Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS429

Incident date

January 21, 2016

Location

الخريطة, Al Khareeta, Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Geolocation

34.70014, 40.79364 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Seven civilians including one woman and four children were killed and dozens more injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Al Khareeta, according to local sources.

Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that five died (one man and four children) when Russian warplanes struck the village.

All4Syria, also said a family of five died in several Russian raids. The report named the victims as “the family of ‘Mohammed Hamadial Abeed Al Ghadir‘” and said that three children died as well as the mother and father, “in additional to another person“. Dozens were also said to have been wounded.

LCCSY also reported five dead, including four children, in “several Russian airstrikes“.

Deir Ezzor24, blamed Russia for this strike, but added “it is worth mentioning that the Regime airforce and the Russian air force have launched dozens of air raids on the countryside of Deir Ezzor during the last few days“.

At 0’38” in a video published by Al Jisr TV, it says that five people died – “most of them children” – though it did not identify the warplanes responsible.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at six, including one woman and three children, but did not say who the “warplanes” responsible belonged to.

Dae’m News Network said that “warplanes” targeted a field hospital belonging to Daesh in Al Khareeta, destroying it and killing five terrorists inside, but they did not mention civilian casualties.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

Mohammad Hmadi al-Obeid
Adult male killed
Son of Mohammad Hmadi al-Obeid 1
Child male killed
Son of Mohammad Hmadi al-Obeid 2 
Child male killed
Son of Mohammad Hmadi al-Obeid 3 
Child male killed

Family members (2)

Hsain al-Naser
Adult male killed
Wife of Hsain al-Naser
Adult female killed

The victims were named as:

Qassem Mohammad Al Hammadi 
Child male listed as having died from wounds sustained in this strike killed

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7
  • (4 children1 woman2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

No Russian reports were published for January 21st 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7
  • (4 children1 woman2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS427

Incident date

January 20, 2016

Location

شقرة, Shaqra, Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Geolocation

35.3917089, 40.1224566 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between six and eight civilians were killed when Russian warplanes allegedly targeted a funeral following a previous airstrike on Shaqra on January 20th.

Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that on the first incident in Shaqra on this day (listed above) in which “Fayez Al Shokan, five members of the Al Hayess family, Khaled Al Fadila, Firas Thabet Al Zarra’a and Mohammad Al Ka’oud” died when a house in mourning was targeted. They go on to say that while the family were burying these victims, “Russian planes targeted the funeral procession killing Muhannad Al Ali Saleh”.

According to the Shaam News Network, following the strike on the house of in mourning, “Russian aviation came back and targeted a funeral killing and wounding more people, the numbers of those are not yet known.”

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said six died.

Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that at least eight non-combatants died and 15 were injured in a raid by “suspected Russian warplanes” who “launched 4 rockets on a mourning location“.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Muhannad Al Ali Saleh
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 8
  • Civilians reported injured
    15
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

In its report for military actions on January 20 2016, the Kremlin reports carrying out strikes in Deir ez-Zor governorate: “In the course of the last day, aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 16 combat sorties engaging 57 objects of terrorists’ infrastructure.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 8
  • Civilians reported injured
    15
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS428

Incident date

January 20, 2016

Location

البيضاء, Al Bayda, Latakia, Syria

Geolocation

35.62018, 36.17117 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was killed and several others injured in an airstrikes on Al Bayda, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime were responsible.

According to the Shaam News Network, this was the work of Russia.

Syria News Desk reported testimony from a villager, Omar Malawi: “The Russian air force targeted the AlBaydaa village with four raids. One of them hit the village mosque, killing one person and injuring others while performing the Maghrib prayer“. The source added that buildings were destroyed and fires broke out in civilian homes and cars.

The report added: “The source confirmed it was the first time that the village near the Turkish border was  bombed since the beginning of the protests in Syria, both from the Russian airline or Regime forces, pointing out that it was one of the peaceful villages that have received hundreds of displaced families from different parts of the countryside of Latakia.”

Step Agency also reported that “several” civilians died and were wounded in Russian strikes.

According to Al A’an TV, however, the regime was responsible for bombing “a mosque in Mount Turkmens” and killing a civilian. They added that artillery shells continued to fall near the border with Tiurkish villages.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

No Russian reports were published for January 21st 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS425

Incident date

January 20, 2016

Location

حزانو, Hazana, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

36.08965, 36.71404 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Eight civilians including four children were killed and 20 injured in an airstrike on the town of Hazana, according to multiple sources. While most sources blamed Russia for the attack, the Syrian Network for Human Rights said that it was committed by the Assad regime, while British Foreign Office told the Telegraph that they could not be certain whether Russia or the regime were responsible.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that seven non-combatants including three children died and about 20 others were injured when suspected Russian warplanes bombed areas of Hazana. They added that the death toll was expected to rise as some people were in a critical condition.

According to the Shaam News Network, five were killed, including a child, with more wounded, when Russian warplanes targeted residential buildings with two highly explosive missiles, leading to extensive destruction.

At 1.06 in a video published by Al Jisr, they put the death toll at five, including one child, saying that the victims died when Russia targeted the village with vacuum bombs.

But the Syrian Network for Human Rights said that six people including three children were killed when regime warplanes fired missiles on the town.

The London-based Telegraph newspaper published an article in which they reported that the strike was on a British-funded bakery “designed to help 18,000 Syrians“, adding that the raid on Hazana came hours before the DFID-funded facility was due to open. They put the death toll at eight, including three children. The report stated that Russia was responsible for the raid, but went on the quote the UK Foreign Office, who said “there could not be complete certainty as to whether Russian or Syrian warplanes had carried out the raid on Jan 20, but Britain held the Kremlin responsible for a series of indiscriminate strikes.”

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (5)

Mohammad Hijazi Saleh
Adult male killed
Leen Firas Saleh
Child female killed
Nour Firas Saleh 
Child female killed
Ahmad Firas Saleh 
Child male killed
Yehya Mohammad Yehya Saleh 
Child male killed

The victims were named as:

Ahmad Ismaeil al-Ali
Adult male killed
Moetaz Imad Khateeb 
Adult male killed
Sate Badleh
Adult was listed under Maarat Misreen but it says he was killed in Hazana killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8
  • (4 children4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    20
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    The aftermath of the alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raids on Hazana. Footage shows a man pulling a small child out of the rubble and carrying it to the ambulance. (via, Kamal Dabas)
  • A news Bulletin reporting on the alleged Russian and Syrian Regime airstrike in Hazana. (via, Al Jisir TV)
  • The aftermath of an alleged airstike on Hazana. (via, SNN)
  • Showing vehicles destroyed by the alleged airstrike in Hazana. (via, SNN)
  • Image capturing the exact moment the alleged airstrike fell. (via, SNN)
  • Civilian homes destroyed by the alleged airstrikes on Hazana, 20th January 2016. (via, SNN)
  • Civilians attempting to clear up the rubble in the aftermath of the incident. (via, SNN)
  • The aftermath of the incident on Hazana on 20th January 2016. (via, SNN)
  • A civilian covered in dust after being trapped under the rubble in Hazana. (via, SNN)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

In its report for military actions on January 20 2016, the says “In the course of the last 24 hours, aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces have performed 82 combat sorties engaging 204 terrorist objects in Syria“, but makes no mention of carrying out strikes in Idlib governorate.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8
  • (4 children4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    20
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS426

Incident date

January 20, 2016

Location

قورقانيا, Qorgania, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

36.1389838, 36.6121101 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One woman was killed and dozens more injured in a strike on the village of Qorgania, according to local sources. While the majority of the reports allege that Russia was responsible, another does not identify the culprits, while one source alleges that this was an attack by the Assad regime.

Korkania al Hadath said that “warplanes” targeted Qorgania, killing one woman and leaving dozens injured – though the source did not identify the planes.

Syrian Press Centre reported two Russian raids on the village, leading to a number of critically injured victims, though they said it was still unclear how many had died.

Qasioun news agency also put the death toll and one with seven others injured by “Russian warplanes“.

Fresh Syria said: “a lady was killed  and seven others wounded as a result of the targeting of Mount Qurqania  in the countryside of Idlib, with vacuum missiles by Russian aggression this afternoon.”

However, according to Radio al Kul the strikes were carried out by the regime, resulting in one death and a number of others wounded.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Khadija Mostafa Saeid Bro 
Adult female was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike. The VDC does not say in this listing where she was killed but states that she is from Qorgani, However, in a VDC listing in Arabic which names her, the notes under this post someone asks if the raid Khadija died in was in Qorgania or in Hazano, and Mohamad Hijazi, who says that he spoke to the family,  confirms that it was a raid on Qorgania. killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7–24
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

In its report for military actions on January 20 2016, the Kremlin says “in the course of the last day, aircraft of Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria performed 16 combat sorties engaging 57 objects of terrorists’ infrastructure,” but makes no mention of carrying out strikes in Idlib governorate.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7–24
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS423

Incident date

January 20, 2016

Location

الحصان, Al Hissan, Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Geolocation

35.4008045, 40.1184654 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between five and seven civilians including two children died in an alleged Russian strike on Al Hissan, according to local sources.

Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported on “more than 20 strikes on the western countryside of Deir Ezzor“, which included details on an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Hissan.

Deir Ezzor24 said that strikes on both Hussainiya (see above) and Al Hissan were carried out by Russia. 

At 0.20 – .030 in a video published by Al Jisr Satellite Channel they said: “Russian air force conducted raids on the village of alHussayniah, Hussan and el Gneinah in the western countryside of Deir el Zour which resulted in civilian martyrs and wounded.”

Media activist “Saad al-Dairi” told Al A’an TV that Russian warplanes carried out raids in neighborhoods of Deir ez-Zor on Jan 20th, including a strike on Al Hissan in which two civilians died.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Son of Hassan Al Kreidat 1
Child male named by Deir Ezzor killed
Son of Hassan Al Kreidat 2
Child male named by Deir Ezzor killed

The victims were named as:

Khaled Al Fadila
Age unknown named by Deir Ezzor killed
Mohammad Al Ka’awood
Age unknown male named by Deir Ezzor killed
Faress Thabet Al Zara’
Age unknown named by Deir Ezzor killed
Osama Al Hassoun
Age unknown named by Deir Ezzor killed
Fares Thabet El Zare’e
Age unknown named by Deir Ezzor killed
Mr. Osama Al Hassoun
Age unknown male named by Deir Ezzor killed
Fayez al-Shoukan
Age unknown named by LCCSY as killed by Russia killed
Firas Thabet al-Zaraa’
Age unknown named by LCCSY as killed by Russia killed
Khaled al-Fadilah
Age unknown named by LCCSY as killed by Russia killed
Muhammad al-Qaa’a
Age unknown male named by LCCSY as killed by Russia killed
Muhannad Saleh al-Ali
Age unknown male named by LCCSY as killed by Russia killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 7
  • (2 children)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • A news bulletin reporting on the alleged Russian raid which killed between 5 and 7 civilians. (via, Al Jisir TV)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

In its report for military actions on January 20 2016, the Kremlin reports carrying out strikes in Deir ez-Zor governorate: “In the course of the last day, aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 16 combat sorties engaging 57 objects of terrorists’ infrastructure.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 7
  • (2 children)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS424

Incident date

January 20, 2016

Location

شقرة, Shaqra, Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Geolocation

35.3917089, 40.1224566 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

An alleged Russian strike targeted a home where “condolences were being held“, according to SMO, killing eight civilians.

Al A’an TV said six died as a result of Russian strikes, while ANA Press also attributed the incident to Russia.

Four civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Shaqra, according to the Violations Documentation Centre.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (5)

Sons of al-Hayes family 1
Age unknown male named by Deir Ezzor 24 who said was killed by Russian warplanes killed
Sons of al-Hayes family 2
Age unknown male named by Deir Ezzor 24 who said was killed by Russian warplanes killed
Sons of al-Hayes family 3
Age unknown male named by Deir Ezzor 24 who said was killed by Russian warplanes killed
Sons of al-Hayes family 4
Age unknown male named by Deir Ezzor 24 who said was killed by Russian warplanes killed
Sons of al-Hayes family 5
Age unknown male named by Deir Ezzor 24 who said was killed by Russian warplanes killed

The victims were named as:

Fayez al-Shokan 
Adult male killed
Khaled al-Fadileh 
Adult killed
Firas Thabet al-Zare
Adult male killed
Mohammad al-Keoud
Adult male killed
Fayez Alshukan
Age unknown named by Deir Ezzor 24 who said was killed by Russian warplanes killed
Khaled Mahmud ElFadilah
Age unknown named by Deir Ezzor 24 who said was killed by Russian warplanes killed
Mohmad el Ga’oud
Age unknown named by Deir Ezzor 24 who said was killed by Russian warplanes killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 10
  • (4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

In its report for military actions on January 20 2016, the Kremlin reports carrying out strikes in Deir ez-Zor governorate: “In the course of the last day, aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 16 combat sorties engaging 57 objects of terrorists’ infrastructure.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 10
  • (4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS421

Incident date

January 20, 2016

Location

القصابية, Al Qassabiya, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.4654453, 36.4964532 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

The Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that at least four civilians including a girl and a woman died when “suspected Russian warplanes” fired two missiles on a school in the village of Al Qassabiya.

LCCSY said that four civilians from one family died as a result of Russian strikes in Al Qassabiya.

Syria2011 also named these victims – again blaming Russia.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

Ghassan Abdulwahab al-Abdullah
Adult male named by LCCSY killed
Wife of Ghassan Abdulwahab al-Abdullah
Adult female named by LCCSY killed
Adnan Ghassan Abdulwahab al-Abdullah
Child named by LCCSY killed
Aysha Ghassan Abdulwahab al-Abdullah
Child named by LCCSY killed

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (1 child1 woman1 man)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

In its report for military actions on January 20 2016, the Kremlin says “in the course of the last 24 hours, aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces have performed 82 combat sorties engaging 204 terrorist objects in Syria,” but makes no mention of carrying out strikes in Idlib.

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (1 child1 woman1 man)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]