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A Russian combat aircraft at Khmeimim airbase in Syria being prepared for action. (Russian Ministry of Defence)

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Incident Code

RS3624

Incident date

April 26, 2019

Location

العمقية, al Amqeya in Sahl Al Ghab, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

At least five civilians were killed and as many as dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Amqeya in Sahl Al Ghab in Hama on the night of April 26th, local media reported.

The lowest death count was given by Step New Agency at two civilians – though two sources named five fatalities. According to @yamama_sh22, “an entire family were under the rubble”, while @ibraheem890 reported “the martyrdom of an entire family”. Several sources reported the names of five fatalities. 17-year-old Taher Al Soua’an was among the victims.

The White Helmets reported that it had worked until dawn to retrieve victims. The highest death count was put at six by @alaraby_ar.

The Smart News Agency published an image of a house “destroyed on Saturday 27th April 2019, as a result of an aerial bombardment by Russia targeting the village”. Smart added that “Russian warplanes launched raids on residential areas in the village, killing five civilians and injuring two men and one woman, who were taken to a nearby hospital in the area.”

According to Syrian Mosaic’s correspondent in Hama, “Russian warplanes launched two double-rocket attacks on the houses of civilians in the village of Al Amqaya in Sahel of Al Ghab.”

All sources pointed to Russia as the responsible belligerent.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ahmed Khaled Al Taher أحمد خالد الطاهر
40 years old male killed
Yazan Akkawi يزن عكاوي
27 years old male killed
Fayeq Al Sheikh فايق الشيخ
40 years old killed
Diaa’ Ismail ضياء اسماعيل
19 years old killed
Taher Al Soua’an خالد طاهر السوعان
17 years old killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 6
  • (1 child4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–24
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (13) [ collapse]

  • Footage of the alleged Russian strike on al Amqeya in Sahl Al Ghab, April 26/27th.
  • Translation: 'Russian warplanes target the outskirts of the village of Al-Amqeya'
  • The White Helmets attend the scene of an alleged Russian airstrike on al Amqeya or Al'inakwi in Sahl Al Ghab, April 27th. (via White Helmets)
  • The White Helmets attend the scene of an alleged Russian airstrike on al Amqeya or Al'inakwi in Sahl Al Ghab, April 27th. (via White Helmets)
  • The White Helmets attend the scene of an alleged Russian airstrike on al Amqeya or Al'inakwi in Sahl Al Ghab, April 27th. (via White Helmets)
  • The White Helmets attend the scene of an alleged Russian airstrike on al Amqeya or Al'inakwi in Sahl Al Ghab, April 27th. (via White Helmets)
  • Rescue attempts following the alleged Russian strikes on al Amqeya in Sahl Al Ghab.
  • Destroyed civilian homes in al Amqeya in Sahl Al Ghab, following an alleged Russian airstrike, April 26th (via Syria Mosaic)
  • Destroyed civilian homes in al Amqeya in Sahl Al Ghab, following an alleged Russian airstrike, April 26th (via Syria Mosaic)
  • Destroyed civilian homes in al Amqeya in Sahl Al Ghab, following an alleged Russian airstrike, April 26th (via Syria Mosaic)
  • Wounded civilian in the hospital after alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Amqeya on April 26th, 2019 (via @OKKO5Lc4iNiZH6S).
  • Translation: "The death of martyrs and the occurrence of several casualties and missing under the rubble of night air raids by Russian warplanes on civilian houses in # Al-Amqyya and Ankawi in the countryside of Hama, midnight, the civil defense teams worked to evacuate the martyrs and transport the injured and secure the target sites and extinguish a fire in one of the houses as a result of raids" (Syrian Civil Defence).
  • Translation: "The victims of a new massacre in the village of # Al-Amqiya killed five martyrs and three wounded after the raids of Russian warplanes, midnight, the civil defense teams began the search and evacuation, which lasted until the early hours of dawn to finally be able to retrieve the body of another martyr at five in the morning because of the massive destruction of the place" (via Syrian Civil Defence).

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 – 6
  • (1 child4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–24
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3623

Incident date

April 26, 2019

Location

كفرنبل , Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Three civilians, reportedly two men and a baby girl, died and another five non-combatants were wounded in an airstrike on agricultural land between the town of Kafar Nabil and the village of Jbala in the southern suburb of Idlib, local media reported. Most sources blamed Russia, though there was also an allegation that the Assad regime had used barrels bombs on the location.

According to Halab Today TV, “three people were killed, including a girl, and five others were injured by Russian airstrikes targeting a house south of Kafar Nabil in rural Idlib. The correspondent said that the Russian aircraft launched a series of air raids on the outskirts of the village”.

Syrian Mosaic said that “according to private sources, the raid targeted the headquarters of one of the factions [the party was not named], which led to the death of two elements of the faction and the death of a girl, who was accompanied by her father to the place.”

However, @yyasaryyavuz tweeted an image of a Syrian Civil Defence volunteer holding the body of a baby and attributed her death to barrel bombs dropped by the regime.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • The White Helmets attend the scene of an airstrike on Kafar Nabil, April 26th (via White Helmets)
  • The White Helmets attend the scene of an airstrike on Kafar Nabil, April 26th (via White Helmets)
  • The White Helmets attend the scene of an airstrike on Kafar Nabil, April 26th (via White Helmets)

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    A baby girl is pulled from the ruins of buildings destroyed in an airstrike on Kafar Nabil, April 26th.

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    Translation: 'Murderer Assad and Iranian # Idlib continues to slaughter babies with barrel bombs. Maybe they're ashamed to look at this frame! Kafar Nabil'
  • Images showing the aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafar Nabil, April 26th (via @TRTArabi).
  • Translation: "Three martyrs, 'two men and a baby girl', and 5 civilian casualties, as a result of warplanes targeting civilian homes on the outskirts of the city of Kafr Nabl from the southern side this evening, the civil defense team worked to retrieve the martyrs and assist the wounded to nearby medical points" (via Syrian Civil Defence).

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    Syrian Civil Defence recovering the body of a baby girl after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafar Nabil, April 26th, 2019 (via @yyasaryyavuz).
  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer searching the rubble after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafar Nabil, April 26th, 2019 (via @TRTArabi).

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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3622

Incident date

April 26, 2019

Location

تل هواش, Tal Hawwash, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to seven civilians from two families died and eight more were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Tal Hawwash, according to sources on the ground. All sources but one alleged that Russia was to blame – though the Facebook page ‘Al Muoali Clan History ‘ pointed to the Assad regime.

JisrTV put the death toll at three: a  woman, man and a girl – but most sources said between five and seven people died.

Smart News Agency reported: “Houses were destroyed as a result of a Russian air bombardment Friday, April 26, 2019, targeting the village of Tal Hawwash north of Hama province in the centre of the country. Russian warplanes launched four raids on the village and the roads leading to it, killing five civilians, including a girl and two women and wounding at least six others, some of whom were left a serious condition.”

‘The Al Muoali clan history’ Facebook page was alone in blaming the regime. It reported  the deaths of  Mohammed Bahjet Al Salloum and Ahmad Ibrahim Al Ahmad, along with his mother and his sisters. According to this source, there were “six successive missile strikes on the village”.

Orient News added that “more than a dozen” other civilians were wounded.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Mohamed Bahjat Al Salloum محمد بهجت السلوم
21 years old male killed
Darizya Abdullah Al Salloum درزية عبدالله السلوم
55 years old female killed

Family members (5)

Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Ahmad أحمد إبراهيم الأحمد
18 years old male killed
Ghazal Ibrahim Al-Ahmad غزل إبراهيم الأحمد
16 years old female killed
Boudour Ibrahim Al Ahmad بدور إبراهيم الأحمد
35 years old female injured
Ibrahim Al-Ahmad ابراهيم الاحمد
35 years old male killed
Rehab Fawaz Al - Ahmad رحاب فواز الاحمد
32 years old female ' wife of Ibrahim' killed

The victims were named as:

Ghafer Ibrahim
Adult male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 7
  • (1–2 children3 women3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    8–12
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (35) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (21) [ collapse]

  • An alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Hawwash, April 26th (via LCCSY)
  • "Continuing raids by Russian warplanes on the village of Tel-Hawash in the north-western Hama countryside." (via Syria.liveuamap)
  • Alleged Russian raids hit Tal Hawwash, April 26th (via White Helmets)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Hawwash, April 26th (via White Helmets)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Hawwash, April 26th (via White Helmets)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Hawwash, April 26th (via White Helmets)
  • Destruction caused by an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Hawwash, April 267th (via Step)
  • Footage of alleged Russian airstrikes on Tal Hawwash, April 26th.
  • Translation: 'Russian warplanes targeting the village of Tal Hawwash in the northern suburb of Hama, with several air raids.'
  • Translation: 'Civilian casualties by aerial bombardment of the Russian occupation on Tel Hawaash in the countryside of Hama'
  • The aftermath of strikes on Tal Hawwash, April 26th. The reporter says that six houses were destroyed in the strike.
  • "Shelling of the Russian occupation aircraft on the outskirts of the village of "Tal Hawwash" in the northern suburbs of Hama", April 26th (via Ebaa)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Hawwash, April 26th (via Syria TV)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Hawwash, April 26th (via Syria TV)
  • Translation: "Two civilians were killed and a number of civilians were wounded in the village of Tal al-Hawash, in the village of northern Hama, as a result of the air raids carried out by the Russian occupation planes targeting residential areas inside the village" (via LCCSY).
  • Translation: "Three martyrs and eight wounded as an initial result of four airstrikes targeted the village of Tal Hawash, the civil defense teams immediately went to the place where I worked to retrieve the martyrs and the wounded" (via Syria Civil Defense).
  • Translation: "The effects of the destruction as a result of the Russian raids that targeted the village of Tal Hawwash north of Hama" (via Step News Agency).
  • Translation: "Terrifying minutes filled with the smell of death and fear. Five civilians were killed and eight others injured as a result of the targeting of the Russian warplanes to the village of Tal Hawwash in Hama countryside. Today, the civil defense teams evacuated one of the civilian casualties and delivered them to the hospital for treatment" (via Syrian Civil Defence).
  • Translation: "The Martyrdom of Mohammed Bahjet Al Salloum from the village of Tal Hawash. The impact of a raid from the Asadi Air Force which targeted the village with six successive missiles on the village. We ask Allah for patience and solace and improve the consolation of our cousins in the village of Tal Hawash" (via Al Muoali clan history).
  • Translation: "The martyrdom of Ahmad Ibrahim Al Ahmad with his mother and his sisters. The impact of a raid from the Asadi aircraft that targeted the village of Tal Hawash. We ask God for patience and solace and improve the consolation of our cousins in the village of Tal Hawash" (via Al Muoali clan history).
  • Ghafer Ibrahim was injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Tal Hawash on April 26th, 2019 (via Akram Al Ibrahim).

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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 7
  • (1–2 children3 women3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    8–12
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (35) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3621

Incident date

April 21–23, 2019

Location

بادية ريف ديرالزور الغربي, Badiyah of Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Airwars assessment

Local media reported that a child died of her injuries on April 25th after alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Badiyah (the desert) in the western Deir Ezzor countryside several days earlier.

@DeirEzzor24 tweeted: “The child Sumaya Saleh Al Bayram died of injuries she received several days ago in aerial bombardment by #Russia on the Badiyah of the western #DeirEzzor countryside.” Other sources, such as SyriaPC, also reported that the airstrike had taken place several days earlier, but none of the sources specified the date.

Jamal Mohammad wrote on Facebook that the girl died of a head injury.

All sources pointed to Russia as the responsible belligerent.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Sumaya Saleh Al-Bayram
Child killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Translation: "The child "Sumaya Saleh Al Bayram" died of injuries she received several days ago in aerial bombardment by #Russia on the badiyah of the western #DeirEzzor countryside" (via @DeirEzzor24).
  • Sumaya Saleh Al Bayram was killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Badiya (the desert) of Deir Ezzor between April 23rd and April 25th, 2019 (via @DeirEzzor24).

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 child)
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3620

Incident date

April 23, 2019

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikoun, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Shelling on residential neighbourhoods in Khan Sheikhoun killed nine named civilians and wounded as many as dozens more on April 23rd, 2019, local media reported. Up to 64 rocket and artillery shells were used in the raid, according to the Syrian Civil Defense.

While @abuhuzaifa_ reported an initial toll of five civilian fatalities but in a later post reported that the number had gone up to seven fatalities – and 12 wounded.

@ShahbaPress claimed that among the victims were at least three children and two women. Eldorar put the number of children killed as high as five.

According to Baladi, “the forces of the regime and the militias supporting it stationed in the Russian camp in the village of Kabariya in the countryside of Hama, targeted the city of Khan Sheikun, south of Idlib, with intense rocket and artillery shells. The preliminary death toll from the shelling that targeted residential areas inside the city amounted to six civilians, including three children and two women, and dozens more were wounded.”

The Syrian Civil Defense teams that inspected the target site and assisted the victims reported seven fatalities, including a total of four children and two women. The source added that 12 others were indeed wounded.

The Syrian Civil Defense teams and the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed Syrian regime force, while @abuhuzaifa_ blamed “Iranian guard militias and gangs of Assad with Russian support”.

@Abuhuzaifa_ added that “The Al Issawi Mosque, one of the oldest mosques in the city, was destroyed by the Assad gangs and Iranian criminal militias.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ghazi Nahem
7 years old male killed
Yunus Ddo
8 years old male killed
Unknown child
9 years old female killed
Sana’ Al Samir
Age unknown female injured
Aysha Makhzoum
Child female killed
Amina Qainey
Age unknown killed
Ahmed Mohamed Nasr Sarmani
Age unknown male Described as a "young man" killed
Asm'a Saloum Al Abed
Child female Described as "young girl" killed
Ali Fayyas
Age unknown injured
Safia Al Abd
Age unknown injured
Salah Mathbouh
Age unknown injured
Adeeb Najm
Age unknown injured
Mohamed Tayfour
Age unknown male injured
Fatima Salloum Al Abed
70 years old female injured
Khaled Kayal
30 years old injured
Mustafa Sayadi
50 years old male injured
Mohammed Najjar
30 years old male injured
Mohammed Nasr Sarmani
Adult male killed
Raghed Al - Reem Daughter of Walid Al Reem
Child killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    9
  • (3–5 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (31) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (21) [ collapse]

  • Shelling on Khan sheikhoun on April 23rd (via @abuhuzaifa_).
  • Name of the alleged victims of shelling on Khan sheikhoun (via @abuhuzaifa_).

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    Children killed by shelling on Khan Sheikhan on April 23rd (via @abuhuzaifa_).

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    Two children, killed by shelling on Khan Sheikhan on April 23rd (via @abuhuzaifa_).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams inspecting the target site Khan Sheikhan after it was struck by shelling on April 23rd (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams inspecting the target site Khan Sheikhan after it was struck by shelling on April 23rd (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams assisting a wounded civilian in Khan Sheikhan town after it was struck by shelling on April 23rd (via Syrian Civil Defense).

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    Syrian Civil Defense teams carrying the body of one of the victims of shelling on the town of Khan Sheikhan on April 23rd (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • Aysha Makhzoum, killed in shelling on Khan Sehikoun on April 23rd (via Khan Sehikoun and its countryside lens Facebook page).

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    Ahmed Mohamed Nasr Sarmani, killed in shelling on Khan Sheikhoun on April 23rd (via Khan Sehikoun and its countryside lens).
  • Footage of the strikes on Khan Sheikoun, April 23rd.

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    Child victims of "rocket-propelled grenade launchers against the city of Khan Sheikhoun"
  • Translation: 'The al-Issawi Mosque, one of the oldest mosques in the city, was destroyed by the Assad gangs and Iranian criminal militias...'

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    The body of a child who was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling on the town of Khan Sheikhoun on April 23rd, 2019 (via Farouk Abo Samer on Facebook).

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    The body of a child who was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling on the town of Khan Sheikhoun on April 23rd, 2019 (via Farouk Abo Samer on Facebook).

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    The body of a girl who was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling on the town of Khan Sheikhoun on April 23rd, 2019 (via Farouk Abo Samer on Facebook).

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    The body of a child who was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling on the town of Khan Sheikhoun on April 23rd, 2019 (via Farouk Abo Samer on Facebook).
  • Al Issawi Mosque was damaged in alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling on the town of Khan Sheikhoun on April 23rd, 2019 (via @Abuhuzaifa_).
  • Al Issawi Mosque was damaged in alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling on the town of Khan Sheikhoun on April 23rd, 2019 (via @Abuhuzaifa_).
  • Inside Al Issawi Mosque, which was damaged in alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling on the town of Khan Sheikhoun on April 23rd, 2019 (via @Abuhuzaifa_).
  • Al Issawi Mosque was damaged in alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling on the town of Khan Sheikhoun on April 23rd, 2019 (via @Abuhuzaifa_).

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
    9
  • (3–5 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (31) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3619

Incident date

April 19, 2019

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikoun, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two men were reported wounded when rockets and/or artillery struck the Al Rahman Mosque in Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, partially destroying the building. Sources reported the use of rocket-propelled grenades.

Smart News Agency reported there were “two wounded in a rocket attack on the city of Khan Sheikun south of Idlib from the Russian forces in the village of Al Qabariya north of Hama.” Edlib Media Center reported that both victims were male.

@SyriaCivilDefe tweeted that Syrian Civil Defence teams inspected the sites in the evening and evacuated the injured to a hospital for treatment.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), Russia launched more than 20 rocket shells on the city. Other sources blamed the Syrian regime.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Abdelkader Ismail
Age unknown male injured
Mohammed Al Saleh
Age unknown male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Al Rahman Mosque in Khan Sheikhoun after it was struck by an alleged missile from the Syrian regime on April 19th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights).
  • The Al Rahman mosque before it was struck by a missile on April 19th (via @abuhuzaifa_).
  • The Al Rahman mosque after it was struck by a missile on April 19th (via @abuhuzaifa_).
  • Shelling of Khan Sheikhoun on April 19th (via @OtmanAlkneter).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams inspected the sights in Khan Sheikhoun that were struck by missiles on April 19th (via @SyriaCivilDefense).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams inspected the sights in Khan Sheikhoun that were struck by missiles on April 19th (via @SyriaCivilDefense).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams inspected the sights in Khan Sheikhoun that were struck by missiles on April 19th (via @SyriaCivilDefense).

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 infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3618

Incident date

April 17, 2019

Location

أبو حبّة, Abu Habba, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A number of civilians were killed and wounded when artillery and rockets struck the Al Zohour Primary School and civilian homes in Abu Habba village in Deir Ezzor, partially destroying the school building and fence, according to sources on the ground.

The Macro Media Center reported that one civilian was killed and several children injured. Other local sources said that not one but two civilians were killed in the attack. A total of five to six civilians were reported wounded, including at least one child and a woman, according to Smart News.

According to Smart News, “a doctor, Abdul-Muhsin al-Sourani, said that four [of the wounded civilians] – with light to moderate injuries, were treated to a hospital in the city, where they were given the necessary help”. The source added that “Idlib and northern Hama are under frequent artillery and rocket fire by the regime and Russia.”

Amongst other sources, Smart News blamed the Russian forces, while others such as the Syrian Network for Human Rights claimed the Syrian regime forces were to blame.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–6
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • The remains of the Al Zohour Primary School in Abu Habba after an alleged Russian strike on the building on April 17th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights).
  • According to the reporter in the video, Syrian regime forces struck the town of Abu Habba with 60 missiles, 15 of them struck the Al Zohour Primary School on April 17th (via Orient News).
  • According to the reporter in the video, six people were wounded when Syrian regime forces struck the town of Abu Habba on April 17th (via Orient News).
  • A school in the village of Abu Habba was damaged in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strikes on April 17th, 2019 (via SNHR).

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 infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–6
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3617

Incident date

April 13–14, 2019

Location

أورم الجوز, Urma Al Jouz, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Alleged Russian airstrikes struck the town of Urma Al Jouz, in the western countryside of Idlib, around midnight between April 13th and 14th, wounding a family of five, according to local media.

Over a dozen missile strikes were reportedly fired from three Russian planes. The strikes were described as rocket attacks, or more specifically as an attack with “high-impact concussion rockets”.

According to Sputnik, sites and warehouses for ammunition were struck that belonged to the militants of the Liberation of the Sham (Jabhet Al Nusra).

In addition, a food depot was reported struck which resulted in a fire.

Orient News said that two civilians were wounded, though multiple other sources reported that a family of five (a father, a mother, and their three children) was injured.

The Syrian Civil Defense teams were involved in rescuing the family and fighting the fire.

The incident occured around midnight.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • 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 (20) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (23) [ collapse]

  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on a food depot in the town of Urma Al Jouz on April 13th (via @omarbalkhi5).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams extinguished fires caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Urum al-Jawz (via @SyriaCivilDefense).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Orm al-Jawz on April 13th (via Baladi News).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Orm al-Jawz on April 13th (via Orient News).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Orm al-Jawz on April 13th (via Syria TV).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via Enab Baladi).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via Enab Baladi).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via Enab Baladi).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via Enab Baladi).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via Enab Baladi).
  • Destruction of a food depot caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via Enab Baladi).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via Enab Baladi).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via MMC).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via MMC).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via MMC).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via MMC).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via MMC).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via MMC).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via MMC).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via MMC).
  • Destroyed buildings after alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via @omarbalkhi5).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via @omarbalkhi5).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Urma al-Jouz on April 13th (via @omarbalkhi5).

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
    2–5
  • 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 (20) [ collapse]