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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

RS3553

Incident date

September 9, 2018

Location

كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian was reported killed and others including his brother injured in Kafar Zeita in Hama on September 9th, 2018 after Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes targeted the town with several barrel bombs, according to local sources.

@SyriaCivilDefe identified the victim as Aref al-Hamada and tweeted “The body of the young man Aref al-Hamada was recovered, and his injured brother was rescued as a result of intense shelling by Russian aviation and helicopter flights, as well as artillery and missile shelling of the town of Kafar Zeita, from morning until now.”

Kafar Zita TV said that Aref’s brother, Uday al-Hamada was injured as a result of the raid and that his leg had to be amputated.

Step Agency reported “One person was killed as a result of wounds he sustained after a helicopter bombarded with explosive barrels the town of Kafar Zaita in the northern countryside of Hama.”

The Syrian Network for Human Rights also said “Aref Mohammad al Hamada was killed as Syrian regime helicopters dropped a barrel bomb on a main street in Kafr Zita city in Hama governorate northern suburbs, on September 9th, 2018.”

@SyriaCivilDefe said that Russia and the Syrian regime are both responsible for this incident.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Aref al-Hamada عارف الحمادة
Adult male killed
Uday Hamada عدي حمادة
Adult male Leg amputation injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (12) [ collapse]

  • Arif Mohammed Hamada, killed in airstrikes on Kafar Zeita, 9th Set 2018. (via Kafar Zita TV)
  • Uday Hamada, injured in airstrikes on Kafar Zeita, 9th Set 2018. (via Kafar Zita TV)
  • Arif Mohammed Hamada, killed in airstrikes on Kafar Zeita, 9th Set 2018. (via SN4HR)
  • SCD volunteer pulling out body of Aref Hamada who was killed in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafar Zaita on Sep 9th, 2018 (via Civil Defence)
  • SCD volunteer pulling out body of Aref Hamada who was killed in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafar Zaita on Sep 9th, 2018 (via Civil Defence)
  • SCD volunteer pulling out body of Aref Hamada who was killed in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafar Zaita on Sep 9th, 2018 (via Civil Defence)
  • Image of the targeting of the city of Kafar Zaita and its surroundings by helicopters with several explosive barrels. (via @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Aref Mohammad al Hamada killed as Syrian regime helicopters dropped a barrel bomb on a main street in Kafr Zita city in Hama governorate northern suburbs, on September 9th, 2018. (via SNHR)
  • Aref Al-Hamada was killed as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafar Zaita on September 9th,, 2018. (via Firas Al Bakkour).

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    Aref Al Hamada killed as a result of airstrikes on Kafar Zaita on Sep 9th, 2018 (via Abo Al Hareth).

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
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3552

Incident date

September 9, 2018

Location

اللطامنة, Al Lataminah, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.3219885, 36.6234398 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

An unknown number of civilians was wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a hospital in the city of Al Lataminah on September 9th, 2018, according to local sources.

Step News reported that “in addition to a number of Russian raids targeting Al Lataminah, resulting in civilian casualties, the Al Lataminah Hospital was out of service, which stopped the access of medical services to civilians. The hospital is one of the most important hospitals providing services to the residents in the region.”

Shaam News Agency reported “a number of wounded”, but did not specify how many civilians were injured.

During the shelling, the Syrian Civil Defence in Hama (@civil_hama) tweeted that “more than ten raids with warplanes and five explosive barrels of helicopters and missile launchers have been targeting the city of Latamna for about an hour, and the shelling is still going on.”

While several sources blamed Syrian regime helicopters for the airstrike, Step Agency and Smart News Agency blamed Russia for the bombings.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • Translation:"More than ten raids with warplanes and five explosive barrels of helicopters and missile launchers have been targeting the city of Latamna for about an hour, and the shelling is still going on" (via @civil_hama).
  • Allegedly, Russian or Syrian regime aircraft bombed the city of Al Lataminah on September 9th, 2018 (via @civil_hama).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Al Lataminah on September 9th, 2018 (via @civil_hama).
  • Al Lataminah hospital was targeted on September 9th, 2018, by alleged Russian or Syrian airstrikes (via @SyrianCoalition).
  • Footage of alleged Russian o Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Al Lataminah on September 9th, 2018 (via Step Agency).

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
    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 (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R3342

Incident date

September 8, 2018

Location

قلعة المضيق, Qal'et al Madiq, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to three civilians were reported killed and others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime artillery shelling on Qal’at Al madiq in Idlib on September 8th, 2018 according to local sources. Two of the victims were identified as Naser Hashoum and Muhammad al-Sheikh. Albasaer newspaper said that one of the victims died as a result of wounds sustained earlier “as a result of the artillery shelling that struck the town of Qal`eat Al-Madiq in the western countryside of Hama.”

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said ” Three civilians were killed as Syrian period artillery fired several shells on Qal’et al Madiq town in Hama governor northwestern suburbs, on September 8th.”

Many of the sources blamed the Syrian regime for this incident, like @hamanewscenter that tweeted “A martyr and a number of wounded civilians, due to artillery and missile shelling by the regime’s militia stationed in the village of Hayaleen and the surrounding checkpoints on the town of Qal`eat Al-Madiq, west of Hama.”

@HamahNow said that artillery and rocket launchers shelling targeted the city of Qal`eat Al-Madiq, west of Hama.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Nasser Hashoum ناصر هشوم
Adult killed
Muhammad al-Sheikh محمد الشيخ
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Nasser Hashoum was killed in alleged artillery shelling on Qal'at Al Madiq on Sep 8th, 2018 (Ahmad Alhashoum)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3550

Incident date

September 8, 2018

Location

كفرسجنة, kfarsijna, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported that attacks with barrel bombs on Kfarsijna in Idlib on September 8th, 2018 led to injuries among civilians.

HalabTodayTV reported saying “Wounded civilians as a result of bombing the village of Hass and the surrounding town of Kafr Sjana rural Idlib South with explosive barrels.”

@IdlibPlus blamed the Syrian regime and tweeted “Helicopters target the outskirts of the town of Kfar Sijnah in the southern countryside of Idlib, with barrel bombs.”

While Shaam Network referred to possible involvement of the Russian forces “The Russian warplanes and the Syrian Air Force continue to bombardments in a new campaign of escalation, recording dozens of air strikes accompanied by heavy artillery and rocket fire. The indiscriminate shelling led to a martyr in the village of Al-Halba and the death of a woman and  her embryo in the village of Al-Sarj, and a number of wounded in cities and towns of Khan Sheikhoun, Kefar Sijna, ….”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested 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
    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 (6) [ collapse]

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
    Unknown
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3549

Incident date

September 8, 2018

Location

كفرعين, Kfarein, idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

One child, most local sources say a girl, was injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kfarein in Idlib on September 8th, 2018.

@maraya404 tweeted “A child girl was injured in a raid by the Assad regime, on Kfarein, south of Idlib.”

@IdlibPlus said that barrel bombs were used in the attack “A child was injured as a result of helicopters targeting the Kfarein village in the southern countryside of Idlib, with barrel bombs.”

@HadiAlabdallah and Shaam Network blamed Russia or Russia jointly with the Syrian regime for the incident.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

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
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3548

Incident date

September 8, 2018

Location

السرج, Al Sarj, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A pregnant woman was killed with her baby, and others including a woman injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrike or artillery attack with rockets on Al Sarj village in Idlib on September 8th, 2018, according to local sources. The victim was identified as Ola Riyad Al-Daher. 

Bawabat Hama posted “Mrs. Ola Riyad Al-Daher, an IDP from the northern village of Al-Fann in the eastern Hama countryside, was killed with her fetus as a result of the shelling that targeted the Sarj village in the Idlib countryside.”

Also SMART News said that “A pregnant woman was also killed and another wounded by shelling Al Saraj village east of Idlib from its positions in Um Rajim village, according to activists.”

Most sources blamed the Syrian regime for this incident, but Shaam Network said that “The Russian warplanes and the Syrian Air Force continued bombardments in a new campaign of escalation, recording dozens of air strikes accompanied by heavy artillery and rocket fire. The indiscriminate shelling led to a martyr in the village of Al-Halba and to killing a  woman and  her embryo in the village of Al-Sarj.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ola Riyad Al-Daher علا رياض الضاهر
Adult female pregnant The baby also died killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (21) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

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
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (21) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3547

Incident date

September 1, 2018

Location

حاس, Hass, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.616349, 36.593399 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between one and three medical staff members of the Nabd Al Hayat Hospital or Sham Hospital in the town of Hass were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on September 8th, 2018, according to local sources.

@BonnieKipperman reported that the Sham hospital had completely run out of service due to barrel strikes by Syrian regime helicopters, leading to the injury of two medical staff members. @ShehabAgency reported the injury of three people, whereas @StepAgency only mentioned one wounded.

The Syrian Civil Defence rushed to the location of the raids to help the injured and extinguish fires, explicitly stating that it had not recorded any fatal casualties.

Whereas several sources, such as Edlib Media Center, reported the targeted hospital was Nabd Al Hayat Hospital, others reported that Sham Hospital had been targeted. It is possible that these are names for the same hospital.

While most sources blamed the Syrian regime for the airstrikes, Step Agency blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia. Hence, this incident is graded as contested.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–3
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (27) [ collapse]

  • Damaged hospital after alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via SN4HR).
  • Damaged vehicle after alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Centre).
  • Hospital room after alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Centre).
  • Aftermath of alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Centre).
  • Damaged hospital hallway after alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstries on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Centre).
  • Damaged hospital room after alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Centre).
  • Civilians in the aftermath of alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Centre).
  • The aftermath of airstrikes on Hass, 8th Sept 2018. (via Edlib Media Centre)
  • Translation: "Video: Less than 24 hours after the end of the Security Council session in Idlib Al-Assad helicopters bombed the town of Hass Hospital in the southern countryside of Idlib with explosive barrels and removed it from service 8-9-2018. This comes hours after targeting the Civil Defense Center in Khan Sheikhoun this morning" (via @HadiAlabdallah).
  • Translation: "Sham Hospital in the southern town of Hass in Idlib countryside has completely abandoned its service due to its targeting by barrel bombs by Assad's helicopters and reports of two injuries to the medical staff" (via @BonnieKipperman).
  • Rubble after alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via @BonnieKipperman).
  • Damaged hospital room after alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via @BonnieKipperman).
  • Alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via @BonnieKipperman).
  • Translation: " Pictures of the "Hass town" hospital in # Idlib are out of service after being targeted by barrel bombs by regime forces, which resulted in the injury of three people" (via @ShehabAgency).
  • Damaged vehicle after alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via @ShehabAgency).
  • Damaged hospital room after alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via @ShehabAgency).
  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer trying to extinguish a fire after alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via @ShebabAgency).
  • Aftermath of alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via @ShebabAgency).
  • Translation: "Helicopters of Assad's gangs bombed with barrel bombs the hospital in the town of Hass in the southern Idlib countryside, which led to his complete departure from service" (via @MMCSYR2).
  • Translation: "Shelling with explosive barrels from helicopters was exposed to a medical point on the outskirts of the town of Hass in the southern Idlib countryside, which led to the burning of the place of the shelling, immediately the civil defense went to the location of the raids, and worked to aid the injured, and put out the fires resulting from the shelling without recording human casualties" (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers aiming to extinguish a fire after alleged Syrian regime or Russian arstrikes on a hospital in Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers in the aftermath of alleged Syrian regime or Russian arstrikes on a hospital in Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers aiming to extinguish a fire after alleged Syrian regime or Russian arstrikes on a hospital in Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
  • Translation: "Sham Hospital in the town of Hass in the southern countryside of Idlib has completely abandoned its service due to its targeting by barrel bombs by Assad's helicopters and reports of two injuries to the medical staff" (via @almo3tasem91).
  • Alleged Syrian regime or Russian arstrikes on a hospital in Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via @almo3tasem91).
  • Damaged hospital after alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via Ibrahinm ibrahim on Facebook).
  • Rubble after alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on Hass, September 8th, 2018 (via Ibrahinm ibrahim on Facebook).

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
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–3
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3546

Incident date

September 8, 2018

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A woman was reported killed, and a Syrian Civil Defence photographer and a volunteer got injured when Russian forces or Syrian regime forces targeted a center for White Helmets in Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib on Sep 8th, 2018, according to local sources.

Step News said that “The Russian warplanes launched several air raids on the outskirts of the town of Abdeen east of Khan Sheikhoun, also a helicopter attacked with several barrels of explosives the city of Khan Sheikhoun in the southern countryside Idlib which led to the death of a woman and wounding two civilians.”

Euphrates post said “A video taken by the Civil Defense in Idlib documented the moment of targeting of its team by the warplanes in the vicinity of Khan Sheikhoun. The team photographer and a volunteer got injured. The team also worked to extinguish the fires that broke out as a result of the bombing by the Assad regime and Russia.”

Halab Today TV also accused Russian forces saying “Russian air force targets with missiles in the vicinity of Khan Shikhun south of Idlib and the town of Al-Latamna north of Hama.”

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that both Russian and the regime targeted a SCD center. “Suspected Russian warplanes fired missiles near Khan Sheikhoun emergency center in Khan Sheikhoun city in Idlib governorate southern suburbs, then Syrian regime helicopters dropped several barrel bombs on the vicinity of the same center, partially damaging the building of the center and an ambulance, on September 8th.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • 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 (3) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, 8th Sept 2018. (via SN4HR)
  • Footage reporting on the airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, 8th Sept 2018. (via Euphrates)
  • Syrian regime warplanes allegedly targeted the civil defense center in the city of Khan Sheikhoun, south of Idlib, with an explosive barrel, which resulted in the center leaving the service on Sep 8th, 2018 (via SCD)

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
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • 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]