Russian Military in Syria

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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

RS2119

Incident date

April 11, 2017–April 12, 2019

Location

كفركرمين, Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.16432, 36.79017 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One child – a six-year-old girl – died and up to six more civilians including another child and two women were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Kafr Karmin on the night of April 11th-12th, according to local media.

Qasioun reported: “A girl was killed and others were wounded early today [April 12th], when Russian warplanes bombed the village of Kafr Kermin in the western countryside of Aleppo. The air raids also caused extensive destruction of public property.”

Most sources attributed the civilian harm to Russia, though the Syrian Network for Human Rights didn’t distinguish between Moscow or Assad as the actors.

According to SN4HR,  “the girl Amal Na’naa, age 6, from Hraitan governorate northern suburbs, was killed when Syrian-Russian alliance warplanes missiles fired on Kafr Karmin village in Aleppo governorate western suburbs on April 11, 2017.”

 

 

The incident occured during the night.

The victims were named as:

Amal Na’naa
6 years old female killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–6
  • 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 (12) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Footage showing destruction in Kafr Karmin following an alleged Russian strike on the night of April 11th-12th (via Qasioun)
  • More footage of the aftermath of the strike on Kafr Karmin following an alleged Russian strike on the night of April 11th-12th (via Qasioun)
  • Translation: 'Scenes of the extensive destruction caused by the bombing of the Russian air force Kafr Kermin village in rural West Aleppo 2017/4/12'
  • 'The effects of the destruction left by the Russian warplanes last night in the town of Kafr Kermin 12_4_2017'

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
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–6
  • 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 (12) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2117

Incident date

April 11, 2017

Location

بداما , Bdama, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.811903, 36.202275 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between two and six civilians including a child died and up to eight more were wounded in an alleged Russia airstrike on the road between Bdama and Hambushiyah in the countryside of Idlib, according to local media.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “a child and a man were killed and eight others were injured including four children under the age of 18, due to raids carried out by warplanes on areas in al-Hambushiyyeh village, which is located in the western countryside Jisr al-Shughur at the administrative border with the northeastern countryside of Latakia. T death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation.”

The Step News agency reported that  “the number of dead has risen to six people following the Russian raids targeting the Bdama – al Hamboushiya road, western Idlib.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ahmad Al-Effendi
50 years old male killed
Ahmed Berro
14 years old male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 6
  • (1 child1–5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–8
  • 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

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 6
  • (1 child1–5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–8
  • 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

RS2116

Incident date

April 11, 2017

Location

بزيت, Bezeit village, Jisr al Shoughour countryside, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.78897, 36.399449 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian died and several others were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bezeit village in the Jisr al Shoughour countryside, multiple local sources reported.

According to the Step News Agency, “Russian planes launched a phosphorous raid targeting Bezeit in Jisr al Shoughour killing one person and injuring others.”

Other sources also reported the use of internationally-banned phosphorous  and napalm in this attack.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • 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 (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
    1
  • 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 (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2115

Incident date

April 11, 2017

Location

Syria

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

One named civilian was wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Idlib city, according to a single source.

According to the Smart News Agency, “the destruction was caused by Russian air strikes on the perimeter of the Cariton building in the city of Idlib on 11 April 2017, which resulted in the injury of a number of civilians. Abu Mohammed [possibly the injured civilian as his name matches the name given further down in the report of the wounded victim], a resident of the neighborhood said that the warplanes launched the first raid, and ten minutes after that a second raid, pointing out that the raids were targeting civilians and ambulances, in addition to the rescue teams. Another person, Abu Hassan, said that there is no military headquarters in the region, noting that the air raids are repeated daily on the city.

Khaled_1987dn tweeted that there had been an air raid but said that “no injuries” had been reported so far.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Abu Muhammad
Age unknown male "A civilian resident of the neighborhood" killed

Summary

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

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

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

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2114

Incident date

April 11, 2017

Location

كفرزيتا , Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.374143, 36.601896 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local media reported that one child died and several others were wounded in an airstrike on Kafr Zita. All sources but one blamed Russia.

However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights also pointed to the regime, reporting that “the child Abdullah Mostafa Arafat, age 6, was killed when the Syrian- Russian alliance warplanes missiles fired on Kafr Zita city in Hama governorate northern suburbs on April 11, 2017.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Abdullah Mostafa Arafat
Child male A victim of "Russian cluster bombs" killed

Summary

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

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Translation: 'Bombing with internationally banned cluster bombs on the town of Kfar Zeita in rural Hama, 2017/4/11'
  • Footage of graves of those killed in a bombing on Kafr Zita, April 11th. (via Asi Press)
  • Abdullah Mostafa Arafat , killed in an alleged Russian cluster bomb attack on Kafr Zita, April 119th Ivia VDC)
  • Abdallah Mostafa Arafat (via SN4HR)

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
  • (1 child)
  • 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

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2113

Incident date

April 10, 2017

Location

تل_الدهب , Tal Al Dahab, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.810278, 37.252222 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two members of the civil defence were reported wounded in an alleged Russia airstrike on Tal Al Dahab.

The Smart News Agency reported: “The media official of the civil defence in the Jisr Al-Shughour district, Duraid Haj Hammoud, told the Smart’s correspondent that the raid targeted the village of Tal Dahab, wounding a civil defence member and civilians. Activists said this was likely to have been a Russian bombing.”

Step News Agency reported that two members of the civil defence were wounded, and also pointed to Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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 (3) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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 (3) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2108

Incident date

April 10, 2017

Location

السخنة, Al-Sukhna, Homs, Syria

Geolocation

34.8848748, 38.8711739 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Smart News reported that an airstrike struck the village of Al-Sukhna, causing the deaths of three people and wounding others. The strikes were thought to be conducted by Russian warplanes. 

One of those killed was a woman and another was reportedly a member of ISIS, although it is not clear whether or not this person was a combatant. 

Two civilians were reported wounded and sought medical treatment in Taybeh.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (0–1 women1–2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Unknown

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Unknown Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Unknown
  • Unknown position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Unknown

Unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (0–1 women1–2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Unknown

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2112

Incident date

April 10, 2017

Location

إدلب, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

Two consecutive airstrikes in Idlib city, believed to be executed by Russian warplanes, allegedly wounded two civilian women and caused significant damage to property and infrastructure.

The Idlib governorate had seen an intensification of bombardments in the days before, despite the announced truce previous December. 

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • 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 (4) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • 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 (4) [ collapse]