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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

RS3030

Incident date

February 17, 2018

Location

حزانو, Hazano, Idlib , Syria

Geolocation

36.08965, 36.71404 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to three civilians, all children, were killed and as many as seven, including women and children, were wounded as alleged Russian warplanes struck the village of Hazano, Idlib, local media reported.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that the air raids had hit “near al Kabir Mosque in Hazano village”

Like the majority of reports, the Smart News Agency, who cited the local police in Hazano, reported that two children were killed and seven others were injured, adding that the strikes occurred in the morning.

Other sources, including SN4HR, only reported the death of a female child, who was identified by name.

According to the Shaam News Network, “heavy air raids” killed two brothers while wounding two children and two women from the same family.

The number of wounded spanned from two to as many as seven, including both women and children as reported by multiple media.

All of the known sources agreed that Russia was responsible.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Khawla Mohammad Othman
Child female killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1–3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–7
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (13) [ collapse]

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    The Civil Defense digging up the body of a dead child from under the rubble following the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Jsirtv)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Jsirtv)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Syria Noor News)
  • The alleged Russian strikes ignited fire to a civilian house as Hazano, Idlib, was subject to aerial shelling on February 17th, 2018 (via Mohammed Aldaher)
  • Civil Defence trying to extinguish the fire ignited upon civilian houses by the alleged Russian strikes in Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Some of the many civilians that were left wounded following the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Mohammed Aldaher)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via @7UFCmSxd0IUBffH)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via @7UFCmSxd0IUBffH)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)

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 February 1st - 28th 2018.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1–3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–7
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3029

Incident date

February 17, 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

Several civilians were possibly left wounded as aerial and/or artillery shelling struck al-Lataminah, Hama, local sources reported, who pointed to Russia as responsible.

Numerous sources reported how al-Lataminah had been subject to aerial, and possibly also artillery shelling, the latter reported by Hamah Now.

However, it was unclear among the sources whether the incident resulted in civilian harm. Only one source, Shaam News Network, reported about “a number of wounded” following the shelling of al-Lataminah.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (3) [ 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 February 1st - 28th 2018.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3028

Incident date

February 17, 2018

Location

كفرزيتا, Kaarzeta, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.3747033, 36.5923691 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Several civilians were possibly left wounded as aerial and/or artillery shelling struck Kaarzeta, Hama, local sources reported.

Numerous sources reported how the village of Kaarzeta had been subject to aerial, and possibly also artillery shelling, the latter reported by Hamah Now.

Horrya News said that unidentified warplanes struck a hospital in the village.

 

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or 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

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 February 1st - 28th 2018.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or 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

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3027

Incident date

February 17, 2018

Location

مورك, Mourk, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.3729476, 36.6820998 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Several civilians were left wounded as aerial and/or artillery shelling struck Mourk, Hama, local sources reported. It was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame.

Sources reported both air and artillery strikes, adding that “a number” of civilians were left wounded.

According to the sources, no civilians were killed by the shelling.

While Shaam News Network blamed Russia for carrying out both aerial and artillery shelling of the village, Shbaballatamneh3 pointed to “regime artillery.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • 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

Sources (3) [ 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 February 1st - 28th 2018.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • 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

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3025

Incident date

February 15, 2018

Location

ترملا, Tarmala, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.5250124, 36.4741687 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to six civilians, including two Civil Defence members, were killed, and as many as five were wounded as alleged Russian warplanes struck Tarmala, Idlib, local media reported.

Smart News Agency, who cited local activists, said that a Russian missile targeted the Civil Defense team as they were approaching a military headquarters in the village that had been struck by the Russian warplanes. Reportedly, the warplanes then carried out a double strike.

The death toll spanned from one to six, the highest reported by the Syrian Civil Defence and Step News Agency. Multiple sources reported the death of Ahmed Haitham Al Taha, a Civil Defence volunteer, while others also identified a second Civil Defence fatality, an 18-year old paramedic.

At least one and as many as five were wounded, including members of the Civil Defence. Step News added that children and women also were wounded.

Additionally, the Smart News Agency reported that Russia had struck Tarmala by firing missiles from warships in the Mediterranean. According to Al Latamna Youth Group, cluster bombs had also had been used.

Finally, the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that two Civil Defence ambulances also were struck, and rendered inoperable.

All known sources pointed to Russia as responsible.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ahmed Haitham Al Taha
Adult male killed
Ryad al Alaiwi
18 years old male killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 6
  • (2 men)
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (13) [ collapse]

  • The moment the alleged Russian airstrikes hit Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, and the immediate aftermath (via Smart News Agency)

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    Ahmed Haitham Al Taha, member of the Civil Dfence was killed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Tamala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • One of the victims of the alleged Russian aerial shelling of Tamala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Ahmed Haitham Al Taha, member of the Civil Dfence was killed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Tamala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Syria Coalition)
  • Ahmed Haitham Al Taha, member of the Civil Dfence was killed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Tamala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Two Civil Defence ambulances were hit by the alleged Russian shelling in Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • 18-year old Ryad al Alaiwi, working as a paramedic, was among the killed following the alleged Russian shelling of Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2918 (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • Ahmed Haitham Al Taha, Civil Defence volunteer, was among the killed following the alleged Russian shelling of Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2918 (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • Two Civil Defence ambulances were hit by the alleged Russian shelling in Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Smart news Agency)
  • Two Civil Defence ambulances were hit by the alleged Russian shelling in Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)
  • Two Civil Defence ambulances were hit by the alleged Russian shelling in Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)
  • Two Civil Defence ambulances were hit by the alleged Russian shelling in Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)
  • Two Civil Defence ambulances were hit by the alleged Russian shelling in Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)

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 February 1st - 28th 2018.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 6
  • (2 men)
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3026

Incident date

February 15, 2018

Location

الموزرة, al-Mozara, Idlib , Syria

Geolocation

35.659875, 36.439311 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Alleged Russian warplanes struck the village of al-Mazara, Idlib, and wounded up to five civilians, including a woman, while leaving parts of the village completely destroyed, local media reported.

Smart News Agency reported that “warplanes believed to be Russian” wounded five civilians, including a woman, and added that three houses were destroyed, as the village was struck.

Edlib Media Center added that the area had been struck by vacuum missiles.

No sources mentioned whether the strikes resulted in fatalities.

All known sources pointed to Russia as the culprit.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • 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

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Footage from destroyed parts of al-Mazara, Idlib, after being subject to alleged Russian airstrikes on February 15th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Footage from destroyed parts of al-Mazara, Idlib, after being subject to alleged Russian airstrikes on February 15th, 2018 (via Jsirtv)
  • Footage from destroyed parts of al-Mazara, Idlib, after being subject to alleged Russian airstrikes on February 15th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)

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 February 1st - 28th 2018.

Summary

  • 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

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3024

Incident date

February 14, 2018

Location

حاس, Haas, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

Alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in Haas, Idlib, killing up to three civilians, including one child, as well as wounding several more, local media reported.

The aerial shelling struck the Sham Surgical Hospital, rendering it inoperable. Al-Adiya’s correspondent reported that the hospital was left “completely out of service after three consecutive Russian raids targeting the hospital building directly.”

Smart News Agency, who cited activists, reported that two civilians were killed by shrapnel while riding a motorcycle in the near vicinity of the strike.

Moreover, the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported the death of a child named Mohammad Mus’ab al Da’eef, who died on February 15th due to the wounds he sustained on February 14th.

According to the local reports, at least one and up to several medical staff members were injured.

All known sources pointed to Russia as the culprit.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mohammad Mus’ab al Da’eef
Child male killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (10) [ collapse]

  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Al-adaeya News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Orient News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Orient News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Orient News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Orient News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Orient News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Orient News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Orient News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Hadi Abdullah)
  • The child Mohammad Mus’ab al Da’eef died on February 15th due to the wounds he sustained on February 14th, 2018, following alleged Russian shelling of Haas, Idlib (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)

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 February 1st - 28th 2018.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3023

Incident date

February 14, 2018

Location

معرة حرمة, Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.5497387, 36.5422624 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to four civilians, including as many as three children, were killed and as many as ten more people were wounded as alleged Russian warplanes struck the town of Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, local media reported.

In this event, described by many as a “massacre”, residential buildings were struck and left in complete rubble with numerous civilians trapped underneath.

The death toll spanned from two to four, the latter reported by Edlib Media Center, who after initially reporting one fatality, later amended that number to four.

Three child victims were identified by name by Local Coordination Committees of Syria and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Reports generally agreed that two or three of the fatalities were children, hereof two siblings.

However, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that an eight-year-old girl was killed together with her infant brother, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that three children died, including two brothers. It is therefore unclear whether all of the identified victims were siblings of just the girl and baby boy who shared their last name.

The number of wounded spanned from two to as many as ten.

Finally, all known sources pointed unanimously to Russia as responsible.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Shahd Isam al Rayya
8 years old female killed
Issam al Raya
3 months years old male killed

The victims were named as:

Ahmed Ziad Al-Saleh
2 years old killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 4
  • (2–3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–10
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • The immediate and chaotic aftermath of the alleged Russian strike in Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)
  • Rescuing team trying to dig civilians from under the rubble following the alleged Russian shelling of Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018 (via Alghad ALsoori)
  • The alleged Russian strikes in Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018, killed several children, including this baby boy (via Wesal TV)
  • The moment one of the child victims is being dug up from under the rubble following the alleged Russian strikes in Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018 (via Yasar Yavuz)
  • Destruction caused by the alleged Russian strikes in Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by the alleged Russian strikes in Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Rescuing team trying to dig civilians from under the rubble following the alleged Russian shelling of Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • The moment Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, is being struck by the alleged Russian airstrikes, February 14th, 2018 (via Al Latamna Youth Group)
  • Shahd Isam al Rayya, eights years old, was among the fatalties of the alleged Russian strike in Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018 (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)

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 February 1st - 28th 2018.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 4
  • (2–3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–10
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]