Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS4461

Incident date

February 18, 2020

Location

دار عزة, Dar Ezza, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian was reported killed and up to five others were injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery shelling on Dar Eza in Aleppo, Syria on February 18th, 2020 according to local sources.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that attack targeted a vegetables market in the city, which led to the killing of a civilian. The attack also led to partially destroying many shops of the market.

A tweet from @fawaz_jwaid referred to the two civilians that were injured as being “displaced persons”.

According to the Local Coordination Committee of Syria, at 14:42, the regime forces launched artillery shelling that resulted in damage to the market mosque and the popular vegetable market and the death of Taleh from the village of Al-Tamoura and five civilians wounded. The Violations Documentation Center reported a similar casualty toll of one civilian killed and five others injured.

Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime were responsible for the airstrikes and/or artillery strikes.

The incident occured at 14:42:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Taleh
Age unknown from the village of Al-Tamoura killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • White Helmets inspect the damage from airstrikes on the city of Darat Azza on February 18, 2020. (Image posted by @fawaz_jwaid)
  • White Helmets at the scene of airstrikes on the city of Darat Azza on February 18, 2020. (Image posted by @mohmad_rasheed)
  • Airstrikes on the city of Darat Azza on February 18, 2020. (Image posted by Kobanig via Facebook)
  • White Helmets help a civilian injured in airstrikes on the city of Darat Azza on February 18, 2020. (Image posted by Mohammad via Facebook)

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

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (17) [ collapse]