Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS4188

Incident date

November 22, 2019

Location

مرعيان, Mareyan, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A child and his father were reported killed, while his mother injured in an alleged Russian forces airstrike on Mareyan in Eastern Idlib, Syria on November 22nd, 2019.

The Syrian Human Rights Committee identified the names the two victims as Basel Hazarini and Talha Basel Hazarini (his son). The wife of Basel and mother of Talha, Maryam Omar Al-Khatib, was also reported to have been injured. Two airstrikes were reported JesrPress, and confirmed by other sources. According to a Save.idleeb Facebook post, the first airstrike occurred at 11:28 local time, and the second airstrike occurred at 11:41 local time. The second airstrike was reported to have resulted in the two civilian deaths.

According to the Step News Agency, “A man and a child were killed and a woman was injured on Friday [Nov 22nd] after Russian warplanes targeted the town of Mareyan in the southern countryside of Idlib with vacuum missiles.”

The Shaam News Network reported: “Local sources said that the Russian occupation aircraft targeted several missiles in the village of Marian, hit an apartment house, killing a man and one of his sons, and lifted his wife from the rubble alive.”

Baladi News reported that “A warplane of the Russian Air Force targeted civilian homes with two successive raids in the town of Mareyan in the southern countryside of Idlib, which led to the death of a man and his daughter and the injury of his wife to varying degrees.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Basel Hazarini باسل حزاريني
male killed
Talha Basel Hazarini طلحة باسل حزاريني
Child male killed
Maryam Omar Al-Khatib مريم عمر الخطيب
Age unknown female

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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 (32) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

  • A child and his dad killed, and his mother injured in the Russian airstrike on Mrayan in Idlib (via @ShahbaPress).
  • The child and his father killed in the airstrike (via Shaam).
  • Via MMC
  • Rubble after the airstrike, images are from @MoamenRawy on Twitter
  • Video of a woman being removed from the rubble after the airstrike.
  • Images of rescuers carrying bodies from the rubble after the airstrike.
  • Video of a crowd standing around rescuers digging through the rubble.

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
    2
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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 (32) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS397

Incident date

November 20, 2019

Location

قرنفل, Qaranfil, Raqqa, Syria

Geolocation

36.633611, 38.736667 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were reported killed and three others injured in an alleged Turkish drone attack on a vehicle including five civilians in Qaranfil village in Tal Abyad – Raqqa in Syria on November 20th, 2019, according to local sources.

The victims are all from the same family and moved to a hospital in Kobane.

The killed civilians were identified as Nîzam Mihemed Fetûh aged 20, and Haci Hemed Sali who is a cousin to Nazim, age unknown.

Nazim’s two sisters Rokistan Mihemed Fetûh aged 22 and Nîroz Mihemed Fetûh aged 25, in addition to Mohamed Mahmoud Fetûh were injured in the attack.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (5)

Nîzam Mihemed Fetûh
20 years old male killed
Rokistan Mihemed Fetûh
22 years old female injured
Nîroz Mihemed Fetûh
25 years old female injured
Haci Hemed Sali
killed
Mohamed Mahmoud Feto
male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (39) [ collapse]

  • Civilians killed and injured in an alleged Turkish strike on a vehicle of 5 civilians in Qurunful village in Syria on Nov 20th, 2019 (via ANHA)
  • Civilians killed and injured in an alleged Turkish strike on a vehicle of 5 civilians in Qurunful village in Syria on Nov 20th, 2019 (via ANHA)
  • Civilians killed and injured in an alleged Turkish strike on a vehicle of 5 civilians in Qurunful village in Syria on Nov 20th, 2019 (via ANHA)
  • An alleged Turkish strike on a vehicle of 5 civilians in Qurunful village in Syria on Nov 20th, 2019 (via ANHA)
  • An alleged Turkish strike on a vehicle of 5 civilians in Qurunful village in Syria on Nov 20th, 2019 (via ANHA)
  • An alleged Turkish strike on a vehicle of 5 civilians in Qurunful village in Syria on Nov 20th, 2019 (via ANHA)
  • Civilians killed and injured in an alleged Turkish strike on a vehicle of 5 civilians in Qurunful village in Syria on Nov 20th, 2019 (via ANHA)

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  • Aftermath of the attack (via ANHA)
  • Images from the funeral of the victims killed in an alleged Turkish attack (via ANHA)
  • Images from the funeral of the victims killed in an alleged Turkish attack (via ANHA)
  • Possibly one of the victims of the attack (via ANHA)
  • Possibly one or two victims of the attack (via ANHA)
  • Aftermath of the attack (via ANHA)
  • Aftermath of the attack (via ANHA)
  • Aftermath of the attack (via ANHA)
  • Aftermath of the attack (via ANHA)
  • Injuries of the attack (via ANHA)
  • Injuries of the attack (via ANHA)
  • Injuries of the attack (via ANHA)
  • Injuries of the attack (via ANHA)
  • Injuries of the attack (via ANHA)
  • Injuries of the attack (via ANHA)

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    One of the civilians killed in the attack (via SOHR)

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    One of the civilians killed in the attack (via SOHR)
  • One of the civilians injured in the attack (via SOHR)
  • One of the civilians injured in the attack (via SOHR)
  • One of the civilians injured in the attack (via SOHR)
  • One of the civilians injured in the attack (via SOHR)
  • Injured from the attack (via SOHR)
  • Aftermath of the attack (via SOHR)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Qaranfil (قرنفل) for which the generic coordinates are: 36.633611, 38.736667. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Incident Code

IRS003 RS4187

Incident date

November 20, 2019

Location

مخيم قاح, Qah refugee camp, near Syrian-Turkish border, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Between 16-30 civilians, including seven children and seven women, died and up to 54 others wounded in a first of its kind regarding severity attack on the Qah refugee camp carried out by Russian, regime or Iranian forces on November 20, 2019.

In a first of its kind attack between 16-30 civilians were killed and 12-46 civilians injured, including 11 children and 6 women. Allegedly unprecedented civilian harm occurred due to an alleged Russian cluster bomb strike conducted by Iranian armed forces or Syrian armed strike, targeting the Qah refugee camp in the de-escalation zone in Idlib, at 7:30 pm on November 20, 2019.

Ar Wikipedia reported on the attack, referring to it as the Qah massacre, stating that a targeted attack with a surface-to-surface missile carrying cluster bombs, targeted the IDP camp, which is north of Idlib, from a defence laboratory south of Aleppo.

Reports on civilian harm vary between 16-30 civilians killed and 12-46 injured, as 218 news states that around 15 civilians were killed and dozens were injured, but Xber news reported on 20 killed civilians and 15 wounded civilians.

Local sources posted pictures of major civilian harm, such as burn injuries of victims of the attack. Additionally, the attack destroyed dozens of tents and caused a fire increasing the material damage. Material damage was reported by Aljarezza reporting that: “ A tent with walls built of pumice stones, consisting of several rooms, flattened to the ground, scattering the rest of its contents, while its iron frame is still fixed. Only a green carpet and a red gas cylinder remained in place while everything around them burned. In another room, colourful clothes, scattered plastic bottles and a white wooden door.”

Step news informed that the civil defence team transported the injured civilians to the Latamna, Aqirbat and Bab al-Hawa hospitals.

It was reported by local sources that search and rescue teams were still looking for civilians, whilst the Ambulances brought the injured IDP´s to the hospitals.

According to Ar Wekipidia some injuries: ”cases were sent to Turkish hospitals while dealing with these simple cases on the ground”.

Idlib plus news published a statement stating:” Two massacres of civilians in Idlib leave 20 dead. Russian warplanes and Assad forces committed two massacres of civilians on Wednesday in the city of Ma’aret al-Nu’man and the camps of Qah, killing 20 people and injuring 46, most of them children.”

20 killed civilians have been identified through a variety of sources:

MMC identified twelve civilians as Nawara Mamoun Qaytum(Child, from Has), Hor Mamoun Qaytum (Child, from Hass), Maysa Nazir al-Yahya (Woman, from Has), Lamia Abboud (woman, from Kafr Zita), Rima Hassan Al-Diab (Child, from Kafr Zita), Yousef Jamal Asali (Child, from Al Rami), Jamal Mustafa Asali (Child, from Al Rami), Maha Hamza Asali (Child, from Al Rami), Jamal Ismail Asali (Child, from Al Rami), Ismail Jamal Asali (a man, from Al Rami), Sana Ahmed Moussa (woman, from Shanan), Diab Mounir (man, Qah).

Bawaba Hama managed to identify five more civilians killed in the attack through an activist. He named: Lamia Hassan Al-Diab and her daughter (from Kafr Zita), Abdo Abdel-Fattah (12), Zahra Abdel Sattar Qantar (40), Massa Hamida Al-Khaled (43) and Nouria Kadour (50), as civilians killed by the attack.

The collection of data through the sources mentioned above, 19 killed civilians have been identified. One can allege that all killed have thus been identified as SOHR news reported that: “number of casualties to 19, they are: 11 children, 6 citizen women and 2 men, all of whom were killed in Qah massacre at the border with Iskenderun”.

Furthermore, did local sources identify two further civilians: Hor Al-Ain (young girl) and her mother.

Lastly did the Justice organisation report on the death of two civilians in hospital, due to severe wounds. The baby Hamzra Musab al-Ibrahim died due to the wound on November 22, 2019. Abdul Karim al-Da´ef died in hospital on November 24, 2019.

Statements from residents of the IDP camp regarding the incident have been recorded and published by various sources.

Aljereeza published an interview with Abu Mahmoud, who was displaced seven years ago: After the evening prayer, we heard a loud explosion (…) I came to inspect my brother’s house to find the tent on fire.”

“My brother’s wife and daughter were martyred, while he sustained two shrapnel and burns all over his body,” His elderly mother is carrying his niece, Aisha, who survived the bombing, but the effects were on her face: a wound under her right eye that froze, while drops of blood dried on her soft hair.

A different civilian statement was published by France 24. He recounted that “we were staying up late at home and suddenly felt an explosion and shrapnel flew. There were wounded and dead.”

“When I got out of my house, I only saw this missile near the wall, and it damaged my agricultural tractor,” he says, while pointing to a missile hull behind him.” This is not a missile, it is a great misfortune,” he adds with emotion.

Several sources such as Enabbaladi and Syria TV highlight that a Russian cluster bomb called: Tochka 9M79” was used in the alleged attack. A weapon that was banned by the “Convention on Cluster Munitions”, which was signed by Russia but not by Syria. Enabbaladi news interviewed Enab Baladi who says that Russia manufactured the bombs and that the Assad regime owns the Russian built missiles and use them frequently.

The origin of the strike has been identified as a defence laboratory, with launch pads for the type of missile used, south of Aleppo near Azzan, around 70km away from the camp.

Sources on suspected attackers are in disagreement with each other. Step news and further local sources alleged that the Iranian military carried out the incident on the Iranian base. The Syrian Observation for Human Rights reported that regime forces carried out the attack, similarly to Xber News who alleged that Syrian regime forces conducted the attack on the camp.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Nawara Mamoun Qaytum
Child from Hass killed
Hor Mamoun Qaytum
Child female from Hass killed
Mother of Nawara Mamoun Qaytum and Hor Mamoun Qaytum
killed

Family members (6)

Yousef Jamal Asali
Child from Al Rami killed
Amal Mustafa Asali
Child from Al Rami killed
Maha Hamza Asali
Child from Al Rami killed
Jamal Ismail Asali
Child from Al Rami killed
Ismail Jamal Asali
Adult male from Al Rami killed
Hamza Musab al-Ibrahim
Child killed

Family members (2)

The wife of Hassan Al Diab
Adult female killed
Rima Hassan Al-Diab
Child female from Kafr Zita killed

The victims were named as:

Maysa Nazir al-Yahya
Adult female from Hass killed
Lamia Abboud
Adult female from Hass. May the wife of Hassan Al Diab killed
Sana Ahmed Moussa
Adult female killed
Diab Mounir
Adult male from Qah killed
Nouria Kaddour
50 years old female killed
Massa Hamida Al Khaled
43 years old female killed
Zahra Abdel Sattar Qentar
40 years old female killed
Abdo Abdel Fattah
12 years old male killed
Abdul Karim al-Da’ef
Child male Later died from his wounds. killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    16 – 30
  • (7 children7 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–54
  • 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 attackers
    Iranian Military, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (67) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (24) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of the alleged Iranian strike on Qah refugee camp, Nov 20th.
  • "Images of remnants of the rocket fired on a camp for displaced people in Qah, north of Idlib, near the Syrian-Turkish border"

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    Translation: "The number of martyrs in the massacre of Qah refugee camp increased to 12, including 7 children, 3 women and 30 injured in an untold toll, bringing the number of martyrs throughout Idlib on Wednesday to 20 civilians and 46 injured"
  • Footage from the aftermath of the strike.

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    Translation: "Some of the pictures of children who were killed by the bombing of Iranian militias on the camp".

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    Further footage of the aftermath of the strike.

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    Further footage of the aftermath of the strike.
  • "According to sources: Rockets originating from defense factories east of Aleppo hit Qah camp north of Idlib" (via SO4HR)
  • The White Helmets said "large fires" broke out in tents following the strike on Qah camp (via White Helmets)
  • Fires at Qah refugee camp following the Nov 20th strike (via EMC)
  • Fires at Qah refugee camp following the Nov 20th strike (via EMC)
  • Fires at Qah refugee camp following the Nov 20th strike (via EMC)
  • Fires at Qah refugee camp following the Nov 20th strike (via EMC)
  • The aftermath of an alleged regime strike on Qah camp, Nov 20th (via EMC)
  • The aftermath of an alleged regime strike on Qah camp, Nov 20th (via EMC)
  • The aftermath of an alleged regime strike on Qah camp, Nov 20th (via EMC)
  • Abdul Karim al-Da’ef (via White Helmets)
  • "Pictures of the remnants of the cluster missile launched by Iranian militias from Jabal Azzan in the southern countryside of Aleppo on a camp for the displaced in Qah" (Image posted by @mohmad_rasheed)
  • "Pictures of the remnants of the cluster missile launched by Iranian militias from Jabal Azzan in the southern countryside of Aleppo on a camp for the displaced in Qah" (Image posted by @mohmad_rasheed)
  • "Pictures of the remnants of the cluster missile launched by Iranian militias from Jabal Azzan in the southern countryside of Aleppo on a camp for the displaced in Qah" (Image posted by @mohmad_rasheed)

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    Child killed by strikes on Qah camp on November 20, 2019. (Image posted by @zakaria19972)
  • +18| Dead and wounded as a result of targeting Qah camp, north of Idlib, with a missile loaded with cluster missiles

Iranian Military Assessment:

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

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
    16 – 30
  • (7 children7 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–54
  • 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 attackers
    Iranian Military, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (67) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4185

Incident date

November 20, 2019

Location

جبالا , Jabala, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian, a man, was killed and one to two civilians, including a man, were injured in a suspected airstrike by the Russian Armed Forces in Jabala, Idlib on November 20, 2019.

Jesrpress stated that reportedly a man was killed and another civilian injured as a result of airstrikes conducted by the Russian Armed forces, targeting the town of Jabala, south of Idlib.

Shaam News reported that Russian warplanes and helicopters conducted several airstrikes, in addition to alleged heavy artillery and rocket shelling. As a result of the Airstrikes, Shaam News reported the death of one civilian and the injury of another.

@ShahbaPress referenced wounded “civilians” but did not specify how many.

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

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]

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
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4184

Incident date

November 20, 2019

Location

بابيلا,, Babila, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two men were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Babila in the southern countryside of Idlib on November 20, 2019.

HalabTodayTv stated that the two civilians were injured and that material was damaged, due to the alleged airstrike in Babila by the Russian Armed forces. Several local sources reported that civilian homes were damaged as a result of the attack.

Syria Civil Defence identified that the two civilians injured were men.

All of the sources attributed the strikes to Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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 (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • The White Helmets attend the scene of an alleged Russian airstrike on Babila, Nov 20th (via White Helmets)
  • Translation: "Civilians injured in Russian air raids on Babila town #إدلب "

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
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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 (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

LC248

Incident date

November 20, 2019

Location

منتزه هابي لاند بارك, HappyLand Park, Tripoli, Libya

Geolocation

32.807786, 13.255201 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Several civilians were allegedly injured by LNA artillery shelling on Ain Zara.

Libya Alahrar TV posted pictures of the aftermath, saying: “Photos showing some of the effects of the destruction of houses and their properties in the area of Ain Zara behind the areas of clashes due to the indiscriminate shelling of Hafter gunmen, which caused a number of injuries.”

The Field Medicine and Support Center (FSMC) also said that injuries occurred but did not provide an exact number.

Al Wasat said the incident took place near HappyLand Park.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Libyan National Army

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • Building allegedly damaged by LNA artillery on Ain Zara shelling on November 20, 2019 (via FMSC)
  • Another picture of the building allegedly damaged by LNA artillery on Ain Zara shelling on November 20, 2019 (via FMSC)
  • Picture of the impact of LNA artillery on Ain Zara shelling on November 20, 2019 (via FMSC)
  • Car allegedly damaged by LNA artillery on Ain Zara shelling on November 20, 2019 (via FMSC)
  • Another picture of the building allegedly damaged by LNA artillery on Ain Zara shelling on November 20, 2019 (via FMSC)
  • Vehicle allegedly damaged by LNA artillery on Ain Zara shelling on November 20, 2019 (via FMSC)
  • Another picture of a building allegedly damaged by LNA artillery on Ain Zara shelling on November 20, 2019 (via FMSC)
  • Another picture of the building allegedly damaged by LNA artillery on Ain Zara shelling on November 20, 2019 (via FMSC)
  • Vehicle with blood stains allegedly damaged by LNA artillery on Ain Zara shelling on November 20, 2019 (via FMSC)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of HappyLand Park (منتزه هابي لاند بارك) within Ain Zara (عين زارة) for which the generic coordinates are: 32.807786, 13.255201. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Libyan National Army Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Libyan National Army
  • Libyan National Army position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Libyan National Army

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4183

Incident date

November 20, 2019

Location

معرة النعمان, Maarat Nu’man, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Six civilians were killed in reported Russian airstrikes in the town of Maarat al Numan in southern Idlib on the evening of November 20th 2019. Multiple sources alleged that at least five casualties were members of the same family, including four children and their mother. The strikes occurred on “World Children’s Day”.

Between 11 and 24 people were also injured in the strikes, with sources reporting that at least three of those injured were children.

Rami Abdel Rahman, the director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said shortly after the event that he expected the death toll to rise given the severity of injuries sustained in the attack. As reported in news outlet Zaman Alwasi, “The Observatory added that more than one Russian warplane took turns bombing the targeted place with double raids, with the aim of killing the largest number of civilians and civil defense crews and rescue teams.

The Observatory confirmed an initial outcome of 6 dead, mostly children, a young man and a woman, and the injury of more than 16 others, most of them children. Civil defense teams are still trying to rescue and retrieve civilians who are still stuck under the rubble, noting that Russian warplanes are still flying over the region, escorted by a Russian reconnaissance plane.”

At least two sources shared reports from an AFP photographer, who “saw a paramedic pull the dusty corpse of a little girl out of the rubble and put [her] in an ambulance”. (France24).

The incident occured in the afternoon.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Mohamed Abdul Karim Basas
Child male killed
Khadijah Basas
Child female killed
Bilal Basas
Adult male killed

Family members (2)

Amina Qtiesh
Adult female killed
Mohammed Khader Qtiesh
Child male Named by MMC as Mohammed Khader Al-Homoud killed

The victims were named as:

Ibrahim al Hammoud
Child male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6
  • (4 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (53) [ collapse]

Media
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    The aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on Maarat al-Numan, Nov 20th.

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    A civilian victim of an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, Nov 20th (via Justice Organisation)

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    A child victim of an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, Nov 20th (via Justice Organisation)

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    A child victim of an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, Nov 20th (via Justice Organisation)

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    The aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Numan, Nov 20th (via MCC)

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    Two children killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Numan, Nov 20th (via MCC)

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    The aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Numan, Nov 20th (via MCC)
  • The aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Numan, Nov 20th (via MCC)
  • The aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Numan, Nov 20th (via MCC)
  • Smoke rises over Maarat al Numan, Nov 20th, following an alleged Russian airstrike (via MMC)

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    A dead child following an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, Nov 20th (via MMC)

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    A dead child following an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, Nov 20th (via MMC)
  • The White Helmets attend the scene of an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, Nov 20th (via White Helmets)
  • The White Helmets attend the scene of an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, Nov 20th (via White Helmets)
  • The White Helmets attend the scene of an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, Nov 20th (via White Helmets)

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    "An indefinite toll as a result of Russian warplanes"; the face of a child killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, November 20th 2019 (via @EyadHoms20)

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    An image of a child killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, November 20th 2019 (via @EyadHoms20)
  • "On the #InternationalChildren'sDay, the world is interested in calling for the promotion of children's rights and the advancement of their reality, but children in #Syria daily lose their most important right, which is the right to life" - A white helmet volunteer runs through the rubble of an alleged Russian airstrike in the city of Maarat al Numan on 20th November 2019 carrying a young child. Image via @EuroMedHRAr
  • Smoke rises over a residential area, reported via Facebook by Almaaralover to have been the result of alleged Russian airstrikes in Maarat al Numan on November 20th 2019.

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
    6
  • (4 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (53) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TI031

Incident date

November 19, 2019

Location

خانصور, Khanasor, Sinjar, Iraq

Geolocation

36.47777, 41.61138 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported that a Turkish drone attacked areas in Shingal region in Iraq on November 19th, 2019 causing deaths and injuries among civilians and YPG fighters.

@murad_ismael reported “Another Turkish airstrike today [Nov 19th] on town of Khanesor. Reportedly there are civilian victims which are yet to be confirmed.”

@ameddicleT added that “Turkish armed unmanned aerial vehicles bombed Khanasor town at noon”.

There is obvious ambiguity as to what the airstrike targeted and who got killed and injured. Some sources reported that the airstrike targeted the house of Elias Dero Hasan Dero, who is “member of the Democratic Party of #Ezidis in #Shingal and has no connection with the #PKK or #YPG.” according to Ezidipress. The same source also said that “close to Dero’s house is a base of the YPG, which was obviously the target of the #Turkish air strike.”

@fekerhoor said that the airstrike targeted “a Kia car carrying six Syrian fighters and Turks, while they were leaving the headquarters of YPG {Sinjar Protection Units}, in the Kansour district of Sinjar, west of Mosul, the Nineveh center.”

NRT said that five YPG fighters were injured in this incident. @xalfxalt tweeted that there have been casualties and deaths as a result of this attack, and so reported Kirkuknow saying that resulted in deaths and injuries among civilians. Dwarozh said the attack killed five people and injured one person without specifying whether they were civilians or not. From their side, Xinhua said that the attack “left 20 militiamen killed and wounded, the Iraqi military said.”

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (1)

Name unknown

Family members

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (25) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (16) [ collapse]

  • "Turkish warplanes bomb the Yazidi town of Khanasor in Sinjar." (via @Ezidi2).
  • "Turkish warplanes bomb the Yazidi town of Khanasor in Sinjar." (via @Ezidi2).
  • Elias Dero, a politician whose house was a target of the Turkish airstrike on Khanasor, Iraq on November 19th, 2019 (via Ezidipress)
  • Location of the Turkish airstrike on Khanasor (via Khanasor)
  • Targets of the Turkish airstrike in Khanasor, Iraq (via NRT).
  • Aftermath of the Turkish airstrike in Khanasor, Iraq (via NRT).
  • A car burned down due to Turkish airstrikes in Khana Sor, in the Sinune sub-district of Shingal Nov.19.2019. (via: Kirkuk Now)
  • Aftermath of the Turkish airstrike on Khansour in Iraq on Nove 19th, 2019 (via @anmab1121)
  • "Security sources in Sinjar district: Turkish warplanes bombed a headquarters of the Yazidi Sinjar Protection Units in the Khansour complex." (via @AdnanAwadh)
  • "Security sources in Sinjar district: Turkish warplanes bombed a headquarters of the Yazidi Sinjar Protection Units in the Khansour complex." (via @AdnanAwadh)
  • "Turkish air strikes on a headquarters of the Shankal resistance units in the Khansour compound, northwest of Sinjar district." (via@aamerbabeer)
  • "Turkish air strikes on a headquarters of the Shankal resistance units in the Khansour compound, northwest of Sinjar district." (via@aamerbabeer)
  • "Turkish planes bombed the site Pkk targeting the house (Elias Deru) in the Khansour complex of Sunoon district, I hope without human losses .. 19/11/2019." (via @khalidqa20011).
  • Alleged Turkish airstrike hit the house of Ezidi politician Elias Dero in the city #Khanasor, Nov 19th, 2019 (via @Welatpa00428651)
  • Car hit by a Turkish airstrike on in Iraq on Nov 19th, 2019 (via Sotkurdistan).

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Khanasor (خانصور), for which the generic coordinates are:36.47777, 41.61138. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (25) [ collapse]