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)

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Incident Code

RS2191

Incident date

April 27, 2017

Location

أورم الكبرى, Orme al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

A civilian was killed in alleged Russian air strikes on the town of Urme Al Kobra in western Aleppo according to local reports.

The Smart News Agency reported: “A member of the civil defense team, Mohammed Abu Adel, said that a civilian was killed after Russian raids on the town of Orme al-Kubra (18 km west of Aleppo). The strike also caused material damage”.

Syrian News Desk reported both Russian and Syrian planes made more than a dozen strikes in the region.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–14
  • 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 (5) [ 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
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–14
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2182

Incident date

April 27, 2017

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.814269, 36.31994 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians died and up to seven more were wounded in ‘several air raids’ alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al-Shoghour in Idlib Governorate, according to sources on the ground.

The Step News Agency reported “two civilians were killed in a bomb attack on Jisr al-Shughour and the surrounding area of al-Janoudiya village in the western countryside of Idlib”.

However, other sources only reported that civilians were wounded.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mohammad Kahwaji
Age unknown male injured
Shafiq Si’o
Age unknown injured
Kamal Kamal
Age unknown injured
Nidal Darwish
Age unknown injured
Mohammad Rashad Haj Ibrahim
Age unknown male injured

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–7
  • 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 (7) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–7
  • 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 (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2181

Incident date

April 27, 2017

Location

معرة النعمانالحامدية, al Hamidiya, near Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.614779, 36.657085 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were wounded in air raids in Al-Hamidiya in the southern Idlib Governorate, local media reported.

The Smart News Agency blamed Russia, reporting: “Two more civilians were injured following Russian raids on al Hamdidiya near maarat al numan [45 km south of idlib] according to the civil defence Facebook site.”

The other sources didn’t identify the warplanes responsible for the attack.

This event was part of a larger series of strikes on Idlib, according to sources. The Smart News Agency reported that “more than 53 civilians were killed and wounded on Thursday [April 27th] after air strikes on several villages and towns south of Idlib, north of Syria”.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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, Unknown

Sources (3) [ collapse]

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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, Unknown

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2178

Incident date

April 27, 2017

Location

دير شرقي, Deir Sharqi, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.603718, 36.738955 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three civilians were killed and “dozens” wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike in Deir Sharqi, according to local media sources. 

The University Hospital in Deir Sharqi, which reportedly was used to primarily treat women and children, was struck.

The hospital was destroyed by the strike and taken out of service, according to Smart News, who put the injured toll at four civilians.

The three civilians that were killed were patients at the hospital, Syrian Network for Human Rights reported. They further noted that this was the third time in two months that this location had been targeted.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mariam Shahoud al-Hosain
12 years old female From Sinjar: Squiah Village killed

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–12
  • 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 (16) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (15) [ collapse]

  • Translation: Three martyrs and dozens of wounded civilians, as a result of the targeting of military aircraft on University Hospital, south of the town of #Deir al-Sharqi, rural Maarra Al-Nu'man.
  • Translation: The extent of the destruction in the university hospital for children and women, in the village of Deir al-Sharqi, in the southern countryside of Idlib.
  • Translation: Russian warplanes committed a horrific massacre this morning in the town of Deir al-Sharqi in rural Idlib, killing and injuring dozens of civilians who were taken to field hospitals.
  • Translation: The university hospital on the outskirts of Deir Sharqi, southern Idlib was destroyed after it was targeted by Russian planes.
  • The destruction in Deir Sharqi following an alleged Russian airstrike, 27 April 2017. (Via: Step News Agency)
  • The destruction in Deir Sharqi following an alleged Russian airstrike, 27 April 2017. (Via: Step News Agency)
  • The destruction in Deir Sharqi following an alleged Russian airstrike, 27 April 2017. (Via: Step News Agency)
  • The destruction in Deir Sharqi following an alleged Russian airstrike, 27 April 2017. (Via: Step News Agency)
  • The destruction in Deir Sharqi following an alleged Russian airstrike, 27 April 2017. (Via: Step News Agency)
  • The destruction in Deir Sharqi following an alleged Russian airstrike, 27 April 2017. (Via: Step News Agency)
  • The destruction in Deir Sharqi following an alleged Russian airstrike, 27 April 2017. (Via: Step News Agency)
  • The destruction in Deir Sharqi following an alleged Russian airstrike, 27 April 2017. (Via: SOHR)
  • The destruction in Deir Sharqi following an alleged Russian airstrike, 27 April 2017. (Via: SOHR)
  • The destruction in Deir Sharqi following an alleged Russian airstrike, 27 April 2017. (Via: SOHR)
  • The destruction in Deir Sharqi following an alleged Russian airstrike, 27 April 2017. (Via: SOHR)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between April 1st - 31st 2017.

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–12
  • 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 (16) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2177

Incident date

April 27, 2017

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.555418, 36.573707 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Four civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma’ar Zita, Idlib, according to local media sources. 

The Shamna medical point was struck and four of the medical staff were killed, Halab Today reported.

There was a second strike after the hospital was struck, according to Al Jazeera. They reported that “Russian aircraft re-targeted the point again after the arrival of the ambulance and civil defence teams, leaving four of the ambulance crew dead”.

Ten others were wounded in the attack, Arab48 reported.

The medical point was rendered inoperable after the strike and eight ambulances were Nseverely damaged.

Two of the dead – an ambulance driver and a nurse – were killed in the second strike as they were trying to evacuate victims from the previous strike, Syrian Network for Human Rights reported.

The incident occured at 07:15:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Majed Mohammad
Adult male killed
Ahmad Suliman
Adult male killed
Saleh Ahmad al-Rahmoun
33 years old male Ambulance driver from Kafr Nabouda killed
Yousef Sotel
24 years old male Nurse from Hama City killed

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    10
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (16) [ collapse]

  • Translation: Assad and Russia raid was quick this time, shelling civilians in Idlib and systematic targeting of medical centers in Marzita, now out of service.
  • Translation: watch aerial bombing targeting the medical point in the town of #Marzita in the countryside of #Idlib which lead to its destruction.
  • Translation: The death of four members of medical staff and the injury of others, as well as the destruction of the medical point in the town of #Ma'arzita in the countryside #Idlib as a result of aerial bombardment.
  • Translation: Russian warplanes launched air strikes centered on the medical point in the village of Marzita rural Idlib southern, the air strike wounded a number of civilians. Russian fighter jets also targeted the civil defense vehicles that were trying to rescue the people who were injured by the Russian air raids.
  • Translation: The military hospital of Deir al-Sharqiyah - the medical point burned in the town of Ma'arzita, rural Idlib.
  • Translation: Russian aviation targeted the Shamna medical point on the outskirts of the village of Marzita, leaving 4 martyrs and many casualties among the medical staff and the civil defense teams.
  • Translation: Double airstrikes targeted a medical point "shamna", near Kefrnabl in #Idlib countryside leaving 4 dead and puts it out of service. Big fires & destroyed fire vehicle during the work of civil defence teams.
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma'ar Zita, 27 April 2017. (Via: SHRC)
  • Satellite imagery of the location of an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma'ar Zita, 27 April 2017. (Via: SHRC)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma'ar Zita, 27 April 2017. (Via: SHRC)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma'ar Zita, 27 April 2017. (Via: SHRC)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma'ar Zita, 27 April 2017. (Via: SHRC)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma'ar Zita, 27 April 2017. (Via: SHRC)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma'ar Zita, 27 April 2017. (Via: SHRC)
  • A wounded child in an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma'ar Zita, 27 April 2017. (Via: SN4HR)
  • Saleh Rahmoun, born in 1984, an ambulance driver from Kafr Nabouda, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma'ar Zita, 27 April 2017. Via: SN4HR

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between April 1st - 31st 2017.

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    10
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2175

Incident date

April 26, 2017

Location

رسم العويد, Rasim Al Ouweid, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.073279, 37.042465 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Subdistrict level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three civilians were reportedly killed and two injured in an alleged Russian airstrike in Rasim Al Ouweid, Hama – though only one known source has reported on this event.

According to Smart News Agency there were five civilian casualties from a bombardment of likely Russian warplanes.

Their local source told them “the aircraft bombed the houses of civilians in the village under the control of the “Islamic State”, killing three civilians, including a child and wounding two others, were taken to hospitals in the city of Deir Ezzor.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between April 1st - 31st 2017.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child)
  • 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

RS2174

Incident date

April 26, 2017

Location

اللطامنة, Lataminah, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.3219885, 36.6234398 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was injured in an airstrike in Lataminah, Hama, according to local media sources – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible.

Hama News Centre reported that “Russian air raids targeted al Latamna hospital”; they added that it caused huge destruction to the hospital and injuring one member of medical staff.

A group of terrorists in a vehicle in the northern Hama countryside were apparently the “target” of the strike and a large number of them were killed, according to the source @RaedSyrian02. They noted that the strike was conducted by the “air force” which could mean the Assad regime. 

7al news reported that “more than five paratroop-type missile attacks targeted the town of Al-Latamneh (controlled by the opposition in the northern countryside of Hama), resulting in the destruction of more than 10 homes and other material damage.”

Media activist, Lyad al-Hussein told 7al that the regime’s forces “rely on the opposition areas in the countryside to protect the missiles with parachutes, because of their destructive ability.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Translation: Russian warplanes bombarded the surgical hospital in the city with concussion rockets, destroying large parts of it. The hospital was out of service and the civil defense rescue teams, in cooperation with the residents, remained in the hospital for four hours to be able to withdraw one of the medical staff.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between April 1st - 31st 2017.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2173

Incident date

April 26, 2017

Location

جدار معراتا, Jidar Miraata, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.647951, 36.811066 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least ten civilians were killed in an airstrike in Jidar Miraata, according to local media sources – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who could not positively identify a belligerent, reported that the al-Jidar camp was targeted which killed ten people, including women and children.

The only other source to provide an estimated casualty toll, was the Syrian Civil Defence in Idlib, who stated that “tens” of civilians were wounded. They further reported that it was a result of regime forces using parachute missiles.

Alaraby news, among others, reported that Russian aviation was responsible for the attack.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 10
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–20
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Translation: Martyrs and wounded in a Russian bombing that targeted the camp, "the wall of Maarata", east of the town of Tlemnes for the displaced.
  • Translation: Warplanes bomb the camp of Ma'aratah in the southern suburb of Idlib and kill its inhabitants and destroy the entire camp.
  • Translation: The Syrian Air Force bombed the outskirts of the town of Talmans in the eastern suburb of Idlib
  • Translation: The moment of the rocket attacks on the Ma'aratah camp in Telmans in the village of Idlib
  • Translation: Parachute missiles were used in an airstrikes by regime airplanes targeting a Displaced camp near #Talmins in idlib countryside , resulting in the wounding of tens of civilians. Civil Defence teams have rushed to pull out the casualties from the rubble and ambulance wounded . #syriacivildefence #idlib 26-4-2017
  • Images by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights show the damage in al-Jidar camp area near Maratah town in the eastern countryside of Idlib, after a massacre carried out by warplanes, it's not known whether they belong to Russia or to the regime forces, which targeted areas in the camp and caused the death of 10 persons including women and children.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between April 1st - 31st 2017.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 10
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–20
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]