Russian Military in Syria

Russian Military in Syria

A Russian combat aircraft at Khmeimim airbase in Syria being prepared for action. (Russian Ministry of Defence)

Belligerent
Russian Military
Country
Syria
start date
end date
Civilian Harm Status
Belligerent Assessment
Declassified Documents
Infrastructure
text search
4805 Results
sort by:
Sort by:
Incident date
Civilian deaths alleged
Civilian deaths confirmed by belligerent

Incident Code

RS2557

Incident date

September 28–29, 2017

Location

الشحيل , Al Shuhail, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.0865, 40.45232 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One woman and one child died and two more children were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on al Shuhail, according to local media.

According to the Smart News Agency, “a woman and her child were killed and two other children were wounded by air strikes by warplanes believed to be  Russian on a town east of Deir al-Zour”.

Free Deir Ezzor radio reported: “The warplanes targeted the town of Al-Shuhail yesterday [Sept 28th], and the shelling focused on the house of ‘Hammoud Masifar’, resulting in the martyrdom of his wife and the wounding of two children. Another raid targeted agricultural land without causing casualties among civilians.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Wife of Hammoud Masifar
Adult female killed
Child of Hammoud Masifar
Child killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (6) [ 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

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2552

Incident date

September 28, 2017

Location

جديد بكارة , Jadid Bkara, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.243656, 40.366945 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A total of four civilians including a child and two women were killed in raids by warplanes as well as artillery bombardments on the town of Jadid Bkara on September 28th, according to local sources. The reporting mentioned both the regime forces and the Russian forces as responsible for the bombardments.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “at least 4 civilians, including a child and 2 women, killed in Syrian regime warplanes missiles fired on Jadid Bakara village in Deir Ez-Zour governorate eastern suburbs on September 27, 2017.”

However, Sharqiya Voice pointed to both the regime and Russia, reporting “four civilians were killed as a result of the aerial and artillery bombardment by the Russian Air Force and the regime security forces on the town of Jadid Bkara in the eastern countryside”.

Sharqiya Voice added that the bombardments should be seen in the context of a near-total exodus of civilians at that time from neighbouring villages of Al Dahla and Al Sabha towards the desert and other rural towns.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Subha Mohammed al Jassim
Adult killed
Maha Khalil Mohammed al Jassim
killed

The victims were named as:

Nasha’at Ahmed Fathi al Ahmed
Age unknown killed
Hamza Khalaf al Mohammed
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (1 child2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Syrian Regime

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Hamza Khalaf al Mohammed, reportedly killed in a strike on Jadid Bkara, Sept 28th 2017 (via Euphrates Post)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (1 child2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Syrian Regime

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2565

Incident date

September 29, 2017

Location

حارم, Harem, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

36.212564, 36.519736 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A multitude of civilians were killed in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on the village of Harem, close to the Turkish border in Idlib Province, according to local sources.

The number of deaths reported varied between sources, ranging from three to 11. All sources reported the killing of a woman and her five children.

The White Helmets reported “six violent air raids targeting residential areas in the city of Harem, rural Idlib, resulting in the deaths of three people – two women and a child – and the injury of five others”.

Nedaa Syria published a video in which a White Helmets reporter says: “Today after Friday prayers, Russian and Syrian warplanes targeted Harem with six raids. The worst raids totally destroyed three floors of a building, leaving dozens of people are under the rubble. We pulled out seven killed people and worked for 48 hours to remove all others”.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Ola Gadab
Adult female killed
Hasan Rifaat Gadab
Child male killed

Family members (5)

Adnan Qahfazan
Adult male killed
Mohammad Qahfazan
Adult male killed
From Qahfazan family 1
Child male killed
From Qahfazan family 2
Child male killed
From Qahfazan family 3
Adult female killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 13
  • (1–5 children1–2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • 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 (25) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • A picture of four of the five children allegedly killed in a Russian airstrike on Harem on September 29th (via Twitter: @7UFCmSxd0lUBffH)
  • Civil defense teams working to save trapped civilians from under the rubble left behind by the alleged Russian airstrike on Harem on September 29th (via Smart News Agency)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Translation: "Martyrs and wounded from one family in the city of Harem countryside # Idlib as a result of the targeting of Russian warplane to residential neighborhoods in seven successive raids."

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Translation: "Russian terrorism in Harem in Idlib a little while ago"
  • Translation: "Russian criminal bombardment is now on Harem"
  • The White Helmets attend the scene of a strike on Harem, Sept 29th 2017.
  • The aftermath of the strikes.

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    A child is pulled from the rubble.
  • More footage of the aftermath of the strikes.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 13
  • (1–5 children1–2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • 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 (25) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2560

Incident date

September 29, 2017

Location

اورم الكبرى, Orme Al Kubra, Aleppo, Aleppo , Syria

Geolocation

36.147179, 36.9367003 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two consecutive air raids using cluster munition and thermobaric rockets struck the town of Orme Al Kubra near Aleppo, resulting in the deaths of between three to five persons and the injuring many others, according to local media. Russian or regime warplanes were reported to have been to blame.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported five civilian casualties, including three children. Smart News Agency reported four civilians killed as a consequence of the strike.

Multiple reports named three civilians from the same family as killed.

Several other sources also said that the regime was carrying out strikes on the area during this time.

The Violations Documention Centre said that “Syrian government and affiliated militias” were responsible for the deaths of three named civilians.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Hamze Ahmad Attal
Adult male killed
Qamar Ahmad Attal
Adult female killed
Khadeja Ahmad Attall
Adult female killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 5
  • (1–3 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • 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 (27) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Civil defense team working to remove civilians stuck underneath the rubble in the aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Orme Al Kubra on September 29th (via Smart News Agency)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme Al Kubra, Aleppo, Sept 29th.
  • Dead bodies are recovered in the aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme Al Kubra, Aleppo, Sept 29th.

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Graphic images of dead civilians following an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme Al Kubra, Aleppo, Sept 29th.

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Translation: "A massacre committed by a Russian airliner in the town of Orme Al Kubra in Aleppo`s countryside"

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Graphic images of dead civilians following an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme Al Kubra, Aleppo, Sept 29th.

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Graphic images of dead civilians following an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme Al Kubra, Aleppo, Sept 29th.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 5
  • (1–3 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • 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 (27) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2566

Incident date

September 29, 2017

Location

ارمناز, Armanaz, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

36.084046, 36.5034 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between 15 and 40 civilians were killed in two separate air raids using thermobaric rockets targeting a residential neighbourhood in Armanaz according to local media. Sources all blamed either Russian or Syrian regime raids for the attack.

Most sources alleged the second airstrike was aimed at Civil Defence teams and other civilians trying to remove victims of the first strike from underneath the rubble, which would explain the extraordinarily high death toll.

More than 30 houses were totally destroyed.

12 rockets vacuum missiles were used, according to Syrian Civil Defence.

Some sources reported that dozens of others were wounded, however the highest count is Smart News who reported 75 were injured.

ZamanAlwasl reported the a Sukhoi 24 plane belonging to the regime carried -out a second strike as the White Helmets and ambulance teams attended the scene.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Mostafa Hamzeh Shoeib
Adult male killed
Daughter of Mostafa Shoeib
Adult female killed

Family members (4)

-From Desoki family 1
Child male killed
From Desoki family 2
Child male killed
From Desoki family 3
Child male killed
From Desoki family 4
Adult female killed

Family members (2)

Nihad Elian
Adult male killed
Montaser Elian
Adult male killed

Family members (2)

Mayada Jamous
Adult female killed
Abo Omer Jamous
Adult male killed

Family members (2)

Tasneem Abdullah Younes
Adult female killed
Son of Tasneem Abdullah Younes
Child male killed

The victims were named as:

Mohammad Salim Abd Rabo
Adult male killed
Asad Naesan
Adult male killed
Hasan Asho
Adult male killed
Yaser Daw
Adult male killed
-Mohammad Yehya
Adult male killed
Khadijeh Jafa
Adult female killed
Taha Mostafa Affas
Adult male killed
Amani Shoeib
Adult female killed
Zakia Bashar Naesan
Adult female killed
Khadijeh Hosain Beri
Adult female killed
Loay Faqous
Adult male killed
Mohammad Mhaikel
Adult male killed
Dibo Danoun
Adult male killed
Mohammad Abo Yaeroub
Adult male killed
Riham Raboue
Adult female killed
Rayan Mohammad Shoeaib
Child female killed
Bashar al-Naesan
Adult male killed
Wife of Maher Disoki
Adult female killed
Nour Alath
Age unknown

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    15 – 40
  • (7 children6–8 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–75
  • 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 (38) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • Picture of villagers burying the dead in the two airstrikes on Armanaz on September 29th (via Twitter: 7UFCmSxd0IUBffH)
  • Photo of Civil Defense Teams working tirelessly to remove victims from under the rubble after the two airstrikes on Armanaz on September 29th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Picture of a baby girl, allegedly wounded by the two airstrikes on Armanaz on September 29th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Graphic images of wounded civilians following the Sept 29th strikes on Armanaz.
  • Aftermath of the strikes
  • Aftermath of the strikes

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Graphic footage of civilians following alleged regime strikes on Armanaz, Sept 29th 2017

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Translation: "Watch : Rescued children from the rubble of the Russian raids on the town of Armanaz in rural Idlib"

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    More victims of the strikes.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    15 – 40
  • (7 children6–8 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–75
  • 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 (38) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2567

Incident date

September 29, 2017

Location

بريهة, Bariha, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.150000, 40.270000 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Province/governorate level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported an airstrike on Bariha village, resulting in the deaths of five or six civilians and an unspecified number of wounded. Sources attributed the blame to the Russian military.

Baladi put the death toll at six.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “a man and his three children were killed”.

Mohammad Hassan, who put the death toll at five, said that it included one woman and two children.

 

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 6
  • (2–3 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 6
  • (2–3 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2568

Incident date

September 29, 2017

Location

ادلب, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.9266201, 36.6180588 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two children were injured in air raids, believed to be Russian, on residential areas in  Idlib City, according to Smart News Agency.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Picture of the aftermath of the alleged Russian airstrike on Idlib city on September 29th, in which two children were allegedly wounded (via Smart News Agency)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2569

Incident date

September 29, 2017

Location

ريف المهندسين, Reef Al-Muhandseen, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.0962042, 36.9626427 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two staffers were killed and five others injured as a result of air raids, likely to be Russian, on a field hospital in rural Al Muhandeseen, according to Smart News Agency.

The field hospital itself was heavily damaged and the staff lost medical equipment.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]