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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

RS2883

Incident date

January 10, 2018

Location

معرة النعمان, Ma'arat Nu'man, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.6477913, 36.6591881 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two warplanes killed one to two civilians and wounded others in airstrikes on he residential neighbourhood of Ma’arat Nu’man, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some attributed blame to Russia, others to the Syrian regime, and one did not attribute blame but reported on the presence of “warplanes”.

No specific numbers were reported as wounded.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of airstrikes in Maarat Nu'man, 10th Jan 2018. (via Syria Civil Defence)
  • Airstrikes in Maarat Nu'man, 10th Jan 2018. (via Edlib Media Centre)
  • The aftermath of airstrikes in Maarat Nu'man, 10th Jan 2018. (via Edlib Media Centre)
  • The aftermath of airstrikes in Maarat Nu'man, 10th Jan 2018. (via Edlib Media Centre)
  • The aftermath of airstrikes in Maarat Nu'man, 10th Jan 2018. (via Edlib Media Centre)
  • The aftermath of airstrikes in Maarat Nu'man, 10th Jan 2018. (via Edlib Media Centre)
  • The aftermath of airstrikes in Maarat Nu'man, 10th Jan 2018. (via Edlib Media Centre)

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 – 2
  • 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 (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3779

Incident date

June 9, 2019

Location

كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were reportedly killed and four others were injured in alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on the city of Kafar Zeita on June 9th, 2019, according to local sources.

Based on local activists, Smart News Agency reported that “two people were killed and four others were injured, as the warplanes of the regime and Russia raided residential neighbourhoods in the city of Kafar Zeita.”

@almo3tasem91 and @syrian191124 also reported two killed civilians and four wounded, also blaming both Russia and the Syrian regime.

@MahmodHamway wrote that “the Russian battalion in the town of Ma’ardis bombed the city of Kafar Zita and “Tal Fas” in the northern Hama countryside with missiles.” @MasarPressNet, however, stated that helicopters targeted the city with barrel bombs. Mahmoud Al Hamwi posted a video on Youtube of the aftermath of the strikes, blaming the Syrian regime.

Shaam News Network wrote that “Russian warplanes and Assad’s helicopters launched dozens of air-raids, with rockets and explosive barrels” on a number of cities, towns and villages on June 9th.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • 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 attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Translation: “Air strikes launched by the regime's warplanes on the city of Kafr Zaita in Hama countryside 9/6/2019” (via Mahmoud Al Hamwi).
  • Translation: “Two martyrs and four wounded, as a result of the regime and Russian air strikes on the city of Kafar Zeita in the northern Hama countryside” (via @almo3tasem91).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers at the target site in Kafar Zeita after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on June 9th, 2019 (via @almo3tasem91).

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 status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • 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 attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3831

Incident date

June 20, 2019

Location

كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

Three civilians from the same family were reported killed in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime shelling or airstrikes on Kafar Zeita in Hama on June 20th, 2019, according to local sources.

Among the victims is Khalaf Al-Na’san, and his wife Wa’ad Al-Khalaf and their son. It was reported that Wa’ad died of her wounds.

Syria Civil Defense reported that “the cities and towns of liberated northern Syria are still under constant bombardment by the regime’s forces and their Russian allies,” listing a number of locations and casualties, among which the incident in Kafar Zeita is reported.

Similarly, Shaam News named both Russian forces and the Syrian regime in reporting the attack, among others, in Kafar Zeita.

No other information is known at this time.

The incident occured during the night.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Waed al Khalaf وعد الخلف
Adult female killed
Khalaf al-Naasan خلف النعسان
Adult male killed
Son of Khalaf Al-Na'asan ابن خلف النعسان
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Caption translation: "Khalaf al-Naasan, a resident of the village of Hamamiyat, was killed , and others were wounded by artillery shelling from the regime’s sites in the village of Sheikh Hadid on the city of Kafr Zita in the northern Hama countryside."

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    Khalaf Al-Na'san was reported killed with his wife and son as a result of alleged shelling or airstrike from Russia or the regime on Kafr Zeita on June 20th, 2019. (via @shabablatamni)

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 status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R3634

Incident date

June 26, 2019

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikoun, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to two volunteers for the Syria Civil Defense were reported killed, and four to five others injured, in the second of a double-tap airstrike on the Al Beira neighborhood in east of  Khan Sheikoun city, Idlib, on June 26th.

The strike allegedly came following another airstrike, and killed Syrian Civil Defense members while they were tending to those wounded in the first attack.

Macro Media Center reported that “Civil Defense volunteers Ali Al Qadour and Omar Kayyal were killed, and two others were injured, following a double Russian air raid on a civilian defense ambulance in Khan Sheikhoun in southern Idlib.” Syrian Network for Human Rights noted that “that Ali is from Morek town in Hama governorate northern suburbs while Omar is from Khan Sheikhoun city.”

An earlier report from Macro Media Center, and Edlib Media Cnter cited the death of one member of Syria Civil Defense.

The Syrian Civil Defense themselves reported that both Ali and Omar were killed in the double-tap airstrike that wounded five other volunteers as well.

All sources discussing this incident attributed the attack to Russian forces, except for Smart News who attributed blame to the Syrian regime.

The Syrian Civil Defense published a statement that said ” that a thorough examination of the evidence, such as eyewitness accounts and the identification of munitions used in the attack on white helmets, has proved conclusively that the aircraft that committed the crime of targeting and killing our volunteers belong to the Russian Air Force, which used surveillance aircraft”.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ali Al Qadour
Adult male killed
Omar Kayyal
Adult male killed
Abd Al Razak Hallak
Adult male injured
Mohammed Diab
Adult male injured
Khaled Najem
Adult male injured
Ahmed Katouf
Adult male injured

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–5
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (19) [ collapse]

  • Image Caption translation: "The high toll of the martyrs of the civil defense to two martyrs (Ali Al Kadour _ Omar Kayyal) after being targeted by a double raid by the warplanes." (Via Macro Media Center)
  • Image Caption translation: "The high toll of the martyrs of the civil defense to two martyrs (Ali Al Kadour _ Omar Kayyal) after being targeted by a double raid by the warplanes." (Via Macro Media Center)
  • Ali al Qaddour and Omar al Kayyal, members of Civil Defense- Khan Sheikhoun, were killed in an alleged double-tap airstrike when they were tending to the wounded of an earlier airstrike on June 26th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights).
  • One of five volunteers for the Syrian Civil Defense who was wounded in an alleged Russian double-tap airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • One of five volunteers for the Syrian Civil Defense who was wounded in an alleged Russian double-tap airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • One of five volunteers for the Syrian Civil Defense who was wounded in an alleged Russian double-tap airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • One of five volunteers for the Syrian Civil Defense who was wounded in an alleged Russian double-tap airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • Names and photographs of Ali and Omar, the Syrian Civil Defense volunteers who were killed by an alleged Russian double-tap airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • Statement by Syrian Civil Defense blaming Russia for killing two of its members on June 26th (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • Omar Kayyal, volunteer for the Syrian Civil Defense and killed in an alleged Russian double-tap airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Shabab Al Latamina).
  • Ali al-Qadur, volunteer for the Syrian Civil Defense and killed in an alleged Russian double-tap airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Shabab Al Latamina).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams at the funeral of two of their colleagues who were killed in an alleged Russian double-tab airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Edlib Media Center).

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    Omar, wrapped in a white sheet for his funeral after he was killed in an alleged Russian double-tab airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams at the funeral of two of their colleagues who were killed in an alleged Russian double-tab airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams at the funeral of two of their colleagues who were killed in an alleged Russian double-tab airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams at the funeral of two of their colleagues who were killed in an alleged Russian double-tab airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams at the funeral of two of their colleagues who were killed in an alleged Russian double-tab airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Edlib Media Center).

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    Syrian Civil Defense teams at the funeral of two of their colleagues who were killed in an alleged Russian double-tab airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams at the funeral of two of their colleagues who were killed in an alleged Russian double-tab airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun on June 26th (via Edlib Media Center).

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
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–5
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS797

Incident date

May 14, 2016

Location

بابيص, Babis, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.2465575, 37.0250416 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Multiple local sources reported that two civilians were killed and up to seven people were wounded following alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on the village of Babis in the countryside of Aleppo.

While most sources blamed Russia, some said the Syrian regime was responsible, and again others did not identify who carried out the raids. The victims were named as:

Kassem Hamdan

Khaled Ghassan

Both were civilian residents of Babis.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Kassem Hamdan
Age unknown male civilian residents of Babis killed
Khaled Ghassan
Age unknown male civilian residents of Babis killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    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

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Two martyrs and 7 wounded in warplane shelling in Babis (via ShehabPress)

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 May 1st – 31st.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    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

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS894

Incident date

June 12, 2016

Location

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

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

One girl died and one other unidentified civilian died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Kalassa, according to local media.

SRG_syria, @freesyria28 reported the death of a child in what they said was a Russian raid.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was among other sources who didn’t identify the warplanes responsible for the strike.

The child was named by @Damascordinate and LCCSY, both of which blamed Russia.

Aleppo White Helmet’s alleged “a martyr and a child” died as a result of the attacks.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (1)

Samar Mohammed
Child female killed

Summary

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

  • "one martyr and a child injured following a raid by warplanes targeting al Kallassa neighbourhood this morning" (via Aleppo White Helmets) [Link now unavailable - image retrieved from Airwars archive)

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 June 1st – 31st 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 child)
  • 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

RS3962

Incident date

July 26, 2019

Location

البوابية, Al Baouabiya, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

Local sources alleged that Russian or Syrian airstrikes or missile strikes targeted Al Baouabiya in Aleppo on July 26th, killing up to three civilians and wounding three others including a woman. Sources said that the attacks started in the morning and continued through the afternoon.

One of the victims Sari Al-Taleb, aged 27, used to work at Al Baouabiya school. The other victim was named as Ramadan Al-Akhras, aged 35.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “two civilians were killed as fixed-wing Syrian regime warplanes fired several missiles on al Bawabiya village in Aleppo”.

Syrian Civil Defense teams who were at the scene reported that the attack was carried out in the afternoon and added that an unknown number of others were wounded. Smart News claimed that thee others were wounded, including a woman. Later, Arabi21 news said that the death toll raised to three.

Local sources attributed responsibility to both Russian forces and the Syrian regime for this incident.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

The victims were named as:

Ramadan Raslan Al-Akhras رمضان رسلان الاخرس
35 years old male killed
Sari Mohammad ِAl-Taleb ساري محمد الطالب
27 years old male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (11) [ collapse]

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    Syrian Civil Defense volunteers transporting the bodies of the victims killed in alleged Syrian or Russian airstrikes on Al Baouabiya on July 26th (via Syrian Civil Defense Aleppo).

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    Syrian Civil Defense volunteers transporting the bodies of the victims killed in alleged Syrian or Russian airstrikes on Al Baouabiya on July 26th (via Syrian Civil Defense Aleppo).

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    Syrian Civil Defense volunteers transporting the bodies of the victims killed in alleged Syrian or Russian airstrikes on Al Baouabiya on July 26th (via Syrian Civil Defense Aleppo).

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    Syrian Civil Defense volunteers transporting the bodies of the victims killed in alleged Syrian or Russian airstrikes on Al Baouabiya on July 26th (via Syrian Civil Defense Aleppo).

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    Syrian Civil Defense volunteers transporting the bodies of the victims killed in alleged Syrian or Russian airstrikes on Al Baouabiya on July 26th (via Syrian Civil Defense Aleppo).
  • A car in the village of Al Baouabiya after it was struck by alleged Syrian or Russian airstrikes on July 26th (via Syrian Civil Defense Aleppo).
  • One of the victims of alleged Russian or Syrian regime strikes on Al Baouabiya on July 26th (via Justice Organization).
  • One of the victims of alleged Russian or Syrian regime strikes on Al Baouabiya on July 26th (via Justice Organization).
  • Caption translation: Two martyrs and several wounded, as a result of targeting the town of Al-Bawabia, south of Aleppo, with missiles by Assad's warplanes and Russia.
  • An image showing the targeting of Al Baouabiya in Aleppo with vacuum missiles on July 26th, 2019. (via @ahmadalsoury1)

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    Body of a civilian killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery attack on Al Baouabiya in Aleppo on July 26th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest).

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4094

Incident date

August 31, 2019

Location

جبالا, Jbala, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were alleged killed and others injured by Syrian or Russian airstrikes or artillery on Jbala village in Idlib.

The two victims were identified as Ismail Ahmed Qteish from the village of Maarzita, and Mahdi Salah Al-Naddaf from Jabala.

According to Macro Media Center and the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Syrian regime forces shelled Jbala using heavy artillery. Shaam News attributed blame to the Russian forces as well.

No other details are known at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ismail Ahmad Qteish اسماعيل احمد قطيش
Age unknown killed
Mahdi Salah al Naddaf مهدي صلاح النداف
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 man)
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Caption translation: Four civilians were killed and others were injured due to the targeting of cities and towns in Idlib countryside by al-Assad, two of them in the city of Kafr Nubl after war and artillery bombardment, and two civilians in the town of Jabala by artillery shelling, in addition to the injury of a child and two women in the village of Maarshamsha as a result of the bombing of warplanes.
  • Mahdi Salah Al-Naddaf was reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jbala on August 31st, 2019.(via Mohammad Amer Dyab)

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    Mahdi Salah Al-Naddaf was reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jbala on August 31st, 2019.(via Yahia Mahmoud)
  • Mahdi Salah Al-Naddaf was reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jbala on August 31st, 2019. (via Yahia Mahmoud).

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 man)
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (17) [ collapse]