Russian Military in Syria

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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

RS1300

Incident date

September 22, 2016

Location

حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.1923129, 37.1477151 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes in the neighborhood of al Kalassa, Aleppo, killed at least seven members of one family, local sources reported. The death toll may have been as high as 27, with sources reporting at least three children and three women dead, and photographs circulating of a father holding his dead son. LCCSY reported that phosphorus was used, and several reports mentioned barrel bombs.

It was unclear who was to blame for the strikes. Some reported that “Russian warplanes” were responsible: Smart News, Sawaleif News, Almadinah, @ALAMAWI, LCCSY, and SN4HR all used the language. However, Arab48 mentioned helicopters at the scene, suggesting regime involvement.

Reports on the number of casualties varied, but most sources referred to seven dead from a single family. Qasioun News stated, “14 civilians were killed in the neighbourhood of al Kalassa,” while Arab48 and Sawaleif referred to 27 dead in total across three neighbourhoods. @step_agency tweeted that nine were killed.

According to SN4HR, the strikes were carried out in the vicinity of “Ghajar’s Chicken” shop.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 27
  • (3 children3 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (25) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Aleppo White Helmets trying to extinguish the fire in the chaotic aftermath of the contested strikes on al-Kalassa (via White Helmets)
  • The neighborhood of al-Kalassa was targeting by airstrikes carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime (via LCCSY)
  • The contested airstrikes targeting al-Kalassa left parts of the city completely destroyed (via White Helmets)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between September 1st – 30th 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 27
  • (3 children3 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (25) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1332

Incident date

September 24, 2016

Location

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.2179122, 37.1892357 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between three and 15 civilians were reported killed and ten more injured in airstrikes on the Al Sakhour neighbourhood of Aleppo. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though several reports said that barrel bombs had been dropped on the neighbourhood – a weapon known to be used by the Syrian regime.

HNN named two victims. It added that four more people had not been unidentified.

The Shaam News Network reported the use of cluster and phosphorus bombs.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights who pout the death toll at four, said that this included one child and one woman.The number of casualties highly differed among the sources, with Qasioun and All4Syria giving the highest number at 15.

Al Jazeera reported that the Russian airplanes had deliberately hit a market: “The largest number of deaths occurred […] in Al Sakhour where the Russian air force targeted a vegetable market.”

However, Elnasswelshort and Almjhar mentioned the use of “explosive barrels”, a weapon used by the regime, meaning that its involvement can’t be ruled out.

A number of other sources didn’t apportion blame, referring only to strikes by “warplanes”.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ahmad Sheikho
Child killed
Adeeb al Omar
Age unknown killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 15
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–10
  • 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 (32) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Footage of Al Sakhour following alleged Russian shelling, Sept 24th. The White Helmet team use a JCB to work through the rubble in hope to save civilians (Youtube via AMC)
  • Scenes from Al Sakhour following alleged Russian missile strikes, Sept 24th (via @thiqanewsagency)
  • Aleppo_neighborhoods_rupture_by_Russian_and_Syrian_forces_en

    A SN4HR report entitled - 'Aleppo neighborhoods rupture by Russian and Syrian forces' details the events in Al Sakhour (PDF via SN4HR) [English]

  • Aleppo_neighborhoods_rupture_by_Russian_and_Syrian_forces

    A SN4HR report entitled - 'Aleppo neighborhoods rupture by Russian and Syrian forces' details the events in Al Sakhour (PDF via SN4HR) [Arabic]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between September 1st – 30th 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 15
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–10
  • 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 (32) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1364

Incident date

September 28, 2016

Location

البويهج, Al Bohij, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.4498292, 37.6723993 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two or three members of the White Helmets were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Bohij near Manbij, Aleppo.

According to LCCSY, two civilians died in the attack.Qasioun, the Shaam News Network and Halab News said that three members of the Civil Defense were killed.

Halab News identified the names of  all three men and reported that they were from  Al Bab.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Nasser Kablawi
Adult male killed
Ali Hajjar
Adult male killed
Faisal Al Haj
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (3 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between September 1st – 30th 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (3 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1397

Incident date

October 4, 2016

Location

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.28247, 36.85216 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians including a child died and 20 more were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Darat Izza, according to local media.

According to All4Syria, “Russian warplanes carried out three raids, two with missiles and one with cluster bombs, targeting civilians’ houses. Two people were killed and more wounded. Shops and houses were destroyed.”

The number of injured varied among the sources, spanning from a couple to up to 20.

Most sources attributed the strike to Russia (Anadolu Images, Lebanon 360, LCCSY and Anas al-Hage), while only one source, Syrian News, blamed both Russia and the Assad regime.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Abul-Raof Abdul-Razak Akel
Child male died of his wounds killed
Ahmad Ata Zahra
Age unknown named by Darat Ezzas Martyrs’ killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–20
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (24) [ collapse]

  • The exact moments the cluster bombs hit Darat Izza on 4th October 2016. (via, Darat Izza Media Office)
  • Moments after the alleged raid on Darat Izza on 4th October 2016. (via, Darat Izza Media Office)
  • A cluster bomb was identified in the aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, Anas Hage)
  • A cluster bomb was identified in the aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, Anas Hage)
  • A cluster bomb was identified in the aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, Anas Hage)
  • Abul-Raof Abdul-Razak Akel, killed in an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Darrat Izza. (via, Anas Hage)
  • Moments after the alleged raid hit Darat Izza, destroying countless civilian homes. (via, Anadolu)
  • Moments after the alleged raid hit Darat Izza, destroying countless civilian homes. (via, Anadolu)
  • Moments after the alleged raid hit Darat Izza, destroying countless civilian homes. (via, Anadolu)
  • Moments after the alleged raid hit Darat Izza, destroying countless civilian homes. (via, Anadolu)
  • Moments after the alleged raid hit Darat Izza, destroying countless civilian homes. (via, Anadolu)
  • Moments after the alleged raid hit Darat Izza, destroying countless civilian homes. (via, Anadolu)
  • Moments after the alleged raid hit Darat Izza, destroying countless civilian homes. (via, Anadolu)
  • Moments after the alleged raid hit Darat Izza, destroying countless civilian homes. (via, Anadolu)
  • The aftermath of the alleged raid. (via Step)
  • The alleged warplane which caused destruction. (via AnasAlhage)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Darat Izza. (via, Anas Hage)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Darat Izza. (via, Anas Hage)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Darat Izza. (via, Anas Hage)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Darat Izza. (via, Anas Hage)
  • Abul-Raof Abdul-Razak Akel, killed in an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Darrat Izza. (via, Daretezzamartyrs)

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    Abul-Raof Abdul-Razak Akel, killed in an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Darrat Izza. (via, Tr_spm)
  • Cluster bombs which were identified in the aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, Lebanon360)
  • Moments after the alleged raid hit Darat Izza, destroying countless civilian homes. (via, All4Syria)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between October 1st – 19th 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–20
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1430

Incident date

October 11, 2016

Location

القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.1995518, 37.1815538 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One or two civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on the Al Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo.

HNN reported one woman was killed by a missile.

Qasioun said that “Russian warplanes shelling Qaterji killed two civilians while the White Helmets are still searching for survivors in the rubble.” Other sources published similar reports.

Alamawi also reported that two civilians were killed and added that five others were wounded, whereas Shahba wrote that ten people were wounded.

HNN listed “an unidentified woman and child” as killed.

However, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “regime warplanes targeted Bustan al-Qaser, Qaterji and al_Ferdous in eastern Aleppo”, while the Shaam News Network said that both Russian warplanes and regime helicopters launched “intense air raids with all kinds of rockets into neighborhoods of Aleppo”.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (0–1 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–10
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (19) [ collapse]

  • Civilians and members of the White Helmets search for casualties in the aftermath of the alleged raid on Al Qaterji, Oct 11th (via, Smart)
  • Civilians and members of the White Helmets search for casualties in the aftermath of the alleged raid on Al Qaterji, Oct 11th (via, Smart)
  • Rubble in the aftermath of the alleged raid on Al Qaterji, Oct 11th (via Smart)
  • Civilians and members of the White Helmets search for casualties in the aftermath of the alleged raid on Al Qaterji, Oct 11th (via, Smart)
  • Civilians and members of the White Helmets search for casualties in the aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, AMC)
  • Civilians and members of the White Helmets search for casualties in the aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, HNN)
  • Civilians and members of the White Helmets search for casualties in the aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, Syriapost1)
  • Civilians and members of the White Helmets search for casualties in the aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, Syriapost1)
  • Civilians and members of the White Helmets search for casualties in the aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, Syriapost1)
  • Civilians and members of the White Helmets search for casualties in the aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, HNN)
  • Photos showing damage to the infrastructure. (via HNN)
  • Civilians and members of the White Helmets search for casualties in the aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, HNN)
  • Civilian homes were destroyed in the alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids. (via SyrianArwad)
  • The extent of the damage to local infrastructure and civilian homes. (via SyrianArwad)
  • The extent of the damage to local infrastructure and civilian homes. (via SyrianArwad)
  • Civilians and members of the White Helmets search for casualties in the aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, SyriaArwad)
  • A man sits amongst the ruins of his home following an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid which destroyed it. (via Alamawi)
  • Civilians and members of the White Helmets search for casualties in the aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, Alamawi)
  • The extent of the damage to local infrastructure and civilian homes. (via Alamawi)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between October 1st – 19th 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (0–1 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–10
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1462

Incident date

October 15, 2016

Location

جزرايا, Jazaria, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

35.8605148, 36.9862043 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between five and 20 civilians including a child and two women died and up to 20 more were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Jazaria village, according to sources on the ground.

Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “at least four civilians including one girl and two women died due to suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Jazaria village in Aleppo governorate southern suburbs, October 15, 2016.”

Most other sources put the death toll at five or six, though the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that as many as 20 people died, including children and women.

While most reports blamed Russia, SRG Syria and the Smart News Agency said that both Moscow and Assad had carried out the strikes. Halab News referred to both raids by warplanes and helicopters.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mohammad Abd al Jneid
Age unknown male named by Halab News killed
Nour al Jassem
Child named by Halab News killed
Tarfa al Ahmad
Age unknown named by Halab News killed
Anoud Haj Hashem
Age unknown named by Halab News killed
Abd al Juneil al Jassem
Age unknown named by Halab News killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 20
  • (1 child2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–20
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (25) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

  • Footage showing the exact moment the raid fell on Jazaria, 15th October 2016. (via Zidane)
  • Footage showing the exact moment the raid fell on Jazaria, 15th October 2016. (via UAR)
  • Damage to buildings following an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid. (via JisirTV)
  • Mohammad Abd al Jneid, killed in an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on 15th October 2016. (via asamasyr)

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    A baby, killed in an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on 15th October 2016. (via SyrianArwad)
  • The aftermath of the alleged raid. (via SyrianArwad)

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    An injured child in the alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Jazaria. (via SyrianArwad)
  • Fires in civilian homes due to the alleged raid. (via SyrianArwad)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between October 1st – 19th 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 20
  • (1 child2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–20
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (25) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1494

Incident date

October 21, 2016

Location

Al Nakir, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.499547, 36.540818 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One or two children died and two other civilians were wounded in an airstrike on Al Nakir, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame.

Step News Agency was among sources blaming Russia, reporting that one child died in the strike. But a number of other sources, including Smo-sy, said that two children were killed. A local source reported the “martyrdom of two children and an old man”

However, some other reports, including Rozana FM, attributed the deaths to the regime.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1–2 children0–1 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

On 20th October 2016, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation reported on the decisions made aimed towards stabilising the situation in Aleppo.

""Today, strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Syrian Air Force are finished at 10:00 (MSK) in the area of Aleppo. Early termination of the airstrikes is essential for holding a “humanitarian pause” on October 20, 2016”, said General of the Army Sergei Shoigu. According to him, it will allow to guarantee security of civilians leaving the city through 6 humanitarian corridors and to prepare casualty and medical evacuation from the eastern part of Aleppo.
“We apply to the leadership of countries influencing on armed formations active in the eastern part of Aleppo with a proposal to convince their leaders to stop warfare and leave the city,” stated the Minister of Defence.
According to General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, by the start of the “humanitarian pause” the Syrian troops will have been withdrawn to the distance safe for insurgents to leave the city with weapons through two special corridors: one – along the Kastello road, second – in the area of Suk al-Hai market."

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1–2 children0–1 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1689

Incident date

November 25, 2016

Location

ترمانين, Tarminin, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

36.218931, 36.816334 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between two and five civilians, including two children, were killed and at least 10 other civilians were injured in four airstrikes launched against the town of Tarminin in the northern countryside of Idlib. Both those that were killed and injured included patients and members of the medical staff at the hospital.

According to multiple sources, including Enad Baladi and Step News Agency, the airstrikes struck an obstetrics and children’s hospital, which resulted in physical damage to the building and suspension of service to patients.

The airstrikes also struck a nearby residential area, causing damage to civilian homes. Both Russian and regime officials have claimed that they have not struck medical facilities with airstrikes.

The majority of local sources, including Syrian Network for Human Rights and Idlib Media Center, allege that Russian planes were responsible for the airstrikes. However, SPC identified that both Russian and regime airstrikes were carried out against the town of Tarminin.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Aref Bassam Aqraa
Child male killed
Abdul Rahman Naanaa
Child male killed

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 5
  • (2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–10
  • 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 (20) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Aerial bombardment of the town of Tarminin in Idlib
  • Aerial bombardment of the town of Tarminin in Idlib
  • Aerial bombardment of the town of Tarminin in Idlib
  • Aerial bombardment of the town of Tarminin in Idlib
  • Russian occupation planes target the children and women’s hospital in Termanin northern Idlib
  • Russian occupation planes target the children and women’s hospital in Termanin northern Idlib

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a women’s and children’s hospital, within the town of Tarminin (ترمانين), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.218931, 36.816334. 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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016.

On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones.”

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 5
  • (2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–10
  • 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 (20) [ collapse]