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

RS2734

Incident date

November 15, 2017

Location

محكان, Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.974444, 40.485556 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Seven civilians from the same family were killed, and 20 to 24 others were wounded when Russian warplanes allegedly struck IDP tents in Mahkan, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russia for the raids.

The victims included four children and three women, all from the same family.

There are no other details at this time.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

The wife of Abdul Aziz al-Thib
Adult female killed
Child of Abdul Aziz al-Thib
Child killed
Child of Abdul Aziz al-Thib
Child killed
Farouk Al - Omar Al - Jabri
Age unknown killed
Daughter of Mahmud al-thib
Child female killed
The son of Ali althib
Child male killed
The daughter of Ismael althib
Child female killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7
  • (4 children3 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    20–24
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • A report in the aftermath of the shelling, 15th Nov 2017. (via Nafiza alfurat)
  • A report in the aftermath of the shelling, 15th Nov 2017. (via Euprats Post)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7
  • (4 children3 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    20–24
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2735

Incident date

November 16, 2017

Location

حسرات, Hasrat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.619075, 40.898297 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A man and two of his children were killed in airstrikes on Hasrat, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the airstrikes.

Civilian homes were allegedly struck, which some sources claim killed an entire family.

There were no reports of wounded and no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mr. Khalid Nawaf al-Ajmi
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (2 children1 man)
  • 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 (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Mr. Khalid Nawaf al-Ajmi, killed in airstrikes on Hasrat, 16th Nov 2017. (via Nawaf Essam)

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
    3
  • (2 children1 man)
  • 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 (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2736

Incident date

November 16, 2017

Location

السيال الغربي, Alsayyal Algharbi, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.5713889, 40.9066667 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between two and four civilian were killed, and an unspecified number of others were injured in airstrikes on Alsayyal Algharbi, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the airstrikes.

Only one source reported the death of four civilians, while most others reported that two  adult male displaced brothers were killed.

Euphrates added that a third brother was injured.

One of the brothers, Salah al-Khalifa, was reportedly a primary school teacher.

Images and reports show that civilian housing was destroyed in the raids.

Lawhat bukmalna reported that the brothers were killed in al Ghubrah, however that was the only reportage claiming this.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Uday Salah al Khalifa
male killed
Hamza Salah al-Khalifa
male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 4
  • (2 men)
  • 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 (16) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of airstrikes on Alsayyal Algharbi, 16th Nov 2017. (via @EuphratesPost)
  • Uday Salah al - Khalifa, killed in airstrikes on Alsayyal Algharbi, 16th Nov 2017. (via Euphrates)
  • The aftermath of airstrikes on Alsayyal Algharbi, 16th Nov 2017. (via Euphrates)
  • The aftermath of airstrikes on Alsayyal Algharbi, 16th Nov 2017. (via Euphrates)
  • The aftermath of airstrikes on Alsayyal Algharbi, 16th Nov 2017. (via Euphrates)
  • The aftermath of airstrikes on Alsayyal Algharbi, 16th Nov 2017. (via Euphrates)
  • The aftermath of airstrikes on Alsayyal Algharbi, 16th Nov 2017. (via Euphrates)
  • The aftermath of airstrikes on Alsayyal Algharbi, 16th Nov 2017. (via Euphrates)
  • Two brothers killed in airstrikes on Alsayyal Algharbi, 16th Nov 2017. (via Yasser Khalifa)

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
    2 – 4
  • (2 men)
  • 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 (16) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2737

Incident date

November 17, 2017

Location

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.55869, 36.36515 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

As many as seven civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Harasta, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russian warplanes and Syrian regime artillery shelling for the strikes.

One source reported that “missile targeted residential neighbourhoods in the city of Harasta”.

Another added that “missiles carrying cluster bombs, in addition to the bombing of rocket launchers and an intensive flight of reconnaissance aircraft [were seen] in the skies of the region.”

The artillery shelling of “Harasta” and “Duma” coincided with raids carried out by the warplanes and also hit the cities and towns of “Arabin, Director, Saqba, and Hamouriya.”

Harsta side of the work of the civil defence team to evacuate the injured after intensive artillery shelling on the residential neighbourhoods in the city

There was much damage to civilian property.

The number of air strikes targeting the city today were reportedly as many as 25 air strikes with six night raids.

One source reported that about 25 people, including women and children, were injured as a result of the direct targeting of houses.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Amjad al - Najjar
Child killed
Mother of Amjad
Adult female killed
Al-Hajj-Marwan Hasoun
Age unknown killed
Marwan Hasoun
Adult male killed
Ahmad al-Najjar
Child male killed
Abo Ziad
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 7
  • (1–5 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–25
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of air and artillery strikes. (via @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Marwan Hasoun, killed in air and artillery strikes, Nov 2017. (via VDC)
  • Marwan Hasoun, killed in air and artillery strikes, Nov 2017. (via VDC)

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 and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 7
  • (1–5 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–25
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2738

Incident date

November 17, 2017

Location

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.538143, 36.364331 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between three and four civilians were killed, and as many as 11 were wounded in air and artillery strikes on the popular market and residential homes in Arbeen. Sources blamaed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids.

According to local sources, there were between seven and 13 raids on the vicinity which caused mass local damage.

Members of the Syrian Civil Defence carried out rescue operations in the vicinity and transferred victims to medical points.

One image shows a young wounded girl receiving medical treatment in the aftermath.

The raids allegedly began in the morning and were long and intensive forcing people to leave their homes.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mohammad Omer Safsaf
Adult male killed
Anwar Ali Mosa
Adult male killed
Abd al-Razzaq al-Marji
Adult male killed
Khaled Qwaider "al-Rahawan"
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 4
  • (1 child1 woman4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of airstrikes on Arbeen, 17th Nov 2017. (via Arbeen Media Office)

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    Mohammed Omar Safsaf, killed in airstrikes on Arbeen, 17th Nov 2017. (via goutaDamas)
  • Anwar Ali Mosa, killed in airstrikes on Arbeen, 17th Nov 2017. (via goutaDamas)

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    Mohammed Omar Safsaf, killed in airstrikes on Arbeen, 17th Nov 2017. (via goutaDamas)
  • The aftermath of airstrikes on Arbeen, 17th Nov 2017. (via @SyriaCivilDefe)

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    The aftermath of airstrikes on Arbeen, 17th Nov 2017. (via SCD Eastren Ghouta)

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    A victim in the aftermath of airstrikes on Arbeen, 17th Nov 2017. (via Zamanalwasl)
  • Sighting of jets before the raids, Arbeen 17th Nov 2017. (via @SiegeWatch)
  • The aftermath of airstrikes on Arbeen, 17th Nov 2017. (via @Syria4Twitte)
  • An injured child in the aftermath of airstrikes on Arbeen, 17th Nov 2017. (via @said_abusbaih)

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
    3 – 4
  • (1 child1 woman4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11
  • 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

RS2739

Incident date

November 17, 2017

Location

السوسة, Al-Sousse, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.528889, 40.9675 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One male civilian was killed in airstrikes on Al-Sousse, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes.

An image published shows the victim to be wearing military style dress and carrying a gun suggesting he may be a militant. Despite this, all sources reported he was a civilian.

There were no reported injuries.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Abdul Kahhar Gharib Al-Amash Al Ghazi
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0 – 1
  • (0–1 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Rebel Forces

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Abdul Kahhar Gharib Al-Amash Al Ghazi, killed in airstrikes on Al-Sousse, 17th Nov 2017. (via Mohammad Mukhlef algokifi)

Rebel Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Rebel Forces
  • Rebel Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0 – 1
  • (0–1 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Rebel Forces

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2740

Incident date

November 17, 2017

Location

River crossing between al Duweir and Graneej, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.76714, 40.650959 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Euphrates post reported:  “Military aircraft launched several air raids today [Nov 17th] targeting the crossing of the town of Al-Dweir River – the town of Graneej – which led to the destruction of all cars and river vessels and the wounding of a number of civilians”.

Other sources said the regime carried out strikes, while Zaman al wasl pointed to Russia.

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, Syrian Regime

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • The river crossing between الدوير al Duweir and غرانيج Graneej, Deir Ezzor, was reportedly hit by a strike on Nov 17th (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

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, Syrian Regime

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2763

Incident date

November 18–28, 2017

Location

الباغوز, Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.43221, 40.99226 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A child died from his wounds following a shrapnel injury from a Russian air and artillery strike, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russian and Syrian regime raids.

It is unclear which date the original strike occurred.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Amir Mohammed Tayeh Sheikh Hamad
Child killed

Summary

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

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)
  • 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]