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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

CS1684 RS2765

Incident date

November 26, 2017

Location

درنج, Daranj, Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Geolocation

34.918333, 40.581389 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Five civilians died in an airstrike on Daranj, according to local media, though it was unclear who was responsible, with sources blaming the Coalition, the Syrian regime and one pointing towards Russia. A number of other sources didn’t apportion blame.

Euphrates Post and Deir Ezzor named five victims as killed by unidentified “warplanes”:

Rami Assaf, reportedly a lawyer, alleged that the Coalition carried out the strike, killing the above victims.

Al Jazeera, Al Araby, the Smart News Agency and Zamanalwasl also blamed the Coalition, putting the death toll at four, as did the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who said that dozens more were injured.

However, the RFS Media Office pointed toward Russia.

While the Coalition has publicly reported no strikes on Syria that day, the SDF took control of the town shortly afterwards. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, however, attributed the event to the regime.

On March 10, 2022 in the CJTF-OIR Civilian Casualty Report, the Coalition reported this incident to be “non-credible”, stating that “After review of all available evidence it was determined that more likely than not civilian casualties did not occur as a result of a Coalition strike.”

The incident was first reported on November 26, 2017 at 1:00 am by .

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Ahmed Fahim Al-Hamoud Al-Najres
Age unknown male via Deir Ezzor 24 killed
Abdul Rahman Ali Al-Najres
Age unknown male via Deir Ezzor 24 killed

The victims were named as:

Ali Al Mohammed Al-Ahmad “nicknamed Mullah Rabah"
Age unknown male via Deir Ezzor 24 killed
Uday Khalid Al Ibrahim
Age unknown male via Deir Ezzor 24 killed
Fadi Ghannam Al-Hamoud Al-Najres.
Age unknown male via Euphrates post killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Daranj (درنج), for which the coordinates are: 34.918333, 40.581389.  Coordinates released by the Coalition place the event at 34.91833, 40.58139

US-led Coalition Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US-led Coalition
  • US-led Coalition position on incident
    Open incident
  • Stated location
    near Daranj, Syria
    Nearest population center
  • Location accuracy
    1 m
  • MGRS coordinate
    37SFU4445465128
    Military Grid Reference System

Civilian casualty statements

US-led Coalition
  • Mar 10, 2022

  • Nov. 26, 2017, near Daranj, Syria, via Airwars report. After review of all available evidence it was determined that more likely than not civilian casualties did not occur as a result of a Coalition strike. 2548/S1484 37SFU4445465128

Original strike reports

US-led Coalition
Official source

For November 25th-26th, the Coalition reported: “Near Abu Kamal, five strikes engaged six ISIS tactical units and destroyed four ISIS vehicles and a headquarters.”

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 status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    US-led Coalition, Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1607

Incident date

November 17, 2016

Location

بستان الباشا, Bustan al Basha neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.226481, 37.168787 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between two and five civilians were killed in an air raid on the district of Bustan al Basha, Aleppo, according to local media. While the majority of sources attributed the event to Russia, there were also reports that the regime had been active over the neighbourhood on this day.

Syria News Desk reported that “at least five civilians were killed in Bustan al Basha [when] Russian warplanes targeted more than 50 areas under the control of the opposition in Aleppo and its countryside areas.”

A tweet from Syria News Time at 06:13 put the death toll at two civilians. However, a later tweet, at 12:28 from Shahba Press, said that the death toll had risen to five.

HNN listed five unidentified civilians as killed “following Russian enemy raids”.

However, @aleppo_on_line said that explosive barrels – a weapon known to be used by the regime – had been dropped on the neighbourhood, while @AksAlsear pointed to both “Assad and Putin’s planes”.

It is currently unknown how many were injured in the raid.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

  • Translation: +18 Russian & Syrian Regimes crimes in #Aleppo 17-11-2016
  • Translation: 'destruction in Bustan Al Basha district as a result of bombing by an explosive barrel'
  • Aftermath of raids on Bustan al Basha, Aleppo, Nov 17th 2016 (Via: Shahba Press)

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 – 5
  • 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

RS3017

Incident date

February 11, 2018

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

Five civilians, including two children and one woman, were killed along with “dozens” wounded as Douma in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to alleged Assad or Russian-waged aerial and artillery shelling, local media reported.

The shelling, which  hit densely populated residential areas, reportedly caused much civilian harm and damage. Orient News’ correspondent reported how both heavy air and artillery shelling had killed five civilians, starting fires and destroying homes and other properties.

Several sources mentioned the death of five civilians. Jsirtv, Shaam News Network and @SCDrifdimashq added that two children and one woman were among the fatalities. All five fatalities were identified by name by @SCDrifdimashq.

Tawfiq_Suhaib, who counted around 15 air-to-ground missiles, said that “dozens” of civilians were left wounded.

Shaam News Network noted both air and artillery shelling and added that the so-called “Phil” surface-to-ground missiles were launched. According to Yasser Doumani, the shelling had taken place during the night.

Only a few sources identified the responsible, and those who did were conflicted. Orient News pointed to the Syrian regime while Local Coordination Committees of Syria blamed Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mohammed Mahmoud Raslan
Age unknown male killed
Latifa Alselik
Age unknown female killed
Taghrid Ayrout
Child male killed
Mohammed Abdul Razzaq
Child male killed
Omar Badran
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (2 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 (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • The remains of buildings in Douma, Damascus, after being subject to the contested air and artillery shelling on February 11th, 2018 (via Tawfiq_Suhaib)
  • The remains Douma, Damascus, after being subject to the contested air and artillery shelling on February 11th, 2018 (via Step News Agency)
  • The remains Douma, Damascus, after being subject to the contested air and artillery shelling on February 11th, 2018 (via Yasser Doumani)
  • One of the child victims of the contested shelling in Douma, Damascus, February 11th, 2018 (via @SCDrifdimashq)

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 strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.

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
    5
  • (2 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 (8) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3843

Incident date

June 23, 2019

Location

جوزف, Jozef, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

Two to six civilians were reported killed, and four to five injured, in airstrikes on Jozef, Idlib, on June 23rd.

Smart news alleged that the “aerial bombardment” killed four civilians, and wounded “four others from the same family”, while stating that “two of its members are still missing and trapped under the rubble.” Meanwhile, the same source stated that “activist Ahmad al-Khatib said two civilians were killed and four others, including two women and one child, were injured as a result of three raids.”

As understanding of the events unfolded Macro Media Centre reported “five martyrs, including three children, a woman and a man” as a result of the attack. Both Shaam News and Edlib Media Center reported the death of two children out of those killed.

A later source, @abuhuzaifa_, reported the death of a young girl who had been injured in the bombardment. According to this source, “Rima Muhammad Qaddour, a young girl displaced from the town of Khan Shaykhun, was killed after several days, following shelling in Jozef in countryside of Idlib.”

However, @akhbar raised the death toll tweeting “A woman, a child, and four other civilians are the toll from air strikes launched by the Syrian regime’s warplanes in the town of Joseph in the Idlib countryside.”

While seven sources attributed the attack to the Syrian regime, five did not positively attribute blame. Meanwhile both Shaam News and Smart News named both Russian forces and the Syrian regime in reporting the incident.

Smart News stated that “the forces of the regime and Russia have launched a massive aerial bombardment of Idlib, Hama and northern Latakia for weeks, killing hundreds of civilians and displacing hundreds of thousands.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Rima Muhammad Qaddour ريمة محمد قدور
Child female killed
Abdel-Qader Al-Jamil عبد القادر الجميل
Age unknown male Abu Adel killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 6
  • (2–3 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–10
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (36) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (20) [ collapse]

  • Translation: Five civilian martyrs, including 3 children in a horrific massacre as a result of several air strikes by the Assad regime and Russia on the town of Joseph in Jabal Al-Zawiya in Idlib countryside.

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    Image caption: "at least four civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed as Syrian regime warplanes fired missiles on Jozef village in Jabal al Zaweya in Idlib governorate southern suburbs, on June 23rd" (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)

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    Image caption translation: "Four martyrs, including two children and a woman, and five wounded as a result of guided missile attacks on the town of Jozef in Idlib countryside today, where the blood of the displaced and the people of the town mixed." (via Syria Civil Defense)

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    Image caption translation: "Four martyrs, including two children and a woman, and five wounded as a result of guided missile attacks on the town of Jozef in Idlib countryside today, where the blood of the displaced and the people of the town mixed." (via Syria Civil Defense)

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    Image caption translation: "Four martyrs and a number of wounded by a raid on the aircraft of the military regime on the village of # Jozef - mostly children." (via @abuhuzaifa_)
  • Image caption translation: "Four martyrs and a number of wounded by a raid on the aircraft of the military regime on the village of # Jozef - mostly children." (via @abuhuzaifa_)
  • Image caption translation: "Four martyrs and a number of wounded by a raid on the aircraft of the military regime on the village of # Jozef - mostly children." (via @abuhuzaifa_)

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    Caption translation: Five martyrs from the same family in Joseph town after SU-24 aircraft targeted it.

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    Caption translation: How would this man's heart stand the pain as he is having a farewell look at his daughter killed by the regime warplanes?

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    A man taking a final look at his daughter who was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes in Jozeph in Idlib on June 23rd, 2019. (via @ahmadalhadi77).

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    A child killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes in Jozeph in Idlib on June 23rd, 2019. (via @bodler15).

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    Abdel-Qader Al-Jamil was reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on June 23rd 2019 on Joseph in Idlib. (via Jouzef Today)
  • Smoke caused by alleged Syrian regime's airstrikes on June 23rd, 2019 on the village of Joseph, south of Idlib Governorate. (Copyright SMART, Published in the public interest).
  • Civilians and civil defense personnel carry an injured woman on June 23rd 2019 following an air strike by the Syrian regime forces in the village of Joseph, south of Idlib Governorate. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest).
  • Two young men try to remove the rubble of a destroyed house in search of missing people on June 23rd, 2019, following an air bombardment by the Syrian regime forces in the village of Joseph in the south of Idlib governorate in the north of the country. (Copyright SMART. Published in the public interest.)
  • Civilians at the site of a destroyed house in search of people under the rubble after an alleged airstrike by the Syrian regime forces on the village of Joseph in Idlib. (Copyright SMART. Published in the public interest.)
  • Civilians and civil defense personnel at the site of a destroyed house in search of people trapped under the rubble after an alleged airstrike by the Syrian regime on Jozef village on June 23rd, 2019. (Copyright SMART. Published in the public interest.)

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 status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 6
  • (2–3 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–10
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (36) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS841

Incident date

June 3, 2016

Location

حي ‏المرجة‬, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.1855676, 37.1802235 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Four or five civilians died in an air or artillery on Marja, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia was responsible or the Syrian regime.

The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that this coincided with “violent artillery shelling“, killing four civilians in the Marja neighbourhood.

According to Orient news, “Russian warplanes launched raids on Shikh Khudur, Ameriya, Hulluk, Salheen, Al-Marjeh and Masaken Hanano killing 22 civilians and injuring dozens more.”

However, Baladi reported the four died when regime helicopters dropped a barrel bomb.

Zaman also blamed explosive barrels from helicopters, but didn’t identify who dropped them. It put the death toll at five with others injured.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (4) [ 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 strikes between June 1st – 31st 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 – 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3917

Incident date

July 17–18, 2019

Location

جسر الشغور, Jsir Al Shoughour, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to three civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughour, Idlib, after midnight on July 18th. A further five to seven, including two children, were allegedly injured in the attack.

Ayman Qaddour (or Ameen Qaddour) and child Abdul-Jawad Ramo were killed in the attack. Abdul-Jawad died days later of his wounds. Few sources said that Ayman’s daughter was killed alongside him, while others said she was injured.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that the airstrikes “killed one person and injured at least seven others, including children.”

IdlibPlus tweeted that “five civilians were injured, including two children, in Jisr al-Shoughour, as a result of eight Russian airstrikes on the city after midnight”.

Syria Civil Defense reported that “a civilian was killed and five others were injured by airstrikes on the town of Jisr al-Shoughour, targeting residential neighborhoods and a women’s center for civil defense […] damaging some of the equipment and medical supplies inside the center.”

Jisr Media Center named Ayman Qadour as a fatality after he succumbed from his wounds.

According to Etilaf News, “three warplanes belonging to the Assad regime and Russia targeted the city with eight air raids, with one hitting the women’s point of civil defense in the city. The Civil Defense […] helped the wounded and extinguished the fires. In addition, they helped evacuate the civilians from the bombardments until dawn. The body of a martyr and a number of wounded were recovered.”

Fifteen sources attributed the attack to Russian Forces, two sources named both Russian forces and the Syrian regime in reporting the incident, and one source did not positively attribute blame. A further source attributed the attack to the Syrian regime.

The incident occured after midnight.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Ayman Qadour أيمن قدور
Adult male Ameen as other sources named him. killed
Daughter of Ayman Qadour ابنة أيمن قدور
Age unknown female Other sources say she was killed. injured

The victims were named as:

Issa Affara عيسى عفارة
Age unknown male injured
Ali Jamous علي جاموس
Age unknown male injured
Abdel-Gawad Marawan Ramo عبد الجواد مروان رمو
Child male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (1–2 children1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–7
  • 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, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (38) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (20) [ collapse]

  • Video Caption Translation: "The Russian occupation planes are aggressively targeting the city at this late hour of the night." (via @abuhuzaifa_)
  • Image Caption Translation: "A civilian was killed and five others were injured by air strikes on the town of Jisr al-Shoughour, in the village of Idlib early today, targeting residential neighborhoods and a women's center for civil defense." (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Image Caption Translation: "A civilian was killed and five others were injured by air strikes on the town of Jisr al-Shoughour, in the village of Idlib early today, targeting residential neighborhoods and a women's center for civil defense." (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Image Caption Translation: "A civilian was killed and five others were injured by air strikes on the town of Jisr al-Shoughour, in the village of Idlib early today, targeting residential neighborhoods and a women's center for civil defense." (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Image Caption Translation: "An air raid of the Syrian military aircraft, targeted at dawn today, the civil defense center for women located in a residential neighborhood in the city of Jisr al-Shoughour, to damage some of the equipment and medical supplies inside the center." (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Image Caption Translation: "An air raid of the Syrian military aircraft, targeted at dawn today, the civil defense center for women located in a residential neighborhood in the city of Jisr al-Shoughour, to damage some of the equipment and medical supplies inside the center." (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Image Caption Translation: "An air raid of the Syrian military aircraft, targeted at dawn today, the civil defense center for women located in a residential neighborhood in the city of Jisr al-Shoughour, to damage some of the equipment and medical supplies inside the center." (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Image Caption Translation: "An air raid of the Syrian military aircraft, targeted at dawn today, the civil defense center for women located in a residential neighborhood in the city of Jisr al-Shoughour, to damage some of the equipment and medical supplies inside the center." (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Translation: Images showing the amount of destruction after Russian warplanes struck Jisr Al Shughour last night.
  • An Image showing the amount of destruction after Russian warplanes struck Jisr Al Shughour last night. (@IdlibPlus).
  • An Image showing the amount of destruction after Russian warplanes struck Jisr Al Shughour last night. (@IdlibPlus).
  • An Image showing the amount of destruction after Russian warplanes struck Jisr Al Shughour last night. (@IdlibPlus).
  • An Image showing the amount of destruction after Russian warplanes struck Jisr Al Shughour last night. (@IdlibPlus).
  • Translation: A martyr and five injured civilians including two children as a result of eight airstrikes by Russian warplanes yesterday night on residential areas in Jisr Al-Shughour west of Idlib.
  • Translation: Civil Defence: A civilian was killed and others injured as a result of Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al-Shughour.
  • Translation: Last night, Assad and allies warplanes launched airstrikes on residential areas in Jisr Al-Shughour and a medical point for the Civil Defence.

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    Abdel-Gawad Marawan Ramo died of injuries from Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al-Shughour on July 17th/18th, 2019. (via Sham Masri FB Page).
  • Ayman Qaddour, who used to play within Al Jisr football club died as result of airstrikes on Jisr Al-Shoghour on July 17th/18th, 2019. (via Jisr Al Shughour sport club in Adana)
  • Image from Jisr Al Shughour in the aftermath of mid night airstrikes. (via Enad Baladi)
  • SCD responded in the aftermath of Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al-Shughour on July 17th/18th, 2019. (via @RaedAlSaleh3).

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (1–2 children1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–7
  • 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, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (38) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1002

Incident date

July 13, 2016

Location

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.180995, 37.151892 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Alleged Russian airstrikes killed three civilians including two children in Aleppo’s Ferdos neighbourhood, local media reported.

Sources said that warplanes continued to fly around the area after their airstrike. Syrian PC and Smart News Agency blamed Russian warplanes for the shelling in Al Ferdos.

According to Sinn News, two women were also killed in the attack. They were not named.

Enab Baladi said that the Civil Defence worked to get trapped civilians out of the rubble.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ahmad Hussein
20 years old male killed
Hadil Bakour
2 years old killed
Qusay Qado
Age unknown killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 5
  • (2 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • A man sits on the rubble caused by alleged Russian warplanes in Al Ferdos neighbourhood. 13th July 2016. (via. Enab Baladi).
  • The impact of alleged Russian warplane shelling on a street in Ferdos, Aleppo (via Syrianpc)
  • Masses of rubble in Ferdos after alleged Russian warplans struck (via Sin)
  • Hadil Bakour, a child in killed in the suspected Russian shelling on Ferdos (via Aleppo White Helmets) [Page no longer available - accessed via Airwars archive)
  • A list of alleged victims - @0’52” "Al Ferdos: Ahmad Hussein 20 years old, Hadil Bakour, 2 years old" (Youtube by Halab Today TV)

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 strikes between July 1st – 14th 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 5
  • (2 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1066

Incident date

July 29, 2016

Location

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.19569, 37.14229 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Five civilians died in an airstrike on Bustan al Qasr, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame.

The Shaam News Network reported that “Russian enemy planes continued targeting the neighbourhoods of the besieged city of Aleppo with dozens of raids every day, targeting field hospitals and civilians’ homes, leading to dozens of injured and dead including women and children – including five martyrs in Bustan al Qasr.”

However, according to the Syrian Press Center, “regime helicopters threw explosive barrels in Bustan and Qaser and killed 5 people and wounded dozens.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • 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 (2) [ 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 strikes between July 29th – 31st 2016.

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
    5
  • 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 (2) [ collapse]