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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

RS1338

Incident date

September 24, 2016

Location

حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.207438, 37.1990204 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between eight and 18 civilians  – six or seven of whom were reportedly from the same family – were killed in airstrikes in the Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to local media. While the majority of sources attributed the event to Russia, both the Shaam news Network and LCCSY, referred to “Russian and Assad warplanes” carrying out strikes in Aleppo on this date, including on Tareeq al Bab, meaning that regime involvement can’t definitively be ruled out. Additionally, a large number of sources didn’t name the culprit.

Zamanmasdr reported the lowest number of people killed: “four martyrs in the neighborhood Tareeq al Bab.”

Most sources including the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR), The Shaam News Network and LCCSY, however, reported the number of casualties around seven and nine.

According to SN4HR, the seven killed included five children and one woman. In a later report it gave some more details on the location, stating that on “Saturday 24 September 2016 at dawn, fixed-wing warplanes, we believe are Russian, fired missiles that targeted residential buildings on the road leading to Al Qaterji neighborhood from Tareaq Al Bab neighborhood”.

HNN reported names and professions of those killed, LCCSY tweeted the same information.

Shahba Press also reported that a nurse and his wife and children were killed, adding that the strike hit “one of the most important water pumping lines”.

Smart News provided the highest number with 18 people reportedly killed in the strike.

Almadenah reported the use of phosphorus bombs.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Mohammad Nour Hamadi
Age unknown male Nurse killed
Umm Abdallah
female Midwife killed
The six children of Mohammad and Umm
killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8 – 18
  • (6 children1 woman1 man)
  • 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 (33) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ 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.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8 – 18
  • (6 children1 woman1 man)
  • 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 (33) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1370

Incident date

September 30, 2016

Location

جسرين, Jesrin, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.5112138, 36.3881891 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between three and four civilians including one woman died in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jesrin in Eastern Ghouta, according to sources on the ground.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights attributed the event to the Syrian regime, putting the death toll at three. Meanwhile, SCDrifdimashq reported that four people were killed and others injured.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights accused Russia of conducting the strikes, though a report by Syria News Desk said both the regime and Russia were involved.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mohammed Al-Karash
Age unknown male killed
Said Al Nabki
Age unknown male killed
Maysa Al-Tayer
Age unknown female killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 4
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Footage of the contested strikes on the town Jesrin in Eastern Ghouta, 30th September 2016. (via Qasioun News Agency)
  • Footage of the contested strikes targeting the town Jesrin in Eastern Ghouta, 30th September 2016. (via @mahe35)
  • Aftermath of the contested strikes on Jesrtin, Ghouta, 30th Septmeber 2016. (via White Helmets)
  • Photo of injured civilian, most likely from the incident in Jesrin, Ghouta, however the source does not provide specific details regarding location (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
    3 – 4
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1404

Incident date

October 4, 2016

Location

Kafr Nassr, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.42798, 37.11344 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to three civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Kafr Nasseh outside of Aleppo, according to local media.

Halab News listed two additional unidentified victims – and joined all other sources in attributing this event to Russia.

Photographic evidence shows that cluster bombs were used.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mayssar al Saleh
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–5
  • 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

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • A bulletin published showing the exact moments the raid hit and also the remnants left after. (via Baladi)
  • Interviews with local civilians in the aftermath of the cluster bomb raid. (via Step)

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.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–5
  • 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

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1436

Incident date

October 12, 2016

Location

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria

Geolocation

34.8420186, 36.711974 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between one and five civilians were reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on Talbissa.

Smart News wrote that “one civilian was killed and 10 were wounded due to regime warplanes and artillery shelling in Talbisa.”

Almarsad Alsori Almowahad named a male victim on Twitter and posted a picture of him.

Smart News reported the highest death toll of five.

Al Jazeera, Shmhd1 and Alkalser blamed Russia for the attack. Other sources didn’t name a belligerent or accused the Syrian regime.

According to Shmhd1, a girl was wounded in the attack. Rozenaeemi tweeted an image of the “child, Aya, looking for her father after being taken to hospital”.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mohammed Al-Hashould
Adult male named byAlmarsad Alsori Almowahad killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 5
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    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 (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

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    Mohammed Al-Hashould, moments before he died in a strike on Talbissa, oct 12th (via Talbisa h)

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    A girl injured in the alleged raid on Talbasiah. (via Shmhd1)
  • Almost the exact moment the alleged raid hit. (via Talbisa h)
  • Almost the exact moment the alleged raid hit. (via Motasem Homs)
  • Civil defence putting out a fire and searching through the rubble not long after the alleged raid. (via Talbisa h)
  • Almost the exact moment the alleged raid hit. (via Baladi)

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    Mohammed Al-Hashould, killed in an alleged Russian ans Syrian regime raid on Talbisha. (via Almarsad Alsori Almowahad)
  • Almost the exact moment the alleged raid hit. (via SRG)

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 – 5
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    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 (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1468

Incident date

October 16, 2016

Location

الحيدرية, al Haydariya, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.2372814, 37.1923256 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one civilian died and an unspecified number more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Haydariya neighbourhood, local sources reported.

According to Syrian Press Center, “the Russian air force on Sunday [Oct 16th] launched rock-based attacks on the neighborhoods of Haidariyah, Bab al-Nayrab, Sheikh Fares, Karam al-Tarab, al-Miser, Dahra Awwad, al-Jazmati, Al Qatana. There are dozens of people trapped under the rubble. Civil Defense teams are still searching for survivors under the rubble”.

A number of sources didn’t identify the warplanes that carried out the attack.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (12) [ 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 October 1st – 19th 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (12) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1500

Incident date

October 23, 2016

Location

كفرتخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

36.1169382, 36.5147781 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local media reported that up to seven civilians – six of whom were named – including children and women died and dozens more were wounded in night-time airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim. The strikes reportedly hit a council building and a sports center. The majority of sources attributed this casualty event to Russia, though one report blamed warplanes belonging to the Syrian regime. Several others didn’t identify the culprit.

Halab Today TV gave the lowest death count of four – from the same family – reporting that the victims perished “after a night bombing by the Russian air force”.

According to the Shaam News Network, six from one family died. SNN said: “Russian warplanes raided the homes of civilians in the city of Kafr Tkharim, targeting the northern district with two raids, killing six people from same family, including four women and a child and wounding a number more. A mother and her child are still under the rubble”.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights also said that the sports club was destroyed, and in a subsequent post put the death toll at six from the same family.

Only once source (LCCSY) said that regime jets were responsible.

The highest death count, of seven, was given by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who said that this included two children and four women.

@salqin, tweeted a list of named casualties including one unidentified child, totaling to 7 victims.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Wahida Khashan
Adult female killed
Lubabah Khashan
Child female killed
Hussein Khashan
Child male killed

Family members (2)

Marwa Qabas
Child female killed
Raja'a Qabbas ( Mura's aunt)
Adult female killed

The victims were named as:

Zeina Ajam, Hussein's wife
Adult female killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 7
  • (3 children4 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    20–24
  • 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 (23) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (16) [ collapse]

  • Image showing damage to the buildings in Kafr Takharim following an airstrike on Oct 23rd. (via damascus00)
  • Chaos continues to unrvel the morning after the alleged raid in Kafr Takharim, Oct 23rd (via Halab TV)
  • Damage to a sports center in Kafr Tkharim due to Russian and Syrian regime raids on oct 23rd. (via SN4HR)
  • Damage to a local council in Kafr Tkharim building due to Russian and Syrian regime raids, Oct 23rd. (via SN4HR)
  • White Helmets and civilians fight through the rubble in the aftermath of the alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid. (via Spm-syria)
  • White Helmets and civilians fight through the rubble in the aftermath of the alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid. (via Spm-syria)
  • White Helmets and civilians fight through the rubble in the aftermath of the alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid. (via Spm-syria)
  • A member of the White Helmets rests. (via Spm-syria)
  • Image showing damage to the buildings in Kafr Takharim. (via damascus1syria)
  • Image showing damage to the buildings in Kafr Takharim. (via damascus1syria)
  • Image showing damage to the buildings in Kafr Takharim. (via damascus1syria)
  • Image showing damage to the buildings in Kafr Takharim. (via SN4HR)
  • Moments after the raid hit Kafr Takharim on the evening of 23rd October 2016. (via Najim_76)
  • Moments after the raid hit Kafr Takharim on the evening of 23rd October 2016. (via Najim_76)
  • Moments after the raid hit Kafr Takharim on the evening of 23rd October 2016. (via Najim_76)
  • Image showing damage to the buildings in Kafr Takharim. (via Najim_76)

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
    6 – 7
  • (3 children4 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    20–24
  • 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 (23) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1782

Incident date

December 10, 2016

Location

بِنِّش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.953725, 36.711248 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In this major event, local sources reported that alleged Russian airstrikes killed between zero and 15 civilians, including three children, and wounded up to 24, as they struck the city of Binnish, Idlib.

While Qasioun News said that there were no reports of casualties, the remaining sources reported up to 15 fatalities, including children. Eight victims were identified by name.

There is doubt as to whether one of the victims, Mustafa Haj Kadour, was a civilian or an opposition fighter. The Violations Documentation Center classifies him as a civilian while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Firas Al Ahmad refer to him as a “fighter” or “rebel militant”.

According to Qasioun News’ correspondent, alleged Russian warplanes dropped cluster bombs. LCCSY added that Russian forces had used vacuum missiles in the strikes.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that Russia struck the “Mustafa Amouri School in the city of Binsh in the countryside Idlib, which led to the partial destruction of the building and exit from service on 10 December.”

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mustafa Haj Kadour
Adult male killed
Ahmed Amouri Al Assaad
Child male killed
Ahmad Omar Fayyad
Child male killed
Ahmad Muhammad Haj Talib
Child killed
Abd al-Lateef Mostafa al-Omer
Adult male killed
Amer Hasan al-Saeid
Adult male killed
Ahmad Abd al-Lateef Qara Ali
Adult male killed
Abd al-Moeti Jomea Istaifi
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8 – 15
  • (3 children5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (32) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (18) [ collapse]

  • Footage of the immediate chaotic aftermath in Binnish, Idlib, after being struck by the alleged Russian airstrikes on 10 December, 2016 (via Ahmed Fallaha)
  • Footage of the immediate chaotic aftermath in Binnish, Idlib, after being struck by the alleged Russian airstrikes on 10 December, 2016 (via Mouaz Al Shami News)
  • The alleged Russian strikes on Binnish, Idlib, reportedly destroyed the Mustafa Amouri School (via SN4HR)
  • Destruction caused by the alleged Russian strikes targeting Binnish Idlib on 10 December 2016 (via @Maaramc13)
  • Destruction caused by the alleged Russian strikes targeting Binnish Idlib on 10 December 2016 (via @Maaramc13)
  • Destruction caused by the alleged Russian strikes targeting Binnish Idlib on 10 December 2016 (via @Maaramc13)
  • Destruction caused by the alleged Russian strikes targeting Binnish Idlib on 10 December 2016 (via @Maaramc13)
  • Destruction caused by the alleged Russian strikes targeting Binnish Idlib on 10 December 2016 (via @Maaramc13)
  • Mustafa Haj Kadour was reportedly killed by the alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Binnish, Idlib, on 10 December, 2016 (via Firas Al Ahmad Facebook)
  • Mustafa Haj Kadour was reportedly killed by the alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Binnish, Idlib, on 10 December, 2016 (via Firas Al Ahmad Facebook)
  • Ahmed Amouri Al Assaad was reportedly killed by the alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Binnish, Idlib, on 10 December, 2016 (via Coordinators of the-revolution in the city of Binnish)
  • Ahmad Omar Fayyad was reportedly killed by the alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Binnish, Idlib, on 10 December, 2016 (via Almasjedalkabeer Facebook)
  • Ahmad Muhammad Haj Talib was reportedly killed by the alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Binnish, Idlib, on 10 December, 2016 (via Coordinators of the-revolution in the city of Binnish)
  • Destruction caused by the alleged Russian strikes targeting Binnish Idlib on 10 December 2016 (via Idlib Media Centre Facebook)
  • Destruction caused by the alleged Russian strikes targeting Binnish Idlib on 10 December 2016 (via Idlib Media Centre Facebook)
  • Abd al-Lateef Mostafa al-Omer was reportedly killed by the alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Binnish, Idlib, on 10 December, 2016 (via VDC)
  • Amer Hasan al-Saeid was reportedly killed by the alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Binnish, Idlib, on 10 December, 2016 (via VDC)
  • Ahmad Abd al-Lateef Qara Ali was reportedly killed by the alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Binnish, Idlib, on 10 December, 2016 (via VDC)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Binnish (بِنِّش), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.953725,36.711248. 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 December 1st – 31st 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.”

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8 – 15
  • (3 children5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (32) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3892

Incident date

July 11, 2019

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Civilian homes and shops in the Al Shamali neighbourhood of the city of Jisr Al Shaghour, Idlib governorate, were struck by alleged Russian or Syrian missiles in what was described “a massacre”, killing up to eight civilians and wounding at least 14,

According to Edlib Media Center, at least three people were killed in the attack. Syrian Civil Defense forces, who were at the scene, put the death toll higher and reported a total of five killed and eight wounded civilians.

The Syrian Coalition reported on its website that “six civilians, one of them a child, were killed, while nine others were injured.” Whereas @DasmanNewsCom reported seven killed, @shabablatamni tweeted that the death toll “increased to 8 martyrs”.

Jisr Media Center identified the victims of the airstrikes and found that six civilians were killed and 14 were wounded. The source reported that among those killed were two children and one elderly woman. The source added that among the wounded were four wounded children and four wounded women.

According to Horrya, there were three children of the same family among the seven fatalities. While Horrya reported 10 wounded, other sources, such as Orient News, reported up to 20 or “dozens” of injured.

@HadiAlabdallah reported the use of eight vacuum missiles, blaming the Syrian regime for the strike. The SCD reported that 11 guided missiles were used.

The Syrian Civil Defence shared a video of their volunteers searching for victims underneath the rubble. According to a civil defense activist in the city of Idlib, the video shows “the extent of the destruction that befell the hospital after it was targeted by two explosive missiles, killing six people, destroying medical equipment and ambulance vehicles, in addition to being completely out of service.”

Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the strikes.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Omar Awrah عمر عورة
12 years old male killed
Yasser Haj Asaad ياسر حاج أسعد
19 years old male killed
Ibrahim Primo ابراهيم بريمو
20 years old male killed
Abdul Wahid Awrah عبد الواحد عورة
70 years old male killed
Mohammed Awrah محمد عورة
18 years old male killed
Kareema Al Omar كريمة العمر
70 years old female killed
Zakaria Tato زكريا تتو
60 years old male injured
Mohammed Juma acid محمد جمعة. حامض
70 years old male injured
Ali Awrah علي عورة
22 years old male injured
Omar Sari عمر صاري
27 years old male injured
Haya Zalkhi هيا زلخي
12 years old female injured
Rahaf Abdel Nasser رهف عبدالناص
5 years old female injured
Sham Bakdash شام بكداش
3 years old female injured
Ala Kahil علا كحيل
23 years old female injured
Ahmed Sheikh Salem أحمد شيخ سالم
70 years old male injured
Yasmeen Sheikh Salem ياسمين شيخ سالم
30 years old female injured
Esraa Benin أسراء بينين
6 years old female injured
Dalal Benin دلال بينين
32 years old female injured
Khaled Shehadeh خالد شحادة
24 years old male injured
Lina Doublou لينا دبلو
35 years old female injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 8
  • (1–3 children1 woman4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    14–24
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (40) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (33) [ collapse]

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    The body of a child being carried after he was killed by an airstrike that struck Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th (via @SyrianCoalition).

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    Several meen tending to the victims of an airstrike that struck Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th (via @SyrianCoalition).
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers walking through the streets of Jisr Al Shughour after it was struck by alleged Syrian and Russian airstrikes on July 11th (via @SyrianCoalition).

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    The body of a child being carried after he was killed by an airstrike that struck Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th (via @SyrianCoalition).

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    A little girl was wounded by an alleged Syrian or Russian airstrike on Jisr al-Shughur on July 11th (via Syrian Observatory for Human Rights).
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers walking through the streets of Jisr Al Shughour after it was struck by alleged Syrian and Russian airstrikes on July 11th (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers walking through the streets of Jisr Al Shughour after it was struck by alleged Syrian and Russian airstrikes on July 11th (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • Translation: “He lit his cigarette and sat on the balcony of his destroyed home, perhaps comforting his evident oppression on his face after he became homeless” (via @hkyaansa).
  • A man reportedly sitting on his destroyed home after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via @hkyaansa).
  • Translation: “Five dead and dozens of wounded as a result of the warplanes bombing the city of Jisr Al-Shughour in the western countryside of Idlib” (via @mohamed1aldaher).
  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via @mohamed1aldaher).
  • Translation: “Six civilians were killed and 10 others wounded, including women and children, as a result of the Russian-Syrian air strikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour in Idlib countryside” (via @ajanet_ar).
  • A victim underneath the rubble after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via @ajanet_ar).
  • Destroyed buildings after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via @ajanet_ar).
  • Civilians in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via @ajanet_ar).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via @ajanet_ar).
  • “Translation: Syria - Air strikes killed seven people in the city of Jisr Al Shughour in Idlib countryside” (via @DasmanNewsCom).
  • Image of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour in Idlib countryside on July 11th, 2019 (via @DasmanNewsCom).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via 7al).
  • Translation: “Three martyrs and several wounded, the initial outcome of targeting the city of Jisr Al Shughour by several raids” (via @tarikabdaluhak).
  • Photo of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Tariqcham1).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of JIsr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Tariqcham1).
  • Photo of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of JIsr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Tariqcham1).
  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer and civilians carrying a child victim after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Saer Khodair).
  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • Damaged homes after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • Damaged homes after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • Destroyed buildings in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • Damage after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • The aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • Destroyed building in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • Damaged vehicle in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 8
  • (1–3 children1 woman4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    14–24
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

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