Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

R4524

Incident date

July 4, 2023

Location

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

Between four and five civilians, including four children, were injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that four children were injured to varying degrees by regime shelling, coinciding with the flight of Russian reconnaissance aircraft, on the outskirts of the city of Darat Izza. The Syrian Human Rights Committee added that two of the children were injured seriously and @iyadhomse stated that all four children were from the same family.

According to Baladi News, five civilians were wounded, most of them children, by the shelling.

@Son0fAleppo tweeted the names of three of the children injured: Zahraa Tasho, Oday Tasho, Sondos Tasho. The @SyriaCivilDefe referred to Zahraa and Sondos as cousins, adding that they were playing in front of their house when they were injured by the shelling.

The majority of sources reported that the shelling was carried out by the Syrian regime. However, the @SyriaCivilDefe attributed the shelling to the Syrian regime and Russian forces.

A video posted by @idleb_online shows “Syrian” artillery being fired, and refers to “targeting terrorist sites in the city of Darat Izza” with no mention of casualties. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that the shelling occurred in residential neighborhood and near a school

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Zahraa Tasho زهرة طشو
Child injured
Oday Tasho عدي طشو
Child injured
Sondos Tasho سندس طشو
Child injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–5
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Media
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  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by Daret ezza media via Facebook)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by Daret ezza media via Facebook)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by Daret ezza media via Facebook)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by Daret ezza media via Facebook)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by Daret ezza media via Facebook)
  • Shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @Step_Agency)
  • Shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @Step_Agency)
  • Damage caused by shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Damage caused by shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @MMCSYR)
  • The first moments of aiding four injured children from one family, including a very critical condition due to the bombing of the external #Russian and #Iranian occupation on the western countryside
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @RaedAlSaleh3)
  • Syrian artillerymen 🇸🇾 target terrorist sites in the city of Darat Izza, west of #Aleppo
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by the Syrian Human Rights Committee)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • White Helmets respond to alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • White Helmets respond to alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • White Helmets respond to alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • The first moments of our teams' response to artillery shelling by the Russian regime forces targeting residential neighborhoods and near a school in the city of Darat Izza, west of #Aleppo, today, Tuesday, July 4, which resulted in the injury of 4 children from one family, two of whom are in critical condition.

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 status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–5
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (23) [ collapse]