(Previous Incident Codes: R4255RS4498)

Up to one civilian was reportedly injured due to alleged Russian airstrikes or artillery shells on the village of Qastoun in the Al-Ghab plain northwest of Hama on March 1st 2020 according to Local sources.

A local source named “Smart news” initially reported that one civilian was injured due to Russian airstrikes on the village of Qastoun based on information from activists. However, SCD southern-syria inspected the area in the outskirts of the village and said that the damage was material. The civil defense team in the northern Al-Ghab sector secured the places affected by the alleged warplane raids, and artillery shells and made sure that there were no casualties.

Two of the sources that reported on the incident, Smart News and Syria Screen, attributed the strikes to Russia while the other sources did not mention who was responsible.