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
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Civilian Harm Status
Belligerent Assessment
Declassified Documents
Infrastructure

Incident Code

RS1678

Incident date

November 24, 2016

Location

الشعار, Al Shia'ar , Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.2085139, 37.1855771 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least two civilians were killed, including one woman, and several more were wounded, including children, following alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Aleppo’s Al-Sha’ar neighbourhood, local sources reported.

AleppoAMC reported that “martyrs and wounded and burned people were under  the rubble as a result  helicopter gunships targeting the Al-Sha’ar neighborhood east of Aleppo”.

Several sources reported the death of the pharmacist Ghassan Muhammad Deeb Korej, who reportedly was from the city of Anaden. Two sources added that another named adult woman was among the victims.

According to Syriamubasher, three children were injured by the air strikes. 

Four sources pointed to Russia as the culprit, while the remaining did not identify the responsible.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Age unknown male killed
Adult female killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 woman1 man)
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Footage of the destruction and civilian harm caused by the alleged Russian shelling of Al Shia'ar, Aleppo (via Halab News Network)
  • Ghassan Korj was reportedly killed by allegedly Russian-waged airstrikes targeting Al Shia'ar, Aleppo (via Ghassan Korj Facebook)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016.

On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones.”

Additionally, Russia reported that its air forces have carried out strikes in Aleppo during November and December 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 woman1 man)
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1677

Incident date

November 24, 2016

Location

حي المشهد, Al Mashad neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.1834027, 37.1369648 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between nine and 25 civilians, including children and women, were killed and up to 30 more wounded, as a result of aerial shelling in the Aleppo neighbourhood of Al Mashad local sources reported.

Sources varied regarding the number of fatalities, with the lowest at five and highest reported by ShahbaPress at 25. Several sources reported that children and women were among those killed.

According to @hamade_12, there was a “massacre in which nine children and women were killed in Al-Mashhad and Al-Qatraji district as a result of the fall of a ballistic missile”.

The Violations Documentation Center said that two adult male civilians died but did not provide their names. The Twitter account @r_shazli24 posted a picture of four male victims, but similarly neither provided names.

Only one victim was identified by name, the activist Anas Pasha, who reportedly died from wounds sustained in the strikes. HNN referred to him as their “correspondent.”

Buraq News gave the highest number of wounded, placing the number at 30, while other sources referred to “dozens” or as low as six by one source.

The incident was reportedly a part of a larger shelling of several neighbourhoods in Aleppo. Jsirtv reported that “fifty-nine martyrs were killed yesterday in the besieged neighborhoods, mostly in the districts of Al Mashhad and Al Myasar and Bab al-Nayrab and Katraji and Al Sukkari, the bombing of ballistic missiles and joint raids of the regime and the Russian occupation.”

Meanwhile, SPM-Syria added to the reporting that “Russian battleships committed a horrific massacre this evening, where two live ballistic missiles were fired at Aleppo, targeting the first neighborhood of Al-Mashhad, killing more than 14 civilian martyrs and dozens of injuries as a preliminary result.”

The sources did not agree about the culprit. Three sources (VDC, Smart News and SPM-Syria) pointed to Russia as the culprit, while another three (al-Araby, @NabaaSyria and RFS) put blame on the Syrian regime. Most sources, however, did not identify a culprit. Jsirtv pointed to both Russia and the Syrian regime.

The incident occured during the night.

The victims were named as:

Adult male named by HNN killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 25
  • (5–7 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6–30
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

  • According to this source, these were among the victims killed by the contested airstrikes in Mashad, Aleppo (via @r_shazli24 tweet)
  • Smart News reported about several airstrikes in eastern Aleppo on this day, and this picture is possibly from al-Mashad. The source however does not specify the location of the picture (via Smart News)
  • Eye witnesses reporting about the contested strikes that killed several civilians in Mashad, Aleppo (via Buraq Media News)
  • Aftermath of the contested strikes targeting Mashad, Aleppo (via RFS Media)
  • Aftermath of the contested strikes targeting Mashad, Aleppo (via RFS Media)
  • Aftermath of the contested strikes targeting Mashad, Aleppo (via RFS Media)
  • Aftermath of the contested strikes targeting Mashad, Aleppo (via RFS Media)
  • Aftermath of the contested strikes targeting Mashad, Aleppo (via RFS Media)
  • Footage of the destruction of tMashad, Aleppo, caused by airstrikes carried out by either the Syrian regime or Russia (via AlbouAzizi)
  • The activist Anas Pasha was reportedly killed by the contested airstrikes targeting Mashad, Aleppo (via Bahaa.halabi0)
  • The activist Anas Pasha was reportedly killed by the contested airstrikes targeting Mashad, Aleppo (via Leen Yasmin Rashied Facebook)
  • The activist Anas Pasha was reportedly killed by the contested airstrikes targeting Mashad, Aleppo (via Leen Yasmin Rashied Facebook)
  • The activist Anas Pasha was reportedly killed by the contested airstrikes targeting Mashad, Aleppo (via Leen Yasmin Rashied Facebook)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016.

On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones.”

Additionally, Russia reported that its air forces have carried out strikes in Aleppo during November and December 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 25
  • (5–7 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6–30
  • 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

RS1676

Incident date

November 24, 2016

Location

الميسر, Al Maysar, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.212011, 37.171227 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported that the al-Maysar neighbourhood in eastern Aleppo was struck by air and artillery strikes, resulting in the death of up to 15 civilians, including children and one woman. Dozens more people were reportedly injured. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime.

Besides few exceptions, most sources reported that 14 civilians were killed, and the Violations Documentation identified all 14 by name. No source provided a specific number of wounded, but most referred to “large numbers” or “dozens”.

The incident was reportedly part of a comprehensive shelling of eastern Aleppo that day. Shahed-ayan News said that “at least 27 civilians were killed in the besieged eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo Thursday (November 24th), most of them in the al-Mayser neighborhood, as a result of air and artillery shelling targeting several neighborhoods in the city.” The source quoted an eyewitness who said that 14 people were killed after being struck by artillery, rockets and explosive barrels.

Orient News reported that “Assad forces on Thursday committed a massacre in the neighborhood of Al Myasar in the city of Aleppo, which killed dozens of martyrs and wounded. (…) Activists said that the planes targeted residential buildings in al-Mayser neighborhood with cluster and concussion bombs, killing 14 civilians, including women and children”.

The incident reportedly included both airstrikes and artillery. Moreover, several sources mentioned that cluster bombs had been used. Half of the sources who blamed Russia reported the use of cluster bombs.

There were conflicting reports among the sources who pointed to a culprit. Four sources, @islamnedaa1, @theofficemedia (CLuster), HNN and VDC blamed Russia, while another six sources attributed the event to the Syrian regime. These were Orient News, Al-Jazeera, al-Jarida, Islammemo, Mojahedin News and MasarPressNet. 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (7)

Adult male killed
Adult male killed
Adult male killed
Adult male killed
Adult female pregnant killed
Child male killed

The victims were named as:

42 years old male killed
Adult male killed
37 years old male killed
Adult male killed
Adult male killed
Adult male killed
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    14 – 15
  • (2 children1 woman11 men)
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (30) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

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    A victim of the airstrikes, carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime, that struck al-Maysar, Aleppo (via @aboalhodaalhoms tweet)
  • The civil defence trying to rescue civilians in the aftermath of the strikes targeting al-Maysar, Aleppo, reportedly carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime (via Mojaheden News)

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016.

On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones.”

Additionally, Russia reported that its air forces have carried out strikes in Aleppo during November and December 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    14 – 15
  • (2 children1 woman11 men)
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (30) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1683

Incident date

November 24, 2016

Location

قرية مراط, Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.31407, 40.23865 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Following a lethal attack on the village of Marat, Deir Ezzor, the previous day, the village was reportedly struck by airstrikes again on the 24th, resulting in up to five civilian fatalities and several more people being wounded. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame.

Deir Ezzor radio reported that “warplanes launched two raids targeting the villages of Marat – the raids were in the same area as the massacre yesterday [Nov 23rd]. Until now there are five martyrs.”

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “warplanes also bombed areas in the village Marat in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, killing five citizens”. The source added that a total of ten civilians had been killed during the past 24 hours in Marat.

@JFLngo gave the lowest death count reporting that “a house was bombed in the village of Marat Fawqani in Deir al-Azur for the second time, killing one civilian person and injuring a number more.” This was also the only source that mentioned the number of wounded.

Alaraby pointed to the Syrian regime as responsible, while Euphrates blamed Russia. Several sources merely referred to “warplanes”.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 5
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Reporter says that "military aircraft" killed five civilians in the village of Marat in Deir Ezzor (via Jsirtv)

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016.

On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones.”

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 5
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1675

Incident date

November 24, 2016

Location

حمورية, Hamouriya , Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.528464, 36.389472 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local media reported that airstrikes (possibly also artillery) struck an area near a school in the city of Hamouriya, Damascus, killing and injuring several civilians, including a high number of children. Reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime.

Several civilians (between one and two) were reportedly killed by the strikes. LCCSY reported that: “a child was martyred following Russian raids with vacuum missiles on the town of Hamouriya in eastern Ghouta.”

As many as 12 civilians were reportedly wounded. @abomaherdomair put the number at 10, most them children, adding that an airstrike hit a residential building “near children’s schools”.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights named the school as Basheer Abdul Jawad Primary School. The source added that the building was “rendered inoperable” following the strikes.

Al-Jazeera’s correspondent reported “two dead and dozens wounded in an air and artillery bombardment by Syrian regime forces on the cities and towns of Douma and Kafr Batna and Harsta in the countryside of Damascus.” The source added that the bombing hit a primary school “after the exit of students, causing great destruction”.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–12
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

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    Photo of an injured, or killed, civilian, which was associated with the contested strikes targeting Hamouriya, Damascus (via @Baraa_Abdul tweet)
  • The immediate aftermath in the city of Hamouriya, Damascus, after being hit by the contested airstrikes (via Ahmad aldemashqi)
  • The contested strikes targeting the city of Hamouriya, Damascus, reportedly killed and wounded several children (via @abuyassrhomms tweet)
  • The contested strikes inflicted heavy damage on the city of Hamouriya, Damascus, (via @Qasioun News Agency)
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    The contested strikes targeting the city of Hamouriya, Damascus, reportedly killed and wounded several children (via @abomaherdomair tweet)
  • The Civil Defence rescuing wounded civilians from under the rubble following the strikes, that struck the city of Hamouriya, Damascus (via @SyriaCivilDefetweet)
  • Basheer Abdul Jawad Primary School in Hamoria, Damascus was reportedly hit by the contested airstrikes and was left completely destroyed (via SN4HR)

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016.

On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones.”

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–12
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1674

Incident date

November 24, 2016

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

Several civilians were reportedly killed and injured when up to four airstrikes struck  the town of Harasta, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported.

LCCSY reported that “Russian warplanes launched four airstrikes with thermobaric missiles on the neighborhoods in #Harasta city in the Eastern Ghouta, which led to casualties among civilians and destruction of buildings.” 

LCCSY was, however, the only source that identified a culprit, namely Russia. The two other known sources merely referred to “airstrikes”.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • 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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016.

On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones.”

Unknown Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • 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

RS1681

Incident date

November 24, 2016

Location

قرية براتة, Barata, 36.38472222, Syria

Geolocation

36.38472222, 37.46333333 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

This single-source incident reports that Russian airstrikes killed one child and two women in the village of Barata, Aleppo.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights “at least three civilians (one child and two women) died due to suspected Russian warplanes firing missiles on Barata village in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs, November 24, 2016.”

Currently, there are no further details on the incident.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child2 women)
  • 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

Russia has not reported any strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child2 women)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1673

Incident date

November 24, 2016

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.5714804, 36.4033699 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Multiple sources reported that up to three airstrikes struck the city of Douma in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, killing one woman and injuring up to another nine civilians. The female victim was identified by many sources. It was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible.

Several sources said that the strikes hit residential areas, including a mosque, according to @alitaha1973.

LCCSY reported that “Russian warplanes launched two airstrikes with thermobaric missiles on neighborhoods in #Douma city in the Eastern Ghouta, which killed a civilian, injured others and set houses on fire.”

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “three airstrikes targeted Duma, leading to the death of one civilian and wounding of nine others”. 

Most sources did not identify the culprit and referred to “warplanes”.

But two sources, @alitaha1973 and @SyriaPressorg1, attributed the strikes to the Syrian regime, while only one, LCCSY, blamed Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Samer Mahmoud Zerara
Age unknown female killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–9
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • The conflicted strike reportedly struck a mosque in Douma, Damascus (via @alitaha1973 tweet)
  • This is reportedly the body of victim Samer Zerara who was killed by the airstrikes targeting Douma, Damascus (via Ndouma986 tweet)
  • This is reportedly the body of victim Samer Zerara who was killed by the airstrikes targeting Douma, Damascus (via Douma.Revolution facebook)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016.

On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones.”

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 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–9
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]