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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

R4543

Incident date

August 22, 2023

Location

بين بلدتي الشيخ بحر ومعرة مصري, between the towns of Sheikh Baher and Maaret, Misrin, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

On August 22, 2023, at least four civilians were killed—and up to seven others were injured—in a series of alleged Russian airstrikes between the towns of Sheikh Baher and Maaret Misrin in Idlib, Syria.

Sources conflict about the precise number of civilians killed and injured by these strikes. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that three members of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham were killed and seven other militants were injured, in addition to the injury of five civilians, including two women. Shaam News put the number of militants killed at five, and added that there were “casualties among civilians, including women and children” without specifying how many. @alkhabour21 and @Mohab_Nasser2 were the only source that mentioned the death of civilians, with @alkhabour21 reporting that four civilians were killed and others were injured while @Mohab_Nasser2 reported that five civilians were killed and others were injured. Al Araby gave the highest report of civilian injuries, reporting that seven civilians were injured. Sources provided various other tolls for the militants killed, including Athr Press which identified six militants killed and four militants wounded while @MohamadDaba9966 identified five militants killed and nine others wounded.

According to Shaam News, the bombing struck several poultry farms that allegedly housed a Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham military installation. Athr Press added that the building was a headquarters which contained military and logistical equipment, including drones, and that the building was completely destroyed.

Sources allege that between three and six fighters affiliated with an Islamic fundamentalist organization were also killed. Independent Journalist Mohamad Dabaa identified three militants: Ahmed Mustafa Ghazal Abu Setif; Abdul Hamid Khalouf; Ibrahim Marwan Kharfan; and two foreign Turkic combatants.

According to Syrian journalist Jamil al-Hasan, the airstrikes displaced tent residents of Sheikh Bahr, with Syria TV specifying that the casualties from the strikes occurred in “Bir al-Tayyib” camp.

All of the sources that reported on the incident attributed the airstrikes to Russian forces, with @mzmgr941 specifying that vacuum missiles were used in the attack.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture, IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 5
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–7
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Al Qaeda/HTS
  • Belligerents reported killed
    3–6
  • Belligerents reported injured
    4–9

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • Ahmed Mustafa Ghazal Abu Setif, reportedly a militant killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on August 22, 2023. (Image posted by @mzmgr941)
  • Ahmed Mustafa Ghazal Abu Setif, reportedly a militant killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on August 22, 2023. (Image posted by @MohamadDaba9966)
  • Militants killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on August 22, 2023. (Image posted by @MohamadDaba9966)
  • Alleged Russian airstrikes on August 22, 2023. (Image posted by @idleb_online)
  • Alleged Russian airstrikes on August 22, 2023. (Image posted by @idleb_online)
  • Alleged Russian airstrikes on August 22, 2023. (Image posted by @idleb_online)
  • Alleged Russian airstrikes on August 22, 2023. (Image posted by @idleb_online)
  • 7 civilian casualties, including two women, in air raids of the #Russian occupation warplanes on the #Sheikh_Bahr area in #Idlib countryside
  • Civilian casualties in Russian raids around Sheikh Bahr camps, and tent residents flee to agricultural lands

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture, IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 5
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–7
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Al Qaeda/HTS
  • Belligerents reported killed
    3–6
  • Belligerents reported injured
    4–9

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4580

Incident date

October 6, 2023

Location

قرية الشخيب بالقرب من بلدة الزعينية, a poultry farm in the village of Al-Shukhayb near the town of Al-Zeiniyah, west of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two females, a 13-year-old and 25-year-old, were wounded and bruised near a poultry farm in the village of Al-Shukhayb near the town of Al-Zeiniyah, west of Idlib, Syria, in an airstrike allegedly carried out by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces on Friday, October 6, 2023, around 9:21 in the morning.

The airstrike reportedly struck a poultry farm, sparking a fire and injuring both girls. The injured were treated by Syrian Civil Defense the same day, who evacuated the area of civilians and reported no additional casualties. SCD’s Twitter/X account also shared images of the place affected by the bombardment and of the ambulances driving the injured girls to the hospital.

Local sources attributed the injuries to an airstrike, but there was some discrepancy on the perpetrator. Many local sources, including Syrian Civil Defense and @HalabTodayTV, reported that the Russian military was responsible, however, a Facebook user Nizar Bush attributed the strike to the Syrian regime forces.

According to the tweet by Halab Today TV marked as urgent, the incident happened shortly before 9:21 AM local time.

The incident occured at approximately 9:21 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • Source: @SyriaCivilDefe
  • Source: @SyriaCivilDefe
  • Source: @SyriaCivilDefe
  • Source: @SyriaCivilDefe
  • Source: @HalabTodayTV

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
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4452

Incident date

July 25, 2022

Location

شنان, Shanan village, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

One child was injured as a result of artillery shelling by Russian or Syrian regime action targeting the village of Shanan, south of Idlib on Sunday 24th July 2022.

The Syrian Civil Defense reported that they took the injured child to hospital for treatment and that he was injured “lightly”.

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
    Unknown
  • 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

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Syrian Civil Defense rescue a child who was injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime attack on Shanan, south of Idlib on July 25th 2022 (Image via @SyriaCivilDefe / Twitter)

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
    Unknown
  • 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

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4487

Incident date

November 6, 2022

Location

كفرلاتا, Kafar Lata, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian was reportedly killed and three others were reportedly wounded when a Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling targeted the village of Kafr Lata in the southern Idlib countryside, Syria, on November 6th 2022.

The civilian was reported as Ahmed Jamal Al-Sheikh, also known as Ahmad Jamal Qalli in other reports, aged 45, and was reportedly killed when he was picking olives in agricultural land. The Syrian Network for Human Rights also reported that the artillery shells landed near a group of civilians who were picking olives in an orchard.

The Syrian Civil Defense reported that this attack was “in conjunction” with the similar shelling targeting the outskirts of Kansafra village nearby.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ahmed Jamal Al-Sheikh
45 years old male also known as Ahmad Jamal Qalli in other reports killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (21) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • "One civilian killed in Syrian regime bombardment in southern Idlib, November 6 Ahmad Jamal Qalli, aged 45, from Kafrlata village, southern Idlib governorate" (Image via SNHR)
  • "A civilian was killed while he was picking olives as a result of artillery shelling by the regime and Russia forces targeting the village of Kafr Lata in the southern countryside of Idlib today, Sunday, November 6, in conjunction with similar shelling targeting the outskirts of Kansafra village in the same countryside." (Image via Syrian Civil Defense / Twitter)

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
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (21) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4519

Incident date

June 21, 2023

Location

كفرنوران, Kafarnouran, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Between three and four civilians, including a child, were reported to have been killed and up to 11 others, including two children, a woman and an elderly man, were injured by shelling suspected by militants allied to the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces in the countryside village of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023.

The @SyriaCivilDefe initially reported that two civilians, a child and his father, were killed and eight others, including three children, were injured in the initial outcome of the shelling of the road connecting the village of Kafr Nouran and the town of Maarat Al-Naasan. The Syrian Civil Defense later updated their toll to three dead and 11 wounded, including two children, a woman and an elderly man.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights provided the names of the civilians killed: Mousab Barakat, his son Mohammad Mousab Barakat, and Salim Darwish, and @khaleedalkhteb added the name Ahmed Shaaban from Taftanaz to the list of civilians killed. A tweet from @mzmgr941 referred to Salim as a “youth” but did not specify his age.

A tweet from @DeryNews provided the names of the civilians injured: Mohammed Ata (male), Odai Mohammed Ata (male), Abd Al Karim Drousi (male), Mustafa Al Ali (male), Saddam Ata (male), Rahma Nassan (Female), Fouzi Taha (male).

North Press Agency put the number of civilians killed at three but added that seven civilians were killed, to varying degrees of severity.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that six rebels who were near the site of the attack were also injured.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, one of the shells struck a main street in the center of Kafr Nouran close to the municipality building while a second one landed near a street vendor on the road which connects Kafr Nouran and Maarat Al-Naasan. The Violations Documentation Center added that the victims were gathered near a car selling vegetables when the shelling occurred.

Images shared online show blood and shoes scattered on the road near a local street vendor.

Most reports directed blame for the attack towards the Syrian regime forces while other sources, including the Syrian Civil Defense, attributed the shelling to the Syrian regime and Russian forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights specifically blamed the regime forces stationed in the 46th Regiment in the western countryside of Aleppo for carrying out the shelling.

Damas Post reported that the shelling also resulted in an exodus of residents from the town and material damage.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Mousab Barakat مصعب ابن الشيخ محمود بركات
Adult male killed
Mohammad Mousab Barakat محمد مصعب بركات
Child male killed

Family members (3)

Mohammed Ata
male injured
Odai Mohammed Ata
male
Saddam Ata
male

The victims were named as:

Salim Darwish سليم عبدالكريم درويش
Adult male killed
Ahmed Shaaban
Age unknown killed
Abd Al Karim Drousi
Age unknown male injured
Mustafa Al Ali
Age unknown male injured
Rahma Nassan
Age unknown female injured
Fouzi Taha
Age unknown male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 4
  • (1 child2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7–11
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Belligerents reported injured
    6

Sources (39) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (31) [ collapse]

  • An elderly man injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • An elderly man injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Funeral for the father and son killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • After artillery shelling by the regime forces and Russia today, Wednesday, June 21, targeted the village of Kafr Nouran, west of #Aleppo, killing 3 civilians and wounding 11 others.
  • A reporter of #Sham_Network in the town of Kafr Nouran in the western countryside of Aleppo transmits details of the artillery and missile shelling that targeted the town by Assad's forces and Iran's militias, which led to civilian deaths and injuries.
  • Martyrs, including a child and several injuries, in the shelling of the Assad regime's residential areas in Kafr Nouran, in the countryside of Aleppo, Maarat Al-Naasan and Katyan
  • Martyrs, including a child and several injuries, in the shelling of the Assad regime's residential areas in Kafr Nouran, in the countryside of Aleppo, Maarat Al-Naasan and Katyan
  • A massacre in Kafr Nouran by the missiles of the Russian external occupation. There are three martyrs and two injuries, including a woman.

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    Graphic images of alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @anasanas84)
  • Salim Darwish, killed by alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @mzmgr941)
  • Leaving dead and wounded... Artillery shelling by #Assad's militia targets the town of Kafr Nuran in #Aleppo_rural

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    Very graphic image of Mohammad Mousab Barakat, killed by alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @khaleedalkhteb)
  • Salim Darwish, killed by alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @Hamoudi_Free_Sy)

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    Moments filled with oppression and death... After artillery shelling by the regime forces and Russia today, Wednesday, June 21, targeted the village of Kafr Nouran, west of #Aleppo, killing 3 civilians and wounding 11 others.
  • Funeral for the victims of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Baladi News)
  • Funeral for the victims of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Baladi News)
  • Funeral for the victims of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Baladi News)

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    The child killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Baladi News)
  • Funeral for the victims of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @raa_hma1)
  • A horrific massacre committed by the forces of the criminal regime in the town of Kafr Nuran in the western countryside of Aleppo
  • Civilian victims of artillery shelling by the Damascus government forces targeting the village of Kafr Nuran in the countryside of #Aleppo

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    Three martyrs. Among them is a child and more than ten injuries, as a result of the artillery shelling of the militia. Assad attacked the areas of Kafr Nouran in the southwestern countryside of Aleppo and Katyan in the countryside of Idlib, Maarat al-Naasan and the outskirts of Benin Jabal al-Zawiya were also targeted.

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    Very graphic image of Mohammad Mousab Barakat and his father, killed by alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Amer Amer via Facebook)

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    Blood from a victim of alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Mustafa Hashem via Facebook)

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    Victim of alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Mustafa Hashem via Facebook)

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    Victim of alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Mustafa Hashem via Facebook)

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    Victim of alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Mustafa Hashem via Facebook)

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
    Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 4
  • (1 child2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7–11
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Belligerents reported injured
    6

Sources (39) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4571

Incident date

October 5, 2023

Location

مجدليا, Majdalya, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

At least one civilian was injured after an alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian-affiliated missile strike on the town of Majdalya, in southern Idlib, on October 5th, 2023.

Most sources reported that one civilian was injured. However, a Facebook post from Muhammad al-Adlabi claimed that a man “and his child” had been injured, but this has not been corroborated elsewhere. Other identifying characteristics, including names, have not been released.

While some sources, including Syrian Civil Defense, attributed the strike to “regime forces,” Muhammad Al-Adlabi attributed strikes across Syria, including Majdalya, to the Syrian regime and Russian forces/

The missile bombardment, which has been described as “intense,” led to the destruction of several homes and other properties, meaning numerous families were displaced.

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
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • Source: @SyriaCivilDefe
  • Source: @SyriaCivilDefe
  • Source: @SyriaCivilDefe
  • Source: @SyriaCivilDefe

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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
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4464

Incident date

September 3, 2022

Location

الفطيرة, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

At least one elderly woman was injured when alleged Russian or regime artillery shelling struck the town of Al Fatira on September 3, 2022.

According to @SyriaCivilDefe, an elderly woman was injured by artillery shelling carried out by the regime and Russian forces on civilian homes in the town of Al Fatira. The Civil Defense volunteers took the injured elderly woman to the hospital.

A tweet from @Amaar77Dyab referred to “civilian casualties” in Al Fatira but did not specify how many and whether they were injured or killed.

@abojrhom, a pro-regime source, tweeted that the shelling targeted the “locations and movements of terrorists” without providing details of who was killed or injured.

Activist Mustafa Muhammad told Al Araby that the Syrian regime forces intensified shelling of various villages and towns including Al Fatira, which coincided with the continuous flight of Russian reconnaissance planes. The majority of other sources that reported on the incident also attributed the shelling to the regime forces, while @Almohrar1 and @ibrahim78197182 attributed the shelling to Russian forces and the Syrian Civil Defense blamed both Russian and regime forces.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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

Sources (15) [ 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

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4500

Incident date

January 22, 2023

Location

كفرنوران, Kafr Noran, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

A civilian woman was killed and at least one other civilian, a child, was injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of the town of Kafr Noran on January 22, 2023.

According to the @SyriaCivilDefe, a woman was killed by artillery shelling carried out by the Syrian regime and Russian forces in Kafr Noran. The Civil Defense volunteers inspected the sites and made sure there were no additional casualties.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that a woman was killed, placing her age in her 30s, but attributed the shelling to only the Syrian regime. @anasanas84 provided the woman’s name: Mrs. Maha Abdan, 30.

Syria TV added that in addition to the woman killed, her child was also injured while @thiqanewsagency referenced “others” wounded but did not specify how many.

Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the shelling, with the majority attributing the shelling to the Syrian regime, including Syria TV which specifically pinpointed the shelling as coming from their positions in the town of Miznaz. However, the Syrian Civil Defense blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian forces.

Both @anasanas84 and @alatareb identified mortar shells as being used in the attack.

The incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Maha Abdan مها عبدان
30 years old female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Noran on January 22, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Noran on January 22, 2023. (Image posted by @alatareb)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Noran on January 22, 2023. (Image posted by @alatareb)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Noran on January 22, 2023. (Image posted by @alatareb)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Noran on January 22, 2023. (Image posted by @alatareb)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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

Sources (8) [ collapse]