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

RS2266

Incident date

June 1, 2017

Location

طيبة, Tayba, Homs, Syria

Geolocation

35.08895, 38.91597 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported the ‘Bazaar’ market of Tayba in rural Homs to be struck by an airstrike, likely to be Russian.

The airstrike reportedly killed seven civilians and wounded “dozens” more.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2267

Incident date

June 1, 2017

Location

السخنة, Al-Shokhna, Homs, Syria

Geolocation

34.8848748, 38.8711739 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Warplanes, likely to be Russian, were reported by multiple sources to have struck the ‘Souq Al Khamis’ market of Al-Shukhna, according to local media.

Al-Shukhna was under ISIS control at the time of the incident.

Most sources reported the death of five civilians and the wounding of 17 others.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 5
  • Civilians reported injured
    6–17
  • 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 (1) [ collapse]

  • One of the wounded by the alleged Russian airstrike in medical a facility on June 1st 2017 in Al-Shukhna, Homs, Syria (via Al Jazeera Arabic Syria).

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 5
  • Civilians reported injured
    6–17
  • 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

RS2268

Incident date

June 3, 2017

Location

رسم الطويل , Rasim Al-Tawil in Jab Al Jarah, Homs, Syria

Geolocation

34.806389, 37.433889 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Smart News reported that civilian housing in the village of Rasim Al-Tawil was struck by an aerial bombardment of warplanes, likely to be Russian.

Three civilians were reported killed and five others were reported wounded, amongst them women and children.

There are no other details at this time.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2269a

Incident date

June 4, 2017

Location

طهماز , Tahmaz, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.135477, 37.650565 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

An internally displaced man was killed due to airstrikes on Tahmaz, according to local media. Some sources reported that Russian warplanes were responsible for the airstrike, while others reported it was attributable to the Syrian regime.

Hosain Obaid al-Asaad had fled from Akeirbat. Some other civilians were allegedly wounded.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Hosain Obaid al-Asaad
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (4) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2269b

Incident date

June 4, 2017

Location

حمادة عمر , Hamada Omar, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.025374, 37.423313 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported the killing of Roz Mohammad al-Ibraheem, an adult female, by warplanes, likely to be Russian, in the village of Hamada Omar in rural Hama.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Roz Mohammad al-Ibraheem
Adult female killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • 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 (3) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • 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 (3) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2269

Incident date

June 4, 2017

Location

رسم العالي, Rasim Al Aa’li village, Akeirbat area, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

34.993248, 37.240466 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported that an alleged Russian warplane struck the village of Rasim Al Aa’li in the Akeirbat region in eastern Hama by warplanes, killing three civilians and injuring three civilians. 

Smart News reported that a woman and two children were killed and that another three civilians were wounded, some of whom were in critical condition.

This airstrike was reported to be one of several airstrikes that time in the surrounding area, amid clashes between the Syrian regime and ISIS.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

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

Incident Code

RS2270 CS919a

Incident date

June 4, 2017

Location

موحسن , Mohsen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.2257487, 40.3109038 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported the killing of Mohamad Amla Al Fals Abu Ammar and his daughter Wafa Amla Al Fals on Sunday June 4th, as warplanes struck his residence in the village of Muhasan in rural Deir Ezzor.

Some sources also mentioned the wounding of other members of his family. The sources disagreed on the nationality of the warplanes, as some alleged they were Russian, and others contended that they were Syrian regime warplanes.

According to Jorf, “Mohammed al-Fals and his young daughter Wafa were killed and his sons and grandchildren were seriously injured in a raid on his house in the city of Muhsin east.”

@Maher_slebi  and  @abdulhzidan, alleged that the US-led Coalition was responsible for the death of Mr Mohammed al-Fals and his daughter – however, @abdulhzidan said that they were killed at night when the Coalition reportedly struck their home.

Orient News didn’t identify the warplanes responsible but said that the attack resulted in “three martyrs and seven wounded, including women and children.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Mohammed al-Amlah al-Fils Abu Ammar
Adult male killed
Wafaa Mouhammad al-Amlah
Adult female Daughter of Mohammed al-Amlah al-Fils Abu Ammar killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–7
  • 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, US-led Coalition

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Mohammed Amlah al-Fals, killed in an airstrike on Mohsen, JUne 4th 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

US-led Coalition Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US-led Coalition
  • US-led Coalition position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–7
  • 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, US-led Coalition

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2273

Incident date

June 5, 2017

Location

عقيربات أبو حواديد , Abu Huwadid village near Akeirbat, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.320833, 37.488333 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between ten and 15 civilians died, including ten or 11 from the Bakhour family, in an alleged Russian airstrike on their home in Abu Huwadid village near Akeirbat, according to sources on the ground. Sources attributed the blame to Russia.

The Local council of Akeirbat and its countryside on Facebook said that the only survivor from the family was the wife of Abu Hassan Bakour, Umm Hassan Bakr. Syria2011  also said that only one woman from the family survived, though it didn’t name her.

According to Zamanalwasl, “Abdul Latif Bakour, the head of the family, was a bulldozer driver in the town of Talbisa for more than 20 years. He left work for a private job. He is from a poor family, and his entire family was displaced to the Hama desert because of the very violent shelling of his city over the past six years, which led to the destruction of 70% of his family’s houses”.

Syria News Desk said that the family had earlier fled from Talbisa village in the northern countryside of Homs.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 11 people from the family had died,”including four citizen women”, while Zamanalwasl put the death toll as high as 15 (including 10 from the Bakhour family).

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (10)

Abd al-Lateef Bakour
Adult male killed
Hassan Abd al-Lateef Bakour
Adult male killed
Abd al-Lateef Hassan Bakour
Adult male killed
Abd al-Qader Abd al-Lateef Bakour
Child male killed
Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Hamid Bakour
Adult male killed
Somia Abd al-Lateef Bakour
Child female killed
Ayman Hassan Bakour
Adult male killed
Husam Hassan Bakour
Adult male killed
Daughter of Hassan Bakour 1
Child female killed
Daughter of Hassan Bakour 2
Child female killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    10 – 15
  • (3–5 children1–4 women6 men)
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Abd al-Lateef Bakour, killed along with 10 members of his family in an alleged Russian airstrike on Abu Huwadid village near Akeirbat, June 5th (via VDC)
  • Abd al-Qader Abd al-Lateef Bakour, killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Abu Huwadid village, June 5th (via VDC)
  • Somia Abd al-Lateef Bakour, killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Abu Huwadid village, June 5th (via VDC)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    10 – 15
  • (3–5 children1–4 women6 men)
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]