 2019.

Syria Civil Defense stated that “one man was martyred and three others were injured as a result of an airstrike targeting Maarat Horma town in the southern countryside of Idlib.” A video posted by SCD shows White Helmets removing the man killed from the rubble of the building.

Smart News also reported, “one dead and many wounded by the bombing of Russian warplanes on the village of Ma`aret Horma in Idlib.”

The Syrian Human Rights Committee named one of the civilians killed as Qusai Nizar al-Qashto. A Facebook post by Ibrahim Ismail named Muhammad Radwan Al-Hussein as another civilian killed.

Images posted by @Kyruer show the dust and smoke cloud over the town following the airstrike.

Sources variously attributed the attack to Russian forces and/or the Syrian regime.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Adult male killed
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • Image Caption Translation: "A man was martyred and three others were injured as a result of a warplane air strike targeting Maarat Horma town in the southern countryside of Idlib, our teams were there with civilians." (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Image Caption Translation: "A man was martyred and three others were injured as a result of a warplane air strike targeting Maarat Horma town in the southern countryside of Idlib, our teams were there with civilians." (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Image Caption Translation: "A man was martyred and three others were injured as a result of a warplane air strike targeting Maarat Horma town in the southern countryside of Idlib, our teams were there with civilians." (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • One civilian, Qusay Nizar Al-Kashto, was reported killed, and three others injured, in airstrikes on Ma`arat Horma, Idlib, on August 17th.
  • Muhammad Radwan Al-Hussein was reported killed in airstrikes on Ma`arat Horma, Idlib, on August 17th, 2019.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (20) [ collapse]