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Incident Code

CS173

Incident date

February 15, 2016

Location

حماة, Hama, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

36.3949071, 36.543143 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, on December 1st 2016 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on a possible incident “near Hama, Iraq”. Officials later informed Airwars that the alleged incident in fact took place near Hama, Syria.

The incident was reported in the December 2016 Coalition report as: “Feb. 15, 2016, near Hama, Iraq: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographical area.”

In January 2017, the same incident was published with the correct location but incorrect date: “1. Feb. 2, 2016, Hama Province, Syria: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties.”

In February 2017, the Coalition republished the incident and corrected the date: “1. Feb. 15, 2016, Hama Province, Syria, via social media report: Date correction. This report was previously incorrectly released as Feb. 2, 2016 in the Jan. 2, 2016 monthly report. No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties.”

Airwars researchers have so far found only one report of civilian casualties that day in Hama but the source claims Russia was responsible.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    0–1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Discounted
    Those killed were combatants, or other parties most likely responsible.
  • Suspected attacker
    US-led Coalition

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Translation: # Masar press # Hama - 3 martyrs and a number of wounded following a Russian air raid on the town of Harbnafsa in the southern countryside (via Masar Press Net)
CJTF–OIR Declassified Assessment and Press Release

Attached to this civilian harm incident is a provisional reconciliation of the Pentagon's declassified assessment of this civilian harm allegation, based on matching date and locational information.

The declassified documents were obtained by Azmat Khan and the New York Times through Freedom of Information requests and lawsuits filed since March 2017, and are included alongside the corresponding press release published by the Pentagon. Airwars is currently analysing the contents of each file, and will update our own assessments accordingly.

Declassified Assessment Press Release

US-led Coalition Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US-led Coalition
  • US-led Coalition position on incident
    Non credible / Unsubstantiated
    Insufficient information to assess that, more likely than not, a Coalition strike resulted in civilian casualties.
  • Reason for non-credible assessment
    No Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area
  • Civilian deaths conceded
    None
  • Civilian injuries conceded
    None
  • Stated location
    near Hama ProviNe, Syria
    Nearest population center

Civilian casualty statements

US-led Coalition
  • Jan 2, 2017

  • No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties.

Original strike reports

US-led Coalition
Official source

For February 14th-16th 2016, the Coalition publicly reported no strikes in Hama governorate.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    0–1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Discounted
    Those killed were combatants, or other parties most likely responsible.
  • Suspected attacker
    US-led Coalition

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4148

Incident date

November 8, 2019

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughur, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.81425, 36.319812 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Six civilians, including four children, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on November 8th, 2019, according to local sources.

Smart News Agency reported that “activists said four civilians from the same family, including three children, were wounded in an airstrike by Russian planes on the town of Jisr Al Shughour”.

The Syrian Civil Defence reported that a woman was injured, stating that Syrian regime planes fired four rockets on a residential community of the city, including Zakaria Akta school. @IdlibPlus put the number of injured at six and @brocarpress reported “four wounded, including three children.”

According to @ShahbaPress, a church was also targeted. @IdlibPlus furthermore reported damage to a charity sewing workshop.

Jisr Media Center reported the names of one male injured civilian and three children.

Human Rights Watch mentioned that the airstrike also targeted a church. “On November 8, 2019, at 2 p.m., an attack damaged St. George’s church, a Greek Orthodox church in Jisr al-Shughour. Human Rights Watch reviewed two photographs sent by local journalist Mustafa al-Ahmad and two videos posted on YouTube on November 10 and November 12 which show damage to the church’s walls. This damage is also visible in satellite imagery which shows two distinct impacts in the area surrounding the church. The explosion wounded six people, including four children, and partially destroyed at least one residential building in the area, according to another local journalist. Satellite imagery also confirmed the damage to the residential building.”

A tweet from @RaedAlSaleh3 also reported that regime forces launched “4 missiles at once on a residential compound for civilians that includes the Zakaria Aktaa school.”

Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime was responsible.

The incident occured during the night.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

Jacob Khadheer يعقوب خضير
Child male injured
Ayoub Khadheer ايوب خضير
Child male injured
Mahmoud Khadheer محمود خضير
Age unknown male injured
Jenna Bashoush جنى باشوش
Child female injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–6
  • 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 (29) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (22) [ collapse]

  • Photo of the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via @mohmad_rasheed).
  • Photo of the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via @mohmad_rasheed).
  • Photo of the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via @mohmad_rasheed).
  • Photo of the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via @mohmad_rasheed).
  • Photo of the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via SCD on Facebook).
  • Photo of the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via SCD on Facebook).
  • Photo of the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via SCD on Facebook).
  • Photo of the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via SCD on Facebook).
  • Photo of the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • Photo of the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via @IdlibPlus).
  • Photo of the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via @IdlibPlus).
  • Photo of the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via @IdlibPlus).
  • Photo of the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via @IdlibPlus).
  • Alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via JMC).
  • Alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Jisr Al Shughur on November 8th 2019 (via JMC).
  • © 2019 Mustafa al-Ahmad. Satellite imagery from November 13, 2019 © 2020 Maxar Technologies. Source: EUSI. (Via HRW)
  • Caption translation: Russian and Nusayri occupation aviation. Destroys a church in the city of Jisr Al-Shughour in the free Idlib. (Image posted by @Olfmcw1gkRnbhoQ)
  • Caption translation:: Air strikes on the city of Jisr Al-Shughour in the western countryside of Idlib (Image posted by @anasanas84)
  • Caption translation:: Air strikes on the city of Jisr Al-Shughour in the western countryside of Idlib (Image posted by @anasanas84)
  • On November 8, 2019, at 2 p.m., an attack damaged St. George’s church, a Greek Orthodox church in Jisr al-Shughour.[417] Human Rights Watch reviewed two photographs sent by local journalist Mustafa al-Ahmad and two videos posted on YouTube on November 10 and November 12 which show damage to the church’s walls.[418] This damage is also visible in satellite imagery which shows two distinct impacts in the area surrounding the church. The explosion wounded six people, including four children, and partially destroyed at least one residential building in the area, according to another local journalist.[419] Satellite imagery also confirmed the damage to the residential building. There were no signs of military weapons, equipment, or personnel in the imagery reviewed. (Image posted by Human Rights Watch)

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
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–6
  • 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 (29) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4170

Incident date

November 15, 2019

Location

البارة, Bara, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to five civilians including three children and a woman were reported killed and eight others including a volunteer with the Syrian Civil Defense injured in alleged Russian airstrikes or Syrian regime artillery attacks on Al Bara in Jabal al-Zawiya, south of Idlib, Syria on November 15th, 2019 according to local sources. Step Agency said the Russian airstrikes which attacked Al Bara were loaded with vacuum missiles.

Mohamed, Jenna and Safa al-hameedi, children from the same family, were among those killed by the airstrikes and @media_idlib reported that their father “Ali Hajj Hamidi and his wife” were saved from under the rubble. Tareq Aloush from the Syrian Civil Defense said that five people including a woman and three children were killed and eight others including a volunteer with SCD were injured as a result of a Russian airstrike on Bara in Idlib.

The Syrian Civil Defense captioned a picture showing three children saying “Mohamed, Jenna and Safa al-Hameedi, the people killed by criminal missiles while playing at home on Friday, where our teams found them together under the rubble.”

A tweet from @ramiswidfree identified the Civil Defense member that was injured as the “ambulance system driver” and pointed out that three civilian homes were struck and a man and a woman were rescued from the rubble.

While most of the sources blamed Russia, including the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Baladi, Step Agency, Shaam and others, SMART blamed both the Syrian and Russian forces by saying “On November 15, 2019, civilians were killed and wounded by shelling by Russian and Syrian regime forces in the town of al-Bara near Idlib in northern Syria.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Mohamed al-Hameedi
Child male killed
Jenna al-Hameedi
Child female killed
Safa al-Hameedi
Child female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 5
  • (3 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–8
  • 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
    Unknown, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Assad regime

Sources (35) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (39) [ collapse]

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    Children reported killed in an alleged Russian or Regime attack on Bara in Idlib, Nov 15, 2019 (via Abuhuzaifa_)
  • Five killed including 3 children in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bara in Idlib (via @IdlibPlus)
  • Mohamad, Jana and Safa were reported killed while playing in their home by missiles on Nov 15th (via SCD)
  • SCD volunteers removing injured civilians by an alleged Russian airstrike on Bara - Idlib (via SCD)
  • Russian airstrikes allegedly attacked Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019, killing and injuring civilians including children (via Shaam).
  • Russian airstrikes allegedly attacked Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019, killing and injuring civilians including children (via Shaam).
  • Russian airstrikes allegedly attacked Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019, killing and injuring civilians including children (via Shaam).
  • Russian airstrikes allegedly attacked Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019, killing and injuring civilians including children (via Shaam).
  • Russian airstrikes allegedly attacked Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019, killing and injuring civilians including children (via Shaam).
  • Russian airstrikes allegedly attacked Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019, killing and injuring civilians including children (via Shaam).
  • Aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrikes on Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019 (via Shaam).
  • Aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrikes on Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019 (via Shaam).
  • Aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrikes on Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019 (via Shaam).
  • Aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrikes on Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019 (via Shaam).
  • Aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrikes on Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019 (via Shaam).
  • Children killed in an alleged Russian airstrikes on Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019 (via Shaam).
  • Children killed in an alleged Russian airstrikes on Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019 (via Shaam).
  • Children killed in an alleged Russian airstrikes on Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019 (via Shaam).
  • Aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike attack on Bara in Idlib, Nov 15th 2019, (via Shaam).
  • Two civilians reported killed in the airstrike on Al Bara.
  • Smoke resulting from airstrikes on Al Bara in Idlib.
  • Destruction caused by airstrikes on Al Bara in Idlib on November 15th, 2019 (via @so_ria98).
  • Image of a page from Quran part of the destruction caused by airstrikes on Al Bara in Idlib on November 15th, 2019 (via @so_ria98).
  • White Helmets volunteers trying to find survivors through the destruction caused by airstrikes on Al Bara in Idlib on November 15th, 2019 (via @so_ria98).
  • Aftermath of airstrikes on Al Bara in Idlib on November 15th, 2019 (via @so_ria98).
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bara in Idlib, on November 15th, 2019 (via @IdlibPlus)

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    A child killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bara in Idlib on November 15th, 2019 (via @IdlibPlus)
  • Three children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bara in Idlib on November 15th, 2019 (via @IdlibPlus)

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    A child killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bara in Idlib on November 15th, 2019 (via @IdlibPlus)
  • Caption translation: 5 civilians, including 3 children, were killed and 7 others were wounded, including a woman and an ambulance system driver, today, Friday, as a result of Russian warplanes targeting three civilian homes in the town of Al-Bara in Jabal Al-Zawiya, south of Idlib. Civil defense teams were also able to rescue a man and a woman alive from under the rubble (Images posted by @ramiswidfree)
  • Caption translation: 5 civilians, including 3 children, were killed and 7 others were wounded, including a woman and an ambulance system driver, today, Friday, as a result of Russian warplanes targeting three civilian homes in the town of Al-Bara in Jabal Al-Zawiya, south of Idlib. Civil defense teams were also able to rescue a man and a woman alive from under the rubble (Images posted by @ramiswidfree)

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  • Caption translation: After a raid by Russian warplanes on civilian homes in the town of Al-Bara in Jabal Al-Zawiya, civil defense teams headed to the site, and the surprise was the presence of an entire family under the rubble Our teams were able to save the father, Ali Hajj Hamidi and his wife, but the family lost their three children (Muhammad, Jana and Safa) (Image posted by @media_idlib)
  • Caption translation: After a raid by Russian warplanes on civilian homes in the town of Al-Bara in Jabal Al-Zawiya, civil defense teams headed to the site, and the surprise was the presence of an entire family under the rubble Our teams were able to save the father, Ali Hajj Hamidi and his wife, but the family lost their three children (Muhammad, Jana and Safa) (Image posted by @media_idlib)
  • Caption translation: Five martyrs, including three children, as a result of the targeting of a Russian warplane with three air strikes, the town of Al-Bara in Jabal Al-Zawiya, south of Idlib (Image posted by @abds02747)

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    Caption translation: The achievements of the Russian army today in the southern countryside of Idlib, the village of Al-Bara, in Jabal Al-Zawiya, as a result of bombing by warplanes (Images posted by @moustafaalhosen)

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    Caption translation: The achievements of the Russian army today in the southern countryside of Idlib, the village of Al-Bara, in Jabal Al-Zawiya, as a result of bombing by warplanes (Images posted by @moustafaalhosen)

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    Caption translation: The achievements of the Russian army today in the southern countryside of Idlib, the village of Al-Bara, in Jabal Al-Zawiya, as a result of bombing by warplanes (Images posted by @moustafaalhosen)

Unknown Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Unknown
  • Unknown 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
    1 – 5
  • (3 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–8
  • 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
    Unknown, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Assad regime

Sources (35) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TI028

Incident date

September 25, 2019

Location

كانى مازێ, Kani Mazi, Dohuk, Iraq

Geolocation

36.922590, 43.447700 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian, 19 or 20 years old, named as Yousef Jamal, died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Kani Mazi village, Jammak, Amedi, sources said.

According to ANF, “A 20-year-old teenager was seriously injured in the bombing and died in hospital despite doctors tried everything to save his life.”

Ninanews added that five other civilians were wounded.

Turkey confirmed carrying out strikes on the area.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Yousef Jamal
19 or 20 years old male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • 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.
  • Known attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Translation: "As a result of the coordinated work of the Turkish Armed Forces and the National Intelligence Organization, the so-called special force element 2 PKK terrorist was neutralized in the vehicle they used with the air operation carried out in Gara region in the north of Iraq. #MSB#TSK"

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kani Mazi (كانى مازێ) for which the generic coordinates are: 36.922590, 43.447700. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

  • Known belligerent
    Turkish Military
  • Turkish Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Turkish Military
Official source

Within the scope of the successful operation of Pawe-3, 3 PKK terrorists belonging to a separatist terrorist organization were made ineffective with the air operation conducted in Haftanin region. Thus, the number of terrorists neutralized in the north of Iraq today is 6. #MSB#TSK

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • 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.
  • Known attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4211

Incident date

December 2, 2019

Location

معرة النعمان, Maarat Numan, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to 14 civilians including two women were reported killed and between 11 and 20 others including two children were injured in an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrike on a vegetables market, Souk Al-Hal, in Maarat Al Numan in Idlib, Syria on December 2nd, 2019 according to local sources.  Multiple sources indicated that 10 or 11 civilians were killed in the initial toll.

@Mohamed2Aldaher reported on Twitter that many of the wounded were in critical condition so it in unclear if the death toll rose any higher. JesrPress reported that Civil Defense teams recovered those injured including “dismembered” people.

Some of those identified killed are: Jihad Al Barq, Abdulhameed Muhammad Al Sbeih, Abdelkhaleq Al Hamidi, Abdelnaser Al Darfeel, Amer Darfil, Abdo Khaled Al Adel and  Hasan Mohammad al Rashid, Jamila Al-Youssef, her sister, Maryam Al-Youssef and her son, Ahmed Salami.

Asala Aledel posted on Facebook about her cousin, Abdo Al-Adl, “the eye sheds tears, the heart grieves, and I grieve for your separation.”

Multiple sources described this incident as a “massacre” and Shehab Agency reported from an eyewitness that “the corpses are charred and burnt, and the body parts of civilians are scatered everywhere. Everyone who was in the market is now between a martyr, a wounded person, and a missing person.”

Human Rights Watch quoted Karim Kamoura, a shop owner who present during the attack when munitions hit a few meters from his store: “The market was busy at the time, because it was morning. When the [munitions] landed, I hid under the table for safety but started to smell burning bodies. When I came out, I saw bodies torn to pieces on the ground.” He said the attack destroyed six of 47 shops in the market, and he spent US$3,000 and six days to repair the damage to his shop.”

The incident occured at approximately 10:00 am local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Jamila Al-Youssef
Age unknown female
Maryam Al-Youssef
Age unknown female sister of Jamila Al-Youssef
Ahmed Salami
Age unknown male son of Maryam Al-Youssef

The victims were named as:

Jihad Al Barq
Adult male killed
Abdulhameed Muhammad Al Sbeih
Adult male killed
Abdelkhaleq Al Hamidi
Adult male killed
Abdelnaser Al Darfeel
Adult male killed
Abdo Khaled Al Adel
Adult male killed
Hasan Mohammad al Rashid
Adult male killed
AmerDarfil
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    10 – 14
  • (2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11–20
  • 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, Unknown, Syrian Regime

Sources (72) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (39) [ collapse]

  • Vegetables market after it was targeted with an airstrike (via @shahbaPress)
  • Vegetables market after it was targeted with an airstrike (via @IdlibPlus)
  • Jihad Al Barq is reported to have been killed by an alleged Syrian regime attack on a market in Maarat Al Nuuman in Idlib (via Justice Organization).
  • Abdulhameed Muhammad Al Sbeih was reported killed in the market attack allegedly by the Syrian regime (via Justice Organziation).
  • Abdelkhaleq Al hamidi was also reported killed in the attack (via Justice Organization).
  • Abdelnaser Al Darfeel also reported to have been killed in the attack.
  • Abdo Khaled Al Adel was also among those killed in the attack
  • SCD volunteers rescuing civilians injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al-Hal market in Maaret Al-Nouman city in the southern Idlib countryside, Syria on Dec 2nd, 2020. (via SCD)
  • SCD volunteers rescuing civilians injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al-Hal market in Maaret Al-Nouman city in the southern Idlib countryside, Syria on Dec 2nd, 2020. (via SCD)
  • SCD volunteers rescuing civilians injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al-Hal market in Maaret Al-Nouman city in the southern Idlib countryside, Syria on Dec 2nd, 2020. (via SCD)
  • "Maarat al-Numan, south of Idlib, after being bombed by Russian warplanes"
  • 1 of 4: "Aerial images show the destruction caused by the bombing of Assad warplanes on Souq al-Hal in the center of Maarat al-Numan city in the southern countryside of Idlib." (Image via @mohmad_rasheed on Twitter taken from MMC)
  • 2 of 4: "Aerial images show the destruction caused by the bombing of Assad warplanes on Souq al-Hal in the center of Maarat al-Numan city in the southern countryside of Idlib." (Image via @mohmad_rasheed on Twitter taken from MMC)
  • 3 of 4: "Aerial images show the destruction caused by the bombing of Assad warplanes on Souq al-Hal in the center of Maarat al-Numan city in the southern countryside of Idlib." (Image via @mohmad_rasheed on Twitter taken from MMC)
  • 4 of 4: "Aerial images show the destruction caused by the bombing of Assad warplanes on Souq al-Hal in the center of Maarat al-Numan city in the southern countryside of Idlib." (Image via @mohmad_rasheed on Twitter taken from MMC)

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  • "A horrific massacre that killed 9 people and wounded dozens of people in the bombing of a popular market in the city of Maarat al-Numan (initial outcome). 🗓2/11/2019 📍Maarat al-Numan, Idlib, Syria مجزرة مروعها ضحيتها ٩ قتلى وعشرات الجرحى بقصف سوق شعبي في مدينة معرة النعمان (حصيلة أولية). 🗓2/11/2019 📍معرة النعمان, إدلب, سوريا"

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    @MustafaSejari reported from the "massacre" in Maarat Al-Numan where up to 14 civilians were killed by an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike (Image via Twitter)
  • @MustafaSejari reported from the "massacre" in Maarat Al-Numan where up to 14 civilians were killed by an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike (Image via Twitter)

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    @MustafaSejari reported from the "massacre" in Maarat Al-Numan where up to 14 civilians were killed by an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike (Image via Twitter)
  • A photo of the Syrian Civil Defense rescuing the survivors after a Syrian regime or Russain airstrike on a market in Maarat Al-Numan on December 2nd 2021 (Image via JesrPress)
  • Image via Al Araby News of Syrian Civil Defense rescuing survivors after a Russian or Syrian regime attack on a market in Maarat al-Numan on December 2nd 2021.
  • A photo of the Syrian Civil Defense rescuing the survivors after a Syrian regime or Russain airstrike on a market in Maarat Al-Numan on December 2nd 2021 (Image via JesrPress)
  • A photo of the Syrian Civil Defense rescuing the survivors after a Syrian regime or Russain airstrike on a market in Maarat Al-Numan on December 2nd 2021 (Image via JesrPress)
  • A photo of the Syrian Civil Defense rescuing the survivors after a Syrian regime or Russain airstrike on a market in Maarat Al-Numan on December 2nd 2021 (Image via JesrPress)

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    A photo of a man allegedly killed by a Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on December 2nd 2021 (Image via SHRC)
  • Enabbaladi News reported that the fatalities are likely to rise from the attack on Maarat al-Numan on December 2nd 2021 due to the severity of injuries.
  • Almaaralover identified people among those killed after a Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on December 2nd 2021 (Image via Facebook)
  • Hassan Muhammad al-Rasheed, allegedly killed by a Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on December 2nd 2021.

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    Jihad Al-Barq, allegedly killed by a Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on December 2nd 2021 (Image via Ma'arat)
  • Jameel Lababidi posted a photo of Jihad al-Barq on Facebook, who was allegedy killed on December 2nd 2021.
  • "Martyr Abdul Hamid Muhammad Al-Subai" (Image via Ma'art)
  • "The eye sheds tears, the heart grieves, and I grieve for your separation And my cousin Abdo Al-Adl ان العين لتدمع والقلب ليحزن وانا على فراقكن لمحزونون خالو ابو القلب الطيب عبد الخالق وابن عمي عبدو العدل" Asala Aledel wrote on Facebook, as a result of targeting S22 warplanes with vacuum missiles, Al-Hal market in the city of Maarat al-Numan, south of Idlib" (Via Facebook)
  • Man'ool News identified those killed, allegedly in a Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on December 2nd 2021 in Al-Hal market.
  • "The eye sheds tears, the heart grieves, and I grieve for your separation And my cousin Abdo Al-Adl", Asala Aledel wrote on Facebook.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Unknown Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Unknown
  • Unknown 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 harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    10 – 14
  • (2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11–20
  • 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, Unknown, Syrian Regime

Sources (72) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4240

Incident date

December 7, 2019

Location

تلمنس, Talmans village, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

As many as three civilians, one man, one woman and a child, were killed and as many as 14 others, including three women and a child, were injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on a marketplace in the village of Talmans, Idlib Governate on December 7th, 2019 local media reported.

According to Jamil Lababidi and Syrian Human Rights Committee, the man killed in the strike was named Nasser Abdul-Jabbar Al-Hassan. The Syrian Human Rights Committee and the Syrian Press Center identified the female victim as Amna Khaled Al-Mar’i. The Shaam News Network said that a child had been killed in the strike but did not name the victim

Shahba Press, Ariha Today, and other sources said the strike resulted in seven injuries, including three women and a child. Images published by @media_idlib show a child being attended to in the back of an ambulance. The Syrian Human Rights Committee said 14 people were injured in a barrel bomb attack that targeted a popular market in Talmans.

The majority of the sources said Syrian regime helicopters carried out the strike using barrel bombs. One source, Ebaa News Agency, said the strike had been carried out by “Russian occupier’s warplanes”. Other sources said the strike had been carried out by either the Syrian regime or Russia.

One source said the strike took place in the evening, while footage from the scene shows it took place during daylight hours.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members

The victims were named as:

Nasser Abdul-Jabbar Al-Hassan ناصر عبد الجبار الحسن
Age unknown male killed
Amna Khaled Al-Mar'i آمنة خالد المرعي
Age unknown female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (1 child1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–14
  • 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 (26) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the town of Talmans, Idlib Governate on December 7th, 2019. (Uploaded by @media_idlib)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on a popular marketplace in the town of Talmans, Idlib Governate on December 7th, 2019. (Uploaded by @media_idlib)
  • A first responder assists a man and two children following an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the town of Talmans, Idlib Governate on December 7th, 2019 (Uploaded by @media_idlib)
  • A first responder attends to an injured child following an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the town of Talmans, Idlib Governate on December 7th, 2019. (Uploaded by @media_idlib)

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 harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (1 child1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–14
  • 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 (26) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4260

Incident date

December 17, 2019

Location

معرشمشة, Ma’ar Shamsha, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian reportedly died in an alleged regime or Russian airstrike on Ma’ar Shamsha, southern Idlib countryside, around noon on December 17, 2019.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the victim’s name is Mohammad Abdul Razzaq Al Shahhoud.

According to Al Jazeera, the attack had been “carried out by Syrian regime helicopters”. Facebook User Haisam.aldalati.7 reported instead that Sukhoi-24 warplanes conducted the strike. Jisr Press detailed that the strike consisted of two barrel bombs.

Relatives of the victim mourned their loss on social media, among them Al Shahhoud’s daughter, Zahra Shahhoud, who posted on Facebook: “The heart grieves, and we are sad for your separation from us, my father. May Allah accept us, and we are patient, with Allah’s permission. But dad, tears betray the eyes. We belong to God and to Him we shall return”. Al Shahhoud’s cousin (with the Facebook User name “91Zakarya”) also mourned his relative’s death.

Video footage documents the explosion cloud above what seems to be Ma’ar Shamsha. Other video footage by Enab Baladi shows families in distress in the aftermath of the attack, as well as a White Helmet rescue operation on their way to the affected area.

The incident occured around midday.

The victims were named as:

Mohammad Abdul Razzaq al Shahhoud محمد عبد الرزاق الشحود
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (24) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Explosion cloud above Ma’ar Shamsha
  • SCD team on their rescue operation

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

Incident Code

TS401

Incident date

December 20, 2019

Location

ام حرملة, Um Hammala, Al Hasaka, Syria

Geolocation

36.872222, 40.330000 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three civilians were reported injured as a result of alleged Turkish forces or Turkey-backed militants’ artillery shelling on Um Hammala village in Zarkan, Hasakah, Syria on December 20th, 2019 according to local sources.

No more details are available at the moment.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 attackers
    Turkish Military, Free Syrian Army
  • Suspected target
    Free Syrian Army

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports on the incident mention multiple villages being struck in the countryside of Abu Rasin (تل بو رأسين). The village of Um Hammala (ام حرملة) for which the coordinates are: 36.872222, 40.330000; the village of Um Eshba (برقة) for which the coordinates are: 36.896389, 40.295000; and the village of Til Hermil (تل حرمل) for which the coordinates are: 36.906667, 40.356944. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Free Syrian Army Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Free Syrian Army
  • Free Syrian Army position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 attackers
    Turkish Military, Free Syrian Army
  • Suspected target
    Free Syrian Army

Sources (5) [ collapse]