Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS4167

Incident date

November 13, 2019

Location

كفرنبل, Kafar Nubul, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.849444, 38.553333 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One man was reported injured in alleged Russian forces airstrikes on Kafar Nubul in Idlib – Syria on November 13th, 2019, according to local sources.

IdlibPlus said “A man was also injured in the city of Kafar Nabil as a result of the shelling by Russian warplanes with four air strikes.” None of the other sources identified civilian casualties.

“Helicopters bomb with barrel bombs the city of Kafr Nabl” was reported by @baladinetwork.

A tweet from @william33796209 also identified civilian property as being damaged in the strikes.

All of the sources that reported on the strikes attributed them to Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafar Nubul (كفرنبل), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.849444, 38.553333. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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 (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Caption translation: Russian criminal aviation bombs the eastern district of kafrnbil, causing damage to civilian property (Image posted by @william33796209)
  • Caption translation: Russian criminal aviation bombs the eastern district of kafrnbil, causing damage to civilian property (Image posted by @william33796209)
  • Caption translation: The Russian terrorist warplanes bomb the city of Kafr Nabl with high-explosive air strikes (Image posted by @ramiswidfree)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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 (9) [ collapse]