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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

RS1661

Incident date

November 21, 2016

Location

الطوب, Al Toub, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.1739486, 40.3728676 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One child was killed and as many as 15 other civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on a clinic in Al Toub, according to sources on the ground.

All sources either named Russian warplanes as a belligerent or ddin’t identify the culprit.

@EuphratesPost claimed that 15 or more were wounded, whereas Smart News reported only “others were wounded”.

There are no other details at this time.

The incident occured during the night.

The victims were named as:

Radwan Mohammed Ajaj al-Aliwi
Child killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–15
  • 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 (6) [ 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 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
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–15
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1655

Incident date

November 21, 2016

Location

كرم نزهة, Karam Nuzha, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.17131, 37.150058 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to two civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes on Karam Nuzha, Aleppo.

Most sources attributed blame to both belligerents suggesting the aerial bombardment was possibly a joint effort. However, LCCSY blamed Russian warplanes for the raids.

Although no reports specifically named the number of wounded, according to sources, many were trapped under the rubble suggesting that a number were wounded.

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, Syrian Regime

Sources (5) [ 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 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
    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, Syrian Regime

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1654

Incident date

November 21, 2016

Location

حي الشعار, Al Shia'ar, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

As many as four civilians were killed – allegedly from the same family – and some were wounded in an air and artillery strike, which one source described as a “barbaric bomb attack”, on Al Shia’ar, Aleppo.

Sources are conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blame Russian warplanes for the airstrikes, while others such as SN4HR blamed the Syrian regime. Many sources however reported sightings of helicopters which allegedly dropped explosive barrel bombs on the vicinity. One source reported that both air and artillery strikes struck Al Shia’ar, Aleppo.

Video evidence shows much material damage to residential homes, with fires being put out.

More footage published by Qabon Event, shows a mother weeping over the body of her husband and child who were killed in the alleged raid.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (0–1 children0–1 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 (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of alleged Russian and Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on Al Shia'ar, 21st November 2016. (via Radio Hara FM)
  • The aftermath of alleged Russian and Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on Al Shia'ar, 21st November 2016. (via Smart)
  • The aftermath of alleged Russian and Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on Al Shia'ar, 21st November 2016. (via Smart)
  • The aftermath of alleged Russian and Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on Al Shia'ar, 21st November 2016. (via Smart)

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    A mother weeps over the body of her dead husband and child in the aftermath of alleged Russian and Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on Al Shia'ar, 21st November 2016. (via Qabon Event)

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 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
    4
  • (0–1 children0–1 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 (9) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1660

Incident date

November 21, 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

Two girls were killed and dozens of other civilians were wounded in shelling and airstrikes which struck the residential neighbourhood of Douma, local media said.

According to Smart News, some members of the regimes forces were also killed in the airstrikes. 

Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the alleged raid, with two sources blaming the Syrian regime, two sources blaming Russia and the rest not naming a belligerent.

Upsetting footage shows a young girl who is seriously wounded being transported to hospital in an ambulance. Other photographs show more wounded children being treated in a medical facility.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Sondos Diab
Child female killed
Shahd Diab
Child female killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • 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 (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

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    A young seriously wounded child is taken to hospital in an ambulance in the aftermath of alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Douma, 21st November 2016. (via SDC Damascus Countryside)
  • The aftermath of alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Douma, 21st November 2016. (via @islamnedaa3)
  • Civilian is treated for wounds in a hospital in the aftermath of alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Douma, 21st November 2016. (via @Doumamedical)

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    Civilian is treated for wounds in a hospital in the aftermath of alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Douma, 21st November 2016. (via @Doumamedical)

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    Civilian is treated for wounds in a hospital in the aftermath of alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Douma, 21st November 2016. (via @Doumamedical)

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    Two young girls killed in alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Douma, 21st November 2016. (via Douma revolution)

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 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
    2
  • (2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • 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 (9) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1653

Incident date

November 21, 2016

Location

حي السكري, Sukkari, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.17594, 37.14111 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between four and nine civilians – including one woman – were killed, and as many as 24 were wounded when barrel bombs were reportedly dropped on a six story building in Sukkari neighbourhood, Aleppo.

Sources were conflicted regarding who was to blame. Some sources attributed the blame to Syrian regime “helicopters”, while others blamed Russian warplanes for the alleged airstrikes.

Reports have suggested that the material destruction to the civilian housing was devastating, with photographic evidence to support the claim.

Additionally, as many as two families were trapped under the rubble with dozens reported wounded.

Aleppo24 and Ara News claimed that as many as five explosive barrel bombs were used. However, LCCSY reported that Russian missiles caused the damage.

The incident occured around midday.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 9
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (15) [ collapse]

  • A man buried alive under the rubble is rescued by members of the Syrian Civil Defence following an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via SDC ALeppo)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari, Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via Aleppo24)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari, Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via Aleppo24)
  • Search for victims in the aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari, Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via Aleppo24)
  • Search for victims in the aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari, Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via Aleppo24)
  • Search for victims in the aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari, Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via Smart)
  • Search for victims in the aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari, Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via Smart)
  • Search for victims in the aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari, Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via Smart)
  • Search for victims in the aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari, Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via Smart)
  • Search for victims in the aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari, Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via Smart)
  • Search for victims in the aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari, Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via Baladi)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari, Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via @roiraqro)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari, Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via @roiraqro)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari, Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via @roiraqro)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sukkari, Aleppo, 21st November 2016. (via @roiraqro)

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 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
    4 – 9
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1659

Incident date

November 21, 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

As many as five civilians were reportedly killed – including up to three children – in alleged artillery and airstrikes “from the surrounding mountains” which struck Harasta. Both women and children were reportedly among the “dozens wounded” in the raid.

Some sources such as LCCSY have blamed Russian warplanes the for alleged bombing, however other sources  blamed the Syrian regime. Sada4press reported that the shelling came from “armed groups”, thereby not specifying a particular belligerent.

According to Breakingnews, there were as many as 25 rockets launched in the vicinity. Other sources, however, reported that thermobaric missiles were also used in the raid. 

Sources were conflicted as to the number of civilians killed in the incident. AljasemCom posted an image of a young boy who was allegedly killed in the raid. 

Mohamad.alshaar.harasta named one victim.

LCCSY named two different names as did the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Additionally, another source reported that there were four casualties from the event which is the highest toll reported. 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Yasser Faroun
Age unknown male nicknamed Abu Muhammad Harb killed
Shahd
Child female killed
Sondos Deyab
Child female killed
Marwa Sheikh Hasana
Age unknown killed
Suleiman Arabi
Age unknown killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 5
  • (2–3 children1 woman)
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

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    A child killed in alleged Russian and or Syrian regime airstrikes on 21st November 2016. (via AljasemCom)
  • An ambulance which was caught in the missile strike of an alleged Russian and or Syrian regime airstrikes on 21st November 2016. (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 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
    2 – 5
  • (2–3 children1 woman)
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1658

Incident date

November 21, 2016

Location

ابو الظهور, Abu Al Zuhur, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.738034, 37.047858 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Four civilians were killed – including one child – and several others injured in airstrikes which struck a market place in Abu Al Zuhur – though sources were conflicted as to who was responsible, with some reports blaming Russian warplanes and others blaming the Syrian regime for the raid.

Sdu Syria reported that rocket propelled grenades were used in the bombing of the market place. According to other sources not only shops but civilian homes were destroyed.

Despite multiple sources reporting on the death of Abdo Walid al-Aboud – aged 12 – Aboualzaor reported that he was wounded whilst also documenting an unidentified death. They also reported that three other civilians were wounded including one child and two women. 

Zaitonmag reported there were “several civilian casualties” in this specific incident, as did @hamade_12, who documented the deaths of four.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Abdo Walid al-Aboud
12 years old male killed
Abdo Khalid Aboud
Age unknown male injured
Unknown female from the house of Juma'a al-Junaid
Age unknown female injured
Unknown female from the house of Juma'a al-Junaid
Age unknown female injured

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 4
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Abu Al Zuhur (ابو الظهور), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.738034, 37.047858. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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 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 – 4
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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]

Incident Code

RS1647

Incident date

November 20, 2016

Location

ادلب, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported that up to seven civilians, including up to two children, were killed and several were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes targeting a battery factory in Idlib.

Several sources reported how warplanes struck a battery factory in Idlib, causing its complete destruction. Between one and seven civilians were reportedly killed, two of them identified by name. Reportedly, one or two children were also among the victims.
Between two and four civilians were wounded by the strikes.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Murshid Amino
Adult male killed
Ahmed Radwan Obaid
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 7
  • (1–2 children2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • Footage of the heavy destruction caused by the alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Idlib on November 20, 2016 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Video showing the moment the airstrikes, alleged carried out by Russia, are being dropped in Idlib on November 20, 2016 (via Omawi News Agency)
  • Footage of the immediate aftermath of the alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Idlib on November 20, 2016, inflicting heavy damage on the city (via Hozifa al-Abd)

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    One of the named victims of the alleged Russian airstrikes targeting a battery factory in Idlib on November 20, 2016 (via Idlib City Post)

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    One of the named victims of the alleged Russian airstrikes targeting a battery factory in Idlib on November 20, 2016 (via Idlib City Post)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

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 – 7
  • (1–2 children2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]