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Incident Code

R4456

Incident date

Location

الباره, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A woman was injured in an alleged missile strike by Russian or Syrian regime forces in the Al Bara district in Jabal Al Zawiya in southern Idlib on August 6th, 2022.

The woman’s injuries were not specified though @RadioAlKul tweeted that she was “slightly injured” whereas all other sources reported that she was injured without further elaboration. The Syrian Civilian Defence also posted that a fire broke out in a civilian household as a result of the strike but did not specify whether it was the woman’s house.

@​​AlkneterOthman and @ZaitunAgency reported that the artillery shells were launched by “pro-Assad forces” and the Syrian Civilian Defence noted that Russia and the Assad regime were responsible for the strike.

The incident took place at some point during the day as the photographic evidence showed that it was daylight outside. It occurred in Al Bara in the countryside in southern Idlib.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • One woman was injured in a contested Russian and Syrian regime artillery strike on August 6th 2022 in Al Bara (Image via SCD / Facebook)
  • One woman was injured in a contested Russian and Syrian regime artillery strike on August 6th 2022 in Al Bara (Image via SCD / Facebook)
  • One woman was injured in a contested Russian and Syrian regime artillery strike on August 6th 2022 in Al Bara (Image via SCD / Facebook)
  • One woman was injured in a contested Russian and Syrian regime artillery strike on August 6th 2022 in Al Bara (Image via SCD / Facebook)
  • Syrian regime or Russian missile attack in Al Bara on August 6th 2022 reportedly left one woman injured (Image via @anasanas82 / Twitter)
  • One woman was allegedly injured after a Russian or Syrian regime strike on August 6th 2022 in Al Bara (Image via @ezaldeen_98 / Twitter)

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
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4412

Incident date

November 11, 2021

Location

أطراف معرة مصرين, vicinity of Ma'aret Misrin, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.967885, 36.647919 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least five civilians, including three children and a woman, were killed and six others, including two children, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on a home for displaced people in Ma’aret Misrin on November 11, 2021.

According to the Syrian Civil Defense, five civilians, including three children and a woman, were killed and 6 others, most of them from one family, were wounded in Russian strikes on a poultry farm where displaced people were living. They specify that the victims were “a man, his wife, his children and his nephew” and included images of a woman they identify as 69 year old Saada, who lost her son and grandchildren in the bombing.

Syrian Network for Human Rights provided the names of the children killed: Marwah, Asaad, and Hasan Yahya Khader. Their parents were also killed in the strikes. However, according to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, only two of the children are siblings and the other child is their cousin. The family was identified as being displaced from al-Yarmoug village.

A Facebook post from Al Karma Camp identified the names and ages of all of the people killed: Yehia Khader – 21 years old, Sidra – his wife, 20 years, Asaad Khader two years, Marwa Khader one year, Hassan 8 years old

@SAMS_Arabic reported that two children with injuries were taken to Idlib Central Hospital for treatment.The medical staff provided first aid, including “dressing wounds, stopping bleeding, and fixing fractures” inspite of the fact that the facilities have been facing the challenge of treating COVID patients as well.

Shaam News identified children among the wounded and pointed out that the air raids struck buildings housing displaced people from the village of Al-Barqum who live in the farm and farmhouse as shelter. Step News Agency also referred to the area affected as being the Al-Masroor area in the vicinity of Ma’aret Misrin.

Volunteer “Mulham Sawan”, one of the Syrian Civil Defense respondents to the massacre, said of one of the child victims of the strikes that “when I held him in my hands, he was like a little angel, I was trying not to see his eyes, I was afraid of his looks asking me why this happened, I started thinking about his father, mother and brother who were also victims of the massacre.”

The consensus among sources was that Russian forces were responsible for the airstrikes. Step News Agency pointed out that Russian planes continued to fly over the area even as the White Helmets were sorting through the rubble for the victims of the strikes. A tweet from @MasarPressNet also identified vacuum missiles as being used in the bombing.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Family members (5)

Marwah
1 years old killed
Asaad
2 years old killed
Hasan Yahya Khader
8 years old killed
Sidra
20 years old female killed
Yehia Khader
21 years old male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (3 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • 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 (55) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (60) [ collapse]

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    White Helmet volunteer with the body of a child killed in strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • White Helmet volunteers search for the bodies of the victims of strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • White Helmet volunteers search for the bodies of the victims of strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • White Helmet volunteers with rescue equipment searching for the victims of strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • White Helmet volunteers search for the bodies of the victims of strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • White Helmet volunteer amongst the rubble from strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • White Helmet volunteer with the body of a child killed in strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • White Helmet volunteer amongst the rubble from strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • 69-year-old Saada, who lost her son and her grandchildren in alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • 69-year-old Saada, who lost her son and her grandchildren in alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • 69-year-old Saada, who lost her son and her grandchildren in alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • 69-year-old Saada, who lost her son and her grandchildren in alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • A White Helmet volunteer holds the body of a child killed in strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • "Pictures of the destruction left by the Russian occupation aircraft, by bombing poultry houses and homes for civilians north of Idlib" (Image posted by Shaam News)
  • "Pictures of the destruction left by the Russian occupation aircraft, by bombing poultry houses and homes for civilians north of Idlib" (Image posted by Shaam News)
  • "Pictures of the destruction left by the Russian occupation aircraft, by bombing poultry houses and homes for civilians north of Idlib" (Image posted by Shaam News)
  • "Pictures of the destruction left by the Russian occupation aircraft, by bombing poultry houses and homes for civilians north of Idlib" (Image posted by Shaam News)
  • White Helmets sort through rubble caused by alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Family members of the victims killed by alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • White Helmets sort through rubble caused by alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Collapsed building caused by alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Collapsed building caused by alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • White Helmets sort through rubble caused by alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • White Helmets sort through rubble caused by alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Collapsed building caused by alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • Collapsed building caused by alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • SNHR exclusive photo shows damage to the poultry barn and the surrounding area.
  • SNHR exclusive photo shows Civil Defense personnel retrieving the body of one of the victims killed in the massacre
  • One of the victims of the alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by @EyadHoms20)
  • Dust and smoke rise over Maarat Misrin following strikes carried out by alleged Russian planes on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by @freeehsem)
  • Dust and smoke rise over Maarat Misrin following strikes carried out by alleged Russian planes on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by @freeehsem)
  • The last child to be pulled out of the rubble and the White Helmet volunteer that found him after he was killed by alleged Russian strikes on the outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by @alhor_7)
  • First aid teams treat a child injured in alleged Russian strikes on he outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by @SAMS_Arabic)
  • First aid teams treat a person injured in alleged Russian strikes on he outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by @SAMS_Arabic)
  • First aid teams treat a person injured in alleged Russian strikes on he outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by @SAMS_Arabic)

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    Child killed in alleged Russian strikes on he outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by @dulama_1)
  • The body of a child killed in alleged Russian strikes on he outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by @TvIdlib)
  • The body of an "unidentified" child who was killed by Russian air strikes, Sams Hospital - Maarat Misrin, November 11, 2021 (Izz al-Din Zakour - Al-Souria.net)
  • Russian aerial bombardment in the vicinity of Idlib city, November 11, 2021 (Al-Suriya.net)
  • Russian aerial bombardment in the vicinity of Idlib city, November 11, 2021 (Al-Suriya.net)
  • The body of an “unidentified” child who was killed by Russian air strikes, Sams Hospital - Maarrat Misrin, November 11, 2021 (Al-Suriya.net)
  • A man injured in Russian airstrikes in the vicinity of Idlib city, November 11, 2021 (Al-Suriya.net)

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    Victims of the alleged Russian strikes on he outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by @SAMS_Arabic)

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    Woman killed in alleged Russian strikes on he outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Idlib Health Directorate - Forensic Medicine)

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    Child killed in alleged Russian strikes on he outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Idlib Health Directorate - Forensic Medicine)

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    Child killed in alleged Russian strikes on he outskirts of the city of Maarat Misrin on November 11, 2021. (Image posted by Idlib Health Directorate - Forensic Medicine)

Geolocation notes (3) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a poultry farm in the vicinity of Ma’aret Misrin (مَعَرَّةُ مِصْرِينَ). Analyzing visual material from sources, we have narrowed down the location to these exact coordinates: 35.967885, 36.647919.

  • Reports of the incident mention a poultry farm in the vicinity of Ma’aret Misrin (مَعَرَّةُ مِصْرِينَ).

    Imagery:
    Google Earth

  • Tagged visual material from sources.

    Imagery:
    Omar haj kadour

  • Tagged visual material from sources.

    Imagery:
    Omar haj kadour

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
    5
  • (3 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • 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 (55) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4413

Incident date

November 14, 2021

Location

تفتناز, Taftanaz, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.9976603, 36.7856598 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two to four people were injured as a result of artillery sheling by the Syrian regime or Russian forces in Taftanaz, east of Idlib on Novemebr 14th 2021.  Local sources reported that this attack was with Krasnopol missiles.

Three of those injured were possibly employed by or members of the police force as local sources including the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the shelling targeted a police station “affiliated with the Salvation Government” which led to the injury of three members of the police station.

A source on Twitter, @NidalAbdulmonem, reported that “a drone is flying above the targeted site, giving coordinates to shell again” and than that there was another round of sheling, followed by a third round on the same location.

A Zaman Al-Wasl news reporter added that “the shells caused widespread destruction in civilian homes, amid intense flight of Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance planes.”

The incident occured in the evening.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (29) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • "#Taftanaz east #Idlib now Krasnopol laser-guided shells target the town"
  • SCD posted on Facebook after a shelling in Taftanaz, on the evening on November 14th 2021. (Image via Facebook).
  • "Another shell now", @bakdash19 reported on Twitter on November 14th 2021.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Taftanaz (تفتناز), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.9976603, 36.7856598. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (29) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4414

Incident date

November 15, 2021

Location

كفرنوان , Kafr Noran, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.081116, 36.829799 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least two civilians, a child and his mother, were killed and four to five others, including three to four other children and a man, were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery shelling of the village of Kafar Noran on November 15, 2021.

According to Hasakah News, a woman and her child were killed and four other of her children and her husband were injured in artillery shelling on a home in Kafar Noran. The correspondent for Step Agency added that the injuries were various degrees of severity and that the Syrian regime was responsible for the shelling.

Syrian Civil Defense also identified two people, a woman and a child, as being killed but put the number of injured at four, her children and her husband.

A tweet from @Ahmadmuaffaq provided the name of the young child killed: Muhammad Baha Khaled Darwish. A Facebook post from Mn.baladi also added the name of Muhammad’s mother who was killed: Umm Khaled Adnan Khaled.

Enab Baladi pointed out that Civil Defense volunteers transported the injured to the hospital and pulled out those killed from under the rubble.

Shaam News reported that following the strikes on Kafar Noran, “the rebel factions responded by targeting the strongholds of Assad’s forces in the town of Miznaz with artillery shells.”

Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the artillery shelling, with Zaman Al Wasl blaming the regime forces stationed in Kafr Halab while @IdlibPlus attributed the bombing to the regime and Russia and @jabha_sy pointed to Iranian militias. The Syrian Civil Defense identified laser-guided Krasnopol shells as being used in the attack

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Umm Khaled Adnan Khaled ام خالد عدنان خالد
female killed
Muhammad Baha Khaled Darwish محمد بهاء الدين
Child male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • 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 attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (36) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (22) [ collapse]

  • One of the victims of the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by HASAKAH NEWS)
  • One of the victims of the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Network for Human Rights)

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    Very graphic image of Muhammad Baha Khaled Darwish, killed from the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by Macro Media Center)
  • One of the victims of the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • Doctors treat the victims of the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by @aa_arabic)
  • Doctors treat the victims of the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by @aa_arabic)
  • Doctors treat the victims of the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by @aa_arabic)
  • Doctors treat the victims of the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by @aa_arabic)

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    Very graphic image of Muhammad Baha Khaled Darwish, killed from the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by @abdalwhab761)
  • Damage caused by the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by @thiqanewsagency)
  • Damage caused by the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by @thiqanewsagency)
  • Damage caused by the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by @thiqanewsagency)
  • Damage caused by the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by @thiqanewsagency)
  • Injured victims of the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by @SAMS_Arabic)
  • Injured victims of the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by @SAMS_Arabic)
  • Injured victims of the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by @SAMS_Arabic)
  • Injured victims of the bombing of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by @SAMS_Arabic)
  • Shelling of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Shelling of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by Alarabiya)
  • Funeral for mother and son killed in Shelling of Kafar Noran on November 15th, 2021. (Image posted by Mn.baladi via Facebook)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Kafr Noran (كفرنوان), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.081116, 36.829799. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • 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 attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (36) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4415

Incident date

November 22, 2021

Location

قرية تلتيتا في جبل السماق في ريف ادلب الغربي , Tetita Village, Al Somaq Mountain, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

36.109888, 36.549981 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Russian airplanes targeted Jabal Al-Summaq or “Jabal Al-Druze” (as referenced to by residents from the Druze sect), in the western countryside of Idlib, allegedly killing two people and wounding up to seven others, with vacuum missiles, on Monday November 22nd 2021.

The correspondent for Step News Agency reported that “Russian warplanes bombed with high-explosive vacuum missiles the vicinity of Talita village in Jabal Al-Summaq, east of Kafr Takhari”. Step Agency added that the residents still live in their villages as the area has not been targeted for several years.

According to a Facebook user, Suwayda24, the two civilians were called Ayman al-Qudah and Ibrahim Najdo and they were described as “young”.

Apparently, the strikes targeted workers picking olives on agricultural land and seven of those workers were injured. Although Sham News reported that “the sources pointed out that the Russian warplanes targeted the outskirts of the aforementioned village with several air raids, terrifying the residents, and causing great panic to the residents of the area, as the raids affected an agriculturl road while two civilians were passing on a motorcycle, causing their deaths.”

The incident occured during the day.

The victims were named as:

Ayman al-Qudah
Adult male killed
Ibrahim Najdo
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7
  • 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.

Sources (36) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (10) [ collapse]

  • Two civilians were allegedly killed when a Russian airstrike hit the village of Talita in western Idlib on November 22nd 2021 (Image via MMS)
  • Two civilians were allegedly killed when a Russian airstrike hit the village of Talita in western Idlib on November 22nd 2021 (Image via MMS)
  • Two civilians were allegedly killed when a Russian airstrike hit the village of Talita in western Idlib on November 22nd 2021 (Image via MMS)
  • Syria Civil Defense posted a photo of the rescue operation including retrieving the bodies, after two civilians were reportedly killed by Russian airstrike on November 22nd 2021 (Image via SyriaCivilDefense / Facebook)
  • Two civilians were allegedly killed on the outskirts of Talita village by an alleged Russian airstrike on November 22nd 2021 (Image via @mahmoodtalha22 / Twitter)
  • Two civilians were killed by an alleged Russian airstrike on December 2nd 2021 (Image via @abo_aljod84 / Twitter)
  • Midani Soydaa posted a photo on Facebook of the alleged Russian airstrike which hit Talita village on November 22nd 2021.
  • Midani Soydaa posted a photo on Facebook of the alleged Russian airstrike which hit Talita village on November 22nd 2021.

Geolocation notes (3) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the outskirts of the village of Teltita (تلتيتا). Analyzing audio-visual material from sources, Airwars has narrowed down the location to these exact coordinates: 36.109888, 36.549981.

  • Reports of the incident mention the outskirts of the village of Teltita (تلتيتا).

    Imagery:
    Google Earth

  • Tagged visual material from sources.

    Imagery:
    @Loaealhaas00963

  • Tagged visual material from sources.

    Imagery:
    @pressrahhal1

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7
  • 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.

Sources (36) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4416

Incident date

November 23, 2021

Location

قرية جوزف, Josef Village, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.718706, 36.477021 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one civilian was injured in alleged Russian or regime shelling on Josef village on November 23, 2021.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, a civilian was seriously injured and a house was damaged in an attack on Josef village. An Al-Jisr reporter stated that the civilian was seriously injured.

Syrian Civil Defense also identified one civilian as being injured, adding that the volunteers took the injured person to a hospital for treatment and put out a small fire that was caused by the shelling.

Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the strikes, with @IdlibPlus and Syrian Civil Defense attributing the “laser-guided artillery shells” to both the regime and Russian forces while Alaraby and Nedaa Post blamed only the regime.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (22) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • A civilian was injured and a house was damaged in strikes on Josef village on November 23, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • A civilian was injured and a house was damaged in strikes on Josef village on November 23, 2021. (Image posted by Idlib Plus)
  • White Helmet volunteers rescue an injured volunteer after shelling on Josef village on November 23, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • Shelling on Josef village on November 23, 2021. (Image posted by @fattumabdulfat1)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Josef (قرية جوزف), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.718706, 36.477021. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (22) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4417

Incident date

November 24, 2021

Location

قرية عين لاروز, Ain Larouz village, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.687987, 36.445700 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between one and two civilians were killed and an unspecified number of others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime artillery shelling of the village of Ain Larouz on November 24, 2021.

The Nedaa Post correspondent reported the killing of two civilians after targeting the village of “Ain Larouz” in Jabal Al-Zawiya with “Krasnopol” laser missiles, while the civil defense teams worked for many hours to retrieve the dead and wounded from under the rubble.

Macro Media Center also mentioned that civilians were injured from the shelling by regime forces but did not specify how many. @hadikhraat put the death toll at one civilian killed and also blamed the regime forces.

Al-Tariq’s correspondent identified that the civilians that were wounded had sustained wounds of varying degrees of severity.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights referred to those killed as being “Turkestans”, adding that it was unknown whether they were fighters or their family members.

Hibr Press reported that in addition to the two people killed and others wounded, houses were destroyed and Baladi News also pointed out that a mosque was affected by the shelling. A Facebook post from Abo kotar described “extensive damage”.

Sources were conflicted as to whether the regime or Russian forces were responsible, with @ShamAlmagd1991 blaming Russia while @IdlibPlus identified the regime and North Press Agency specifically pointed to the regime forces stationed in the Jorin camp. Multiple sources pointed out that Krasnopol shells were used in the attack.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

Summary

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

Sources (28) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • The body of one of the victims of shelling on Ain Larouz village on November 24, 2021. (Image posted by @ShamAlmagd1991)
  • Civil Defense volunteers try to rescue one of the victims of shelling on Ain Larouz village on November 24, 2021. (Image posted by @ShamAlmagd1991)
  • Damage to buildings caused by shelling on Ain Larouz village on November 24, 2021. (Image posted by @MahliMurat)
  • Shelling on Ain Larouz village on November 24, 2021. (Image posted by Almayadeen)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Ain Larouz (عين لروز), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.687987, 36.445700. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (28) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4418

Incident date

November 25, 2021

Location

مجدليا, Majdalia, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.834700, 36.677311 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one civilian, a woman or a child, was killed and three to four others, including women and children, were injured in alleged Russian strikes on the village of Majdalia on November 25, 2021.

Baladi News correspondent in Idlib countryside said that a warplane of the Russian Air Force launched air strikes with high-explosive missiles on the vicinity of the village of “Majdalia” and that the bombing caused the death of a woman and the wounding of three others (seem to be referring to them as being women).

A tweet from @Worldarabsnews also reported that a woman was killed in the strikes and that several other civilians were injured, including children. @zaid__hassn put the number of injuries at four and referred to them as being “olive harvest workers”. A Facebook post by Idlib Urgent also mentioned that four were injured and were in critical condition.

Syrian Network for Human Rights provided the name of the civilian killed: Mrs. Amineh al Khaled. Alshamal Alsouri also mentioned the name of Amineh as being killed and added the names of three others injured: Azzam Raed Qanb, Muhammad Mustafa Qanb, Munir Raed Qanb.

Syrian Civil Defense reported that “Ahmad, 13 years old, was wounded by air strikes while picking olives with his relatives”, adding that he was still being treated for his wounds.

While some of the sources refer to a woman being killed, Facebook posts from Shahin Mohammad and others identify a female child as being killed and provided a graphic image of a child that was said to be Amineh al Khaled, killed in the incident.

@syria55s pointed out that the location of the strikes was a workshop where olive pickers were working, with other sources also referring to the location as agricultural land.

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

The incident occured at 12:00:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Azzam Raed Qanb
injured
Muhammad Mustafa Qanb
injured
Munir Raed Qanb
injured

The victims were named as:

Amineh al Khaled
Age unknown killed
Ahmad
13 years old injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (0–1 children0–1 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–4
  • 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 (37) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (12) [ collapse]

  • Strikes on the town of Majdalia on November 25, 2021. (Image posted by @yazansyri)
  • A martyr and a number of wounded, as a result of an air strike by the Russian occupation aircraft targeting a workshop working in olive harvest in the vicinity of the village of Majdalia in the eastern countryside of Idlib
  • Strikes on the town of Majdalia on November 25, 2021. (Image posted by Efrin via Facebook)
  • Strikes on the town of Majdalia on November 25, 2021. (Image posted by Efrin via Facebook)
  • Strikes on the town of Majdalia on November 25, 2021. (Image posted by Efrin via Facebook)
  • White Helmet volunteers responded to strikes on an olive grove in Majdalia on November 25, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • White Helmet volunteers responded to strikes on an olive grove in Majdalia on November 25, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • White Helmet volunteers responded to strikes on an olive grove in Majdalia on November 25, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • White Helmet volunteers responded to strikes on an olive grove in Majdalia on November 25, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Graphic image of a child, identified to be Amineh al Khaled, killed in alleged Russian strikes on Majdalia on November 25, 2021. (Image posted by Alshamal Alsouri via Facebook)
  • Ahmad, 13 years old, was wounded by air strikes while picking olives with his relatives on the outskirts of Ma’artba’i village, south of Idlib, last Thursday, November 25. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the outskirts of the village of Majdalia (مجدليا), as well as the neighbouring village of Ma’artba’i (معرطبعي). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Majdalia are: 35.834700, 36.677311. The generic coordinates for Ma’artba’i are: 35.822583, 36.658065.

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
  • (0–1 children0–1 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–4
  • 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 (37) [ collapse]