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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

RS2560

Incident date

September 29, 2017

Location

اورم الكبرى, Orme Al Kubra, Aleppo, Aleppo , Syria

Geolocation

36.147179, 36.9367003 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two consecutive air raids using cluster munition and thermobaric rockets struck the town of Orme Al Kubra near Aleppo, resulting in the deaths of between three to five persons and the injuring many others, according to local media. Russian or regime warplanes were reported to have been to blame.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported five civilian casualties, including three children. Smart News Agency reported four civilians killed as a consequence of the strike.

Multiple reports named three civilians from the same family as killed.

Several other sources also said that the regime was carrying out strikes on the area during this time.

The Violations Documention Centre said that “Syrian government and affiliated militias” were responsible for the deaths of three named civilians.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Hamze Ahmad Attal
Adult male killed
Qamar Ahmad Attal
Adult female killed
Khadeja Ahmad Attall
Adult female killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 5
  • (1–3 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • 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 (27) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Civil defense team working to remove civilians stuck underneath the rubble in the aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Orme Al Kubra on September 29th (via Smart News Agency)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme Al Kubra, Aleppo, Sept 29th.
  • Dead bodies are recovered in the aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme Al Kubra, Aleppo, Sept 29th.

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    Graphic images of dead civilians following an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme Al Kubra, Aleppo, Sept 29th.

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    Translation: "A massacre committed by a Russian airliner in the town of Orme Al Kubra in Aleppo`s countryside"

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    Graphic images of dead civilians following an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme Al Kubra, Aleppo, Sept 29th.

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    Graphic images of dead civilians following an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme Al Kubra, Aleppo, Sept 29th.

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 type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 5
  • (1–3 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • 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 (27) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2571

Incident date

September 29, 2017

Location

Al Atarib, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.1371787, 36.8106364 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A child was killed in an airstrike, likely to be Russian, on the city of Al Atareb, according to multiple local sources.

While the vast majority of sources blamed Russia, there were also several reports that the regime were also active over the area.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ahmad Abdul Ghafour
Child male killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • An airstrike hits Al Atarib, Aleppo, Sept 29th 2017.

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 type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2557

Incident date

September 28–29, 2017

Location

الشحيل , Al Shuhail, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.0865, 40.45232 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One woman and one child died and two more children were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on al Shuhail, according to local media.

According to the Smart News Agency, “a woman and her child were killed and two other children were wounded by air strikes by warplanes believed to be  Russian on a town east of Deir al-Zour”.

Free Deir Ezzor radio reported: “The warplanes targeted the town of Al-Shuhail yesterday [Sept 28th], and the shelling focused on the house of ‘Hammoud Masifar’, resulting in the martyrdom of his wife and the wounding of two children. Another raid targeted agricultural land without causing casualties among civilians.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Wife of Hammoud Masifar
Adult female killed
Child of Hammoud Masifar
Child killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • 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 attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

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

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • 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 attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2556

Incident date

September 28, 2017

Location

بزيت , Bzeit, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.78897, 36.399449 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three civilians from the same family were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bzeit, according to sources on the ground.

Local media reported multiple deaths and injuries from two air alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Bzeit on September 28th, according to local media.

Smart News Agency and Step News Agency reported the death of two women – a mother and her daughter – alongside five injured.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights, however, reported the death of two girls and their mother. All sources attributed the airstrike to Russian warplanes.

According to @insaan_rights, “Three people – two children (girls ) and their mother – were reported killed and others wounded in shelling of the village of Bzeit in the western countryside of Idlib today [Sept 28th].”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Ghazoul al-Hamdu Province
Adult female killed
Maysa al-Hamdu
Child female killed
Aisha al-Hamdu
Child female killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (1–2 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    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 (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of an airstrike on Bzeit, Sept 28th (via Bawbat Idlib)
  • The aftermath of an airstrike on Bzeit, Sept 28th (via Bawbat Idlib)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (1–2 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    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 (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2555

Incident date

September 28, 2017

Location

المعزولة, Al-Ma'zola village, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.903453, 36.441405 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to three civilians including a woman and her husband died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Al-Ma’zola, loval media reported.

The Step News Agency reported the death of a woman – and blamed Russia.

However, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “a woman and her husband killed in Syrian regime warplanes missiles fired on al Ma’zola village in Sahel al Rouj in Idlib governorate western suburbs on September 28, 2017.”

The Smart News Agency, citing activists, said that three civilians had died – and also attributed the deaths to Russia.

@MOAZALSHAMY  blamed a regime drone, putting the death toll at three and adding that “dozens” more were wounded.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1 woman1 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 (12) [ 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

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1 woman1 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 (12) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2554

Incident date

September 28, 2017

Location

سهل الروجبلدة الحمو , Hamou town in al Roj plain in the Idlib western countryside, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.882374, 36.468773 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between three and eight civilians including women and children were killed and up to 15 other non-combatants wounded after an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on the village of al Hamou on September 28th, according to local sources.

Most sources reported seven or eight people killed, whereas the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported only three killed.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) blamed the Syrian regime for the strike, while other sources attributed the airstrike to Russian warplanes. SN4HR also reported four children and three women among the dead.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Aisha Ahmed al-Saleh
25 years old female killed
Fatim Ahmed al-Saleh
55 years old male killed
Fatima Ahamad al-Saleh
Adult female killed

Family members (2)

Abdullah Mohammad Coupe
Child male killed
Abd al-Rahman Mohammad Coupe
Child male killed

The victims were named as:

Faiha Saleh al-Abdullah
20 years old female killed
Moaa`z Abd al-Rahim Ismail
Child male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 8
  • (3–4 children3 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–15
  • 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 (27) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Translation: "Seven civilians were killed and 10 others injured in the village of al Hamou in rural Idlib, as a result of the bombing of Russian warplanes."

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    A child killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hamou town in al Roj plain, Sept 28th (via Mostafa Al Ahmad)

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    A child killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hamou town in al Roj plain, Sept 28th (via Mostafa Al Ahmad)

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

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 8
  • (3–4 children3 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–15
  • 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 (27) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2552

Incident date

September 28, 2017

Location

جديد بكارة , Jadid Bkara, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.243656, 40.366945 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A total of four civilians including a child and two women were killed in raids by warplanes as well as artillery bombardments on the town of Jadid Bkara on September 28th, according to local sources. The reporting mentioned both the regime forces and the Russian forces as responsible for the bombardments.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “at least 4 civilians, including a child and 2 women, killed in Syrian regime warplanes missiles fired on Jadid Bakara village in Deir Ez-Zour governorate eastern suburbs on September 27, 2017.”

However, Sharqiya Voice pointed to both the regime and Russia, reporting “four civilians were killed as a result of the aerial and artillery bombardment by the Russian Air Force and the regime security forces on the town of Jadid Bkara in the eastern countryside”.

Sharqiya Voice added that the bombardments should be seen in the context of a near-total exodus of civilians at that time from neighbouring villages of Al Dahla and Al Sabha towards the desert and other rural towns.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Subha Mohammed al Jassim
Adult killed
Maha Khalil Mohammed al Jassim
killed

The victims were named as:

Nasha’at Ahmed Fathi al Ahmed
Age unknown killed
Hamza Khalaf al Mohammed
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (1 child2 women)
  • 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, Syrian Regime

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Hamza Khalaf al Mohammed, reportedly killed in a strike on Jadid Bkara, Sept 28th 2017 (via Euphrates Post)

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

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
    4
  • (1 child2 women)
  • 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, Syrian Regime

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2553

Incident date

September 27, 2017

Location

الحوايج البومصعة, al Hawaij al Bou masa’a crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.0528105, 40.4941326 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

As many as 13 people were reportedly killed and dozens were reportedly injured after an airstrike, believed to be Russian, on al Hawayj al Boumsa’a crossing, according to Euphrates Post reporting. The date of the airstrike is unclear, but on September 27th Euphrates Post shared some pictures of the aftermath.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    13
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Pictures show the devastation in the aftermath of the alleged airstrike on al Hawayj al Boumsa’a crossing (via Euphrates Post)
  • Pictures show the devastation in the aftermath of the alleged airstrike on al Hawayj al Boumsa’a crossing (via Euphrates Post)
  • Pictures show the devastation in the aftermath of the alleged airstrike on al Hawayj al Boumsa’a crossing (via Euphrates Post)
  • Pictures show the devastation in the aftermath of the alleged airstrike on al Hawayj al Boumsa’a crossing (via Euphrates Post)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    13
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]