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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

RS4438

Incident date

February 11, 2020

Location

كفرتعال, Kafar Ta'al, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A 17-year-old child was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Kafr Ta’al, Idlib governorate, on February 11th, 2020, according to local sources.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “the child Qasem Lattouf al Omar, aged 17, was killed as Syrian regime fixed-wing warplanes carried out a strike using machine guns in Kafr Ta’al village in the western suburbs of Aleppo governorate, on February 11.”

Civil Defense informed the Anadolu Agency that one civilian was confirmed dead from an air strike in Kafr Taal. No other information was released about whether others had been wounded.

The air strikes were reported by local sources to be part of a larger strategy to drive civilians out of towns and villages. SMART News Agency blamed both Russian forces and the Syrian regime for the incident while @so_ria98 attributed airstrikes to Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Qasem Lattouf al Omar
17 years old male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • 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 (7) [ 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
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • 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 (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4471

Incident date

February 22, 2020

Location

جوزف, Jouseph, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian, a child, was reported killed and one to two civilians, possibly including a girl and a woman, were reported injured during an alleged Russian or Syrian airstrike on the village of Jouseph in Jabal al-Zawiya, south of Idlib on February 22, 2020.

Regarding civilian harm, more than 10 sources reported that a girl succumbed to her injuries as a result of Russian airstrikes on Jouseph village. Shahba Press stated that aside from the death of a girl, “other civilians” sustained injuries. Halab Today TV and Syrialiveuae Map claimed that a child was wounded by a Russian air bombardment on the village of Jouseph. It is unclear whether this is the same child that later succumbed to her injuries. Smart News reported that a source from the Syrian Civil Defence had told Smart that a woman was wounded as a result of the airstrike. The Syrian Civil Defence also indicated great damage to civilian homes and property.

More than 15 sources attributed the airstrike to the Russian Armed Forces, with @oulaalassaad and RTTR2019 claiming that Russia used vacuum missiles during the strike.

The local time of the incident is unknown. However, urgent tweets on the incident were posted as early as 7:12 AM local time.

The incident was first reported on February 22, 2020 at 7:12 am by .

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • A child was killed, on Saturday, as a result of Russian air strikes on the village of Joseph in Jabal Al-Zawiya in Idlib countryside, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
  • Photographs uploaded on the official Facebook page of the village of Jouseph showing the destruction to civilian homes that resulted from an alleged Russian (or Regime) airstrike on the village on February 22, 2020. (Uploaded via @haddan.jouzef on facebook)
  • Photographs uploaded on the official Facebook page of the village of Jouseph showing the destruction to civilian homes that resulted from an alleged Russian (or Regime) airstrike on the village on February 22, 2020. (Uploaded via @haddan.jouzef on facebook)
  • Photographs uploaded on the official Facebook page of the village of Jouseph showing the destruction to civilian homes that resulted from an alleged Russian (or Regime) airstrike on the village on February 22, 2020. (Uploaded via @haddan.jouzef on facebook)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4500

Incident date

March 2, 2020

Location

بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported that one man was killed and up to two others injured as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on the city of Binnish in the Idlib province, on March 2nd 2020.

Alleged Russian warplanes carried out two raids on the city of Binnish. The strikes resulted in the death of one civilian Rami Haj Hamden, and injured two more. Initial sources claimed one man was killed and one man injured but Step news reported 3 civilians were impacted by the strike.

Multiple photographic sources show extensive property damage, including that of a local hospital.

SNHR reported: “fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles near the hospital of Islamic Medical Complex in Binnesh city in the northern suburbs of Idlib suburbs, killing Rami Haj Hamdan and partially damaging its building and equipment.”

SNHR later reported that a Syrian Civil Defense vehicle was damaged “while they were heading to a site of a previous bombing by Syrian- Russian alliance forces on the outskirts of the city, severely damaging an ambulance of Civil Defense”. This indicates that there was a second “double strike” that only resulted in material damage, corresponding with the Civil Defense’s own reporting on the incident and the resulting damage.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Rami Haj Hamdan
Age unknown killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

  • Major damage was reported after alleged Russian airstrikes on the city of Binnish, Idlib governorate, on March 2nd, 2020 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • A damaged vehicle following an alleged Russian airstrike on Binnish, March 2nd (via White Helmets)
  • A damaged vehicle following an alleged Russian airstrike on Binnish, March 2nd (via White Helmets)
  • A damaged vehicle following an alleged Russian airstrike on Binnish, March 2nd (via White Helmets)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian strikes on Binnish on March 2, 2020. (Image posted by @ala_hacioglu)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian strikes on Binnish on March 2, 2020. (Image posted by @ala_hacioglu)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian strikes on Binnish on March 2, 2020. (Image posted by @ala_hacioglu)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian strikes on Binnish on March 2, 2020. (Image posted by @anasanas84)

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
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4285

Incident date

December 22, 2019

Location

الطريق الزراعي الواصل بين الدانا و ترمانين, The agricultural road between Al Dana and Termanin, Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian was reported killed on the agricultural road linking Termanin to Dana in Idlib, Syria on December 22nd, 2019 when Russian or Syrian regime warplanes attacked the area, according to Shaam Network.

No other sources were found on this incident.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (1) [ 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
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4317

Incident date

January 20, 2020

Location

كفر تعال, Kafar Ta'al , Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

Three children were killed in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on the town of Kafar Ta’al, Aleppo governorate, on January 20th, 2020, according to local sources. Seven civilians, including children, were reportedly wounded.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the killing of three young girls. The Syrian Network for Human Rights wrote that the girls were part of the same family: “Sibling girls Noura and Yusra Mehyou Al Masri and the girl Fatimah Qaddour Al Masri, aged 6, 10 and 6 respectively, were killed as fixed-wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on Kafr Ta’al village in the western suburbs of Aleppo governorate, on January 20″. According to the Syrian Civil Defence, the residential home of the children was targeted.

Edlib Media Center, Smart News Agency and @ShahbaPress reported seven wounded civilians. Shehab Agency asserted the injury of seven wounded and injured civilians, alleging that most of the civilians injured were children. Sources stated that the incident occured around dawn.

The Syrian Civil Defence Aleppo published a statement announcing that their teams were on site to rescue the injured civilians and to recover the three al Masri girls killed during the attack.

Baladi news provided information on the nature of the attack asserting that the alleged Russian incident was conducted with vacuum missiles targeting the residential house.

All sources, except the Syrian Coalition twitter account, stated that the attack was carried out by the Russian Armed forces. The Syrian Coalition tweeted: “At least 7 martyrs and more than 10 injuries, so far, among civilians, as a result of the terrorism of the Russian occupation and the Assad regime with their aerial and artillery bombardment on the western countryside of Aleppo”

Shaam News Network wrote that “civilians were killed and others wounded today, Monday, by Russian airstrikes, targeting the towns of the western countryside of Aleppo, in the context of an escalation campaign that has affected the area for nearly a week, amid a large movement of displacement from the area.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Noura Mehyou al Masri
6 years old female sister of Yusra Mehyou al Masri killed
Yusra Mehyou al Masri
10 years old female sister of Noura Mehyou al Masr killed
Fatimah Qaddour al Masri
6 years old female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7
  • 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 (37) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (33) [ collapse]

  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer looking at damage after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer helping a child after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers searching for victims underneath the rubble after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD on Facebook).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers seemingly covering victims after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD on Facebook).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers searching for victims underneath the rubble after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD on Facebook).
  • Civilians possibly looking for victims or their belongings after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • Civilians possibly looking for victims or their belongings after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • Destruction after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • Civilians looking at damage after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers searching for victims underneath the rubble after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD on Facebook).
  • Children sort through the rubble at the site of alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Ta'al on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • Rubble at the site of alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Ta'al on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • Children sort through the rubble at the site of alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Ta'al on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • Children sort through the rubble at the site of alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Ta'al on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • "Children cry the ruins of their house destroyed by the Russian killing machine this morning in Kafr Ta’al, west of Aleppo, and are looking for their memories that were destroyed by Russia" (Image posted by @mahmoodtalha22)
  • "Children cry the ruins of their house destroyed by the Russian killing machine this morning in Kafr Ta’al, west of Aleppo, and are looking for their memories that were destroyed by Russia" (Image posted by @mahmoodtalha22)
  • "Children cry the ruins of their house destroyed by the Russian killing machine this morning in Kafr Ta’al, west of Aleppo, and are looking for their memories that were destroyed by Russia" (Image posted by @mahmoodtalha22)
  • "Children cry the ruins of their house destroyed by the Russian killing machine this morning in Kafr Ta’al, west of Aleppo, and are looking for their memories that were destroyed by Russia" (Image posted by @mahmoodtalha22)

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  • Damage caused by alleged Russian strikes on the town of Kafr Taal on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @SyrianCoalition)
  • A child in the rubble of his home destroyed by alleged Russian strikes on the town of Kafr Taal on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @anewsarabic)
  • Effects of the bombing of a house in the town of Kafr Taal in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • A child collects what is left of his house furniture after being bombed in the town of Kafr Ta’al in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • A child collects what is left of his house furniture after being bombed in the town of Kafr Ta’al in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • A child collects what is left of his house furniture after being bombed in the town of Kafr Ta’al in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • A man pleads with God after his house was bombed in the town of Kafr Ta’al in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • A family sits in front of their house after it was bombed in the town of Kafr Ta’al in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • A family sits in front of their house after it was bombed in the town of Kafr Ta’al in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • A family sits in front of their house after it was bombed in the town of Kafr Ta’al in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • The Civil Defense assists the children and the family that was bombed in the town of Kafr Taal in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • The Civil Defense assists the children and the family that was bombed in the town of Kafr Taal in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)

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
    3
  • (3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7
  • 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 (37) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4351

Incident date

January 23, 2020

Location

قرب سراقب, near Saraqib, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Three children were killed alongside two adults in alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people near Saraqib, Idlib governorate, on January 23rd, 2020, according to local sources. Up to fifteen people, including children and women, were injured.

According to Step News Agency correspondent Hassan Al Muhammed, “the Russian aviation inflicted a massacre on the displaced people on a farm they were taking refuge in, near the city of Saraqib, east of Idlib. This resulted in the death of 5 people and the injury of 10 others from the same family, including children and women.”

Local sources tweeted that the following civilians were killed: Fatima Izz Al Din (50), Musab Khatoun (26), Murhaf Musab Khatoun (1), Basil Khatoun (1), Radwan Khatoun, (11).

Muhammed Al Ali, an activist, told Jeron that the Russian aircraft conducted several airstrikes, killing five civilians and wounded another five, including two children. He noted that the family fled their village of Al Hamra in the eastern countryside of Hama two years earlier after the regime took control over the village.

SMART reported that there were three children and one woman among the wounded. A correspondent for Baladi News reported that “Russian warplanes targeted a farm located about five km away from the city of Saraqib, sheltering IDPs from the countryside of Idlib, with rockets, killing five of them and wounding 15 others with varying injuries.”

Although most sources reported that the airstrike targeted a farm or a “house on farmland”, Edlib Media Center gave conflicting reports. EMC first stated the attack hit a petrol station in which the displaced family had sought refuge, but wrote in a later report that the family had been residing in tents.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (5)

Fatima Izz Al-Din فاطمة عز الدين
50 years old female displaced from Al Hamra killed
Musab Khatoon مصعب خاتون
26 years old male displaced from Al Hamra killed
Murhaf Musab Khatoon مرهف مصعب خاتون
1 years old male displaced from Al Hamra killed
Basil Musab Khatoon
1 years old male displaced from Al Hamra killed
Radwan Khatouun
11 years old male

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (3 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–15
  • 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

Sources (49) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (22) [ collapse]

  • Damage after alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people near Saraqib on January 23rd, 2020 (via Shaam News Network).
  • Damage after alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people near Saraqib on January 23rd, 2020 (via Shaam News Network).
  • Man standing at the site after alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people near Saraqib on January 23rd, 2020 (via Shaam News Network).
  • Damaged house after alleged Russian airstrikes near Saraqib on January 23rd, 2020 (via Shaam News Network).
  • Damaged building after alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people on January 23rd, 2020 (via Shaam News Network).
  • Damaged building after alleged Russian airstrikes near Saraqib January 23rd, 2020 (via Shaam News Network).
  • Damaged building after alleged Russian airstrikes near Saraqib January 23rd, 2020 (via Shaam News Network).
  • Footage of the aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people near Saraqib on January 23rd, 2020 (via @abuhuzaifa_).
  • The site after alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people near Saraqib on January 23rd, 2020 (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Inside a damaged building after alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people near Saraqib on January 23rd, 2020 (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Damage after alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people near Saraqib on January 23rd, 2020 (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Damaged building after alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people near Saraqib on January 23rd, 2020 (via Edlib Media Center).
  • The site after alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people near Saraqib on January 23rd, 2020 (via Edlib Media Center).
  • The site after alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people near Saraqib on January 23rd, 2020 (via Edlib Media Center).

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    The children Basil and Murhaf Musab Khatoon were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on a farm housing displaced people near Saraqib on January 23rd, 2020 (via @SyrianCoalition).

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    Three civilians, including two young children, Murhaf Musab Khatun and Basil Samer Khatoun, both aged one, were killed allegedly by a Russian airstrike in Saraqib on January 23rd 2020 (Image via @allaith12345 / Twitter)
  • Basil Samer Khatoun and Murhaf Musab Khatun, both aged one, were among five allegedly killed by a Russian airstrike in Saraqib on January 23rd 2020 (Image via Abo Wardan / Facebook)
  • Basil Samer Khatoun and Murhaf Musab Khatun, both aged one, were among five allegedly killed by a Russian airstrike in Saraqib on January 23rd 2020 (Image via Abo Wardan / Facebook)
  • Basil Samer Khatoun and Murhaf Musab Khatun, both aged one, were among five allegedly killed by a Russian airstrike in Saraqib on January 23rd 2020 (Image via Abo Wardan / Facebook)
  • Basil Samer Khatoun and Murhaf Musab Khatun, both aged one, were among five allegedly killed by a Russian airstrike in Saraqib on January 23rd 2020 (Image via Abo Wardan / Facebook)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (3 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–15
  • 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

Sources (49) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4356

Incident date

February 25, 2020

Location

شنان,, Shannan, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

On January 25th 2020 at 13:02, up to five civilians, including a woman and two children, were reported killed and six others wounded following Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes carried out against the village of Shannan. Two non-civilians were also reportedly killed.

Local reports were inconsistent concerning the number of victims, as numbers initially stated three women and two children killed, while others cited two children, two men, and one woman killed. Smart News reported the death of four civilians, a woman, her two children, and a male, and this was also reported by Civil Defense. The majority of sources that reported on the incident mentioned three civilians being killed and two non civilians killed, which makes it likely that the men killed were the non civilians.

Al-Jisr reported a total of two dead civilians, while Syrian television noted the death of a woman and her two children, and this was supported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The identities of the woman and her children were listed as Mona Suleiman Fatallah (wife of Muhammad al-Taha), a two-month-old baby Wjad Muhammad Al-Taha and her sister, Thana Muhammad al-Taha. The identity of the reported fourth and possibly fifth civilian was not released.

The Syrian Civil Defense said the mother and her children were killed when their house was shelled and completely destroyed. The report stated that the “Regime’s warplanes bombed the homes of civilians in the village of Shanan, causing the death of a woman and two children and the injury of a child, a woman and a man. Teams worked to rescue the family, whose house was completely destroyed by the shelling.”

Shaam Network said that one of the dead children was an infant/baby.

Baladi News noted that Shannan was solely a residential area and a house was destroyed, killing a woman and her two children.

@ShahbaPress blamed the Russians for the incident, while Syrian Civil Defense, Ariha Today, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Syrian regime. The Step Agency said that both Russia and the regime were responsible.

Baladi News reported that the strike was carried out by pro-Assad forces using SU-22 warplanes and SNHR fixed wing Russian planes. @so_ria98 tweeted that vacuum missiles were used in the attack.

The incident occured between 1:02 pm and 1:05 pm local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Mona Suleiman Fatallah منى سليمان فتح
34 years old female killed
Wajd Muhammed Al-Taha وجدمحمد الطه
Child 2 months old killed
Thana Muhammad al-Taha ثناء محمد الطه
Child female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 5
  • (2 children1 woman1–2 men)
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–2

Sources (39) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of an alleged strike on Shannan, Jan 25th (via White Helmets)
  • The aftermath of an alleged strike on Shannan, Jan 25th (via White Helmets)
  • The aftermath of an alleged strike on Shannan, Jan 25th (via White Helmets)
  • Damage caused by airstrikes on Shannan on January 25, 2020. (Image posted 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
    3 – 5
  • (2 children1 woman1–2 men)
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–2

Sources (39) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4415

Incident date

February 6, 2020

Location

اورم الكبرى, Urm Al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

Four civilians including a woman and children were reported killed as a result of Russian forces airstrikes or Syrian regime artillery strikes on Urm Al Kubra in Aleppo governorate, Syria on February 6th, 2020, according to local sources.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that “Four civilians were killed in Orem Al-Kubra, west of Aleppo, as a result of targeting the main road of the town with artillery shells from the regime forces today, February 6, 2020.”, and SMART Agency reported that “the regime forces stationed in the ‘Military Academy’ targeted the largest village of Urm Al Kubra, west of Aleppo, with more than 30 artillery shells, killing four civilians and causing extensive damage to property.”

Syria TV reported via Twitter that “4 people were killed, including children, as a result of Russian raids on the town of Urm al-Kubra in the western countryside of Aleppo.”

The Syrian Network for Human Rights mentioned that “at least four civilians were killed as Syrian regime forces’ artillery fired shells on Kafr Joum crossing road in the outskirts of Urm al Kubra village in the westerns suburbs of Aleppo governorate, on February 6th.”

From their side, Shaam Network reported that “Russian and Assad warplanes launched dozens of airstrikes, accompanied by fierce artillery and missile shelling that targeted the areas of clashes, cities, towns, villages of Azaz, Huritan, Kafr Hamrah, Andan, Maarat Al-Ateeq, Kafr Alepp, Greater Awarm, Babis, Kafr Basin, Kafr Dael, Al-Rashideen Association, Khan Al-Asal, and Bashnata, which resulted in the fall of 4 martyrs in Urm Al Kubra. “

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
    4
  • (1 woman)
  • 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 (4) [ collapse]

  • SCD volunteers recovering bodies after an alleged Russian or Syrian regime on Urm Al Kubra in Aleppo, Syria on February 6th, 2020 (via SCD)
  • SCD volunteers recovering bodies after an alleged Russian or Syrian regime on Urm Al Kubra in Aleppo, Syria on February 6th, 2020 (via SCD)
  • SCD volunteers recovering bodies after an alleged Russian or Syrian regime on Urm Al Kubra in Aleppo, Syria on February 6th, 2020 (via SCD)
  • A building damaged after alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime strikes in Urm Al Kubra on February 6th, 2020 (Bawaba Aleppo via Facebook)

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
    4
  • (1 woman)
  • 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]