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Incident Code

RS3899

Incident date

July 13, 2019

Location

كفريا, Kafriya, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

An alleged Syrian or Russian airstrike struck the village of Kafriya in the morning of July 13th, according to local sources.

The strike led to the death of three civilians (and a fetus) who seem to be from the same family. A man, his child and a pregnant woman who were displaced were reported killed in the strike. According to Shaam, a total of four civilians were killed including two women and “a fetus”. Several others, including women and children, were reported wounded.

The Syrian Civil Defense, after four hours of work in search of survivors, pulled a woman from the rubble of her house, alive.

One of the volunteers of the Syrian Civil Defense was injured while searching for missing persons when he fell on the back of the roof of one of the destroyed houses.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Mahmoud Munir Ramadan محمود منير رمضان
Age unknown male killed
Rama Mahmoud Ramadan راما محمود رمضان
Child female killed
Iman Omar Sarhan إيمان عمر سرحان
female Her embryo was killed too. killed

The victims were named as:

Kasser Mustafa al-Boushi كاسر مصطفى البوشي
Adult male Syrian Civil Defense volunteer injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–11
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (23) [ collapse]

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    Syrian Civil Defense volunteers carrying the body of one of the victims of an alleged Syrian or Russian airstrike on Kafriya on July 13th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights).
  • Kasser Mustafa al-Boushi who volunteers for the Ma'ra Misrin Center of the Syrian Civil Defense was injured while searching for missing persons after an alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrike struck Kfriya on July 13th (via Syrian Civil Defense).

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    Video showing the Syrian Civil Defense searching for survivors after an airstrike struck Kfriya on July 13th (via Syrian Civil Defense).

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    Syrian Civil Defense volunteer carrying a body from the rubble after an airstrike struck Kafriya on July 13th (via @IdlubPlus).

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    A member of the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) carries the body of an infant following a reported regime airstrike on the village of Kafriya, in Syria's Idlib province, on July 13 (via @IdlibPlus).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams searching for survivors through the rubble after an airstrike struck Kafriya on July 13th (via @IdlibPlus).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams searching for survivors through the rubble after an airstrike struck Kafriya on July 13th (via @IdlibPlus).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams searching for survivors through the rubble after an airstrike struck Kafriya on July 13th (via @IdlibPlus).
  • Local residents at the scene after an airstrike struck Kafriya on July 13th (via @IdlibPlus).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams searching for survivors through the rubble after an airstrike struck Kafriya on July 13th (via @IdlibPlus).
  • Aftermath of an airstrike on the town of Kafriya on July 13th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Aftermath of an airstrike on the town of Kafriya on July 13th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteer at the scene after an airstrike struck Kafriya on July 14th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • The Syrian Civil Defense manage to pull a girl from the rubble of her house alive after it was destroyed by an airstrike on Kafriya on July 13th (via Edlib Media Center).

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    Video of Syrian Civil Defense teams searching for survivors through the rubble after an alleged Syrian or Russian airstrike struck Kafriya on July 13th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Three civilians were killed and 11 wounded in air strikes by the Syrian regime on the town of Kafraya in the northern countryside of Idlib
  • Three civilians were killed and 11 wounded in air strikes by the Syrian regime on the town of Kafraya in the northern countryside of Idlib.

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    Three civilians, including a woman and her fetus, were killed, and nine others, most of them children and women, were injured, all of them displaced, as regime warplanes bombed the village of Kafraya, north of Idlib.

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    A pregnant woman, and her fetus, were killed as a result of airstrikes on kafraya on July 13th, 2019. (via @NagiNajjar)
  • SCD volunteers in the location of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafraya in Idlib on July 13th, 2019. (via @Sy24ria)
  • SCD volunteers in the location of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafraya in Idlib on July 13th, 2019. (via @Sy24ria)
  • SCD volunteers in the location of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafraya in Idlib on July 13th, 2019. (via @Sy24ria)
  • SCD volunteers in the location of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafraya in Idlib on July 13th, 2019. (via @Sy24ria)

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
    3
  • (1 child1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–11
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3900

Incident date

July 13, 2019

Location

كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Zeita on July 13th, 2019.

At first, only a woman was reported killed and at least two civilians wounded when alleged Russian or Syrian shelled Kafar Zeita.

In addition, Abdullah al-Aboud, a volunteer for the Syrian Civil Defense, was wounded while searching for survivors through the rubble.

A day later, Syrian Civil Defense volunteers pulled out a man’s body out of the rubble. His name is Ghazwan Al-Abdo Hassan, aged 50.

No other details are known at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Abdullah al-Aboud عبد الله العبود
Adult male Syrian Civil Defense volunteer injured
Ghazwan Muhammad al-Abdo Hassan غزوان محمد العبدو الحسن
50 years old male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 woman1 man)
  • 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 (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (10) [ collapse]

  • Abdullah al-Aboud, a volunteer for the Syrian Civil Defense, was injured while searching for survivors after alleged Syrian regime or Russian shelling struck Kafar Zeita on July 13th (via Syrian Civil Defense).

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    One of the victims of the bombing of Kafar Zeita on July 13th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Video of the moment of impact when Kafar Zeita is struck by an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on July 13th (Mahmoud Al Hamwi).

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  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers searching for survivors under the rubble caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Zeita on July 13th, 2019. (via @civil_hama).
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers searching for survivors under the rubble caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Zeita on July 13th, 2019. (via @civil_hama).
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers searching for survivors under the rubble caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Zeita on July 13th, 2019. (via @civil_hama).
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers searching for survivors under the rubble caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Zeita on July 13th, 2019. (via @civil_hama).

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 woman1 man)
  • 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 (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R3685

Incident date

July 13, 2019

Location

الزكاة, Al Zakat, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported that a girl named as Huda Abdul Hamid al Abeid was killed as Russian or Syrian regime forces fired artillery shells on agricultural lands in al Zaka village in Hama on July 13th, 2019.

According to Step News, others were injured as well.

No additional details are known at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Huda Abdul Hamid al Abeid هدى عبد الحميد العبيد
Child female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (14) [ collapse]

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3902

Incident date

July 13, 2019

Location

الجيسات, Al Jesat, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to three civilians were killed and four others injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike.

According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, they were killed in their place of work on agricultural land in the vicinity of Al Jesat. Syrian Network for Human Rights added that “Syrian regime forces fired Kornet missile on a car carrying them in east of al Jesat village”.

Two of the victims were identified as Aboud Hussein al-Aboud al-Diab from the city of Kafr Zita, and Khaled Daaboul (Abu Nawras), from the city of Halfaya.

No other details are known at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Aboud Hussein al-Aboud al-Diab عبود حسين العبود الدياب
Age unknown male Originally from Kafar Zeita killed
Khaled Da'aboul خالد دعبول
Age unknown male Aka: Abu Nawras. Originally from Halfaya killed

Summary

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

Sources (12) [ collapse]

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

Summary

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

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3898

Incident date

July 13, 2019

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Around dawn, a “rocket-propelled grenade attack” struck a cave on a farm near the town of Khan Sheikhoun, killing up to ten displaced civilians from Al Latamina whilst they were asleep.

@SyrianCoalition blamed the Syrian regime for what it described as a massacre and claimed that two families were murdered, including two men, two women and four children.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the victims were from two separate families; a man, his wife and two children were killed in addition to another man, his wife and his two children. The families left Al Latamina town after it was struck by earlier airstrike and were seeking shelter in the cave.

The Syrian Civil Defense forces, who were at the scene, reported that a total of ten people were killed, including six children.

Local sources identified the victims, but was a bit unclear which children belong to which families.

The incident occured around dawn.

The victims were named as:

Family members (5)

Zakaria Hussein Al Sayed زكريا حسين السيد
Adult male killed
Nadwa Barakat Al Sayed زوجته ندوى
Adult female killed
Taqi Al Sayed تقي السيد
Child male killed
Farouk Al Sayed فاروق السيد
Child male killed
Tasnim Al Sayed تسنيم السيد
Child female killed

Family members (5)

Ahmed Hussein Al Sayed أحمد حسين السيد
Adult male killed
Taqia Addarwich تقية الدرويش
Adult female Wife of Ahmed Hussein Al Sayed killed
Zakaria Al Sayed زكريا السيد
Child male killed
Nagham Al Sayed نغم السيد
Child female killed
Amir Al Sayed امير السيد
Child male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8 – 10
  • (4–6 children2 women2 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (41) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (13) [ collapse]

  • A farm near the city of Khan Sheikhoun was struck by an airstrike at dawn on July 13th (via @SyrianCoalition).

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    Bodies of children killed in an airstrike on a farm near the city of Khan Sheikhoun was struck by an airstrike at dawn on July 13th (via @SyrianCoalition).

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    Bodies of children killed in an airstrike on a farm near the city of Khan Sheikhoun was struck by an airstrike at dawn on July 13th (via @SyrianCoalition).

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    Syrian Civil Defense volunteers carrying bodies to the cemetery after an airstrike struck Khan Sheikhoun, killing two families of up to nine civilians on July 13th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights).
  • Father and his children Amir and Tasnim were killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike on Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib on July 13th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights).
  • Syrian Civil Defense forces searching for bodies through the rubble after an alleged Russian or Syrian airstrike struck near Khan Sheikhoun on July 13th (via Syrian Civil Defense).

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    Syrian Civil Defense forces searching for bodies through the rubble after an alleged Russian or Syrian airstrike struck near Khan Sheikhoun on July 13th (via Syrian Civil Defense).

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    A child killed by an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike on Khan Sheikhoun on July 13th (via Syrian Civil Defense Forces).
  • A father and child, killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike on Khan Sheikhoun on July 13th (via @so_ria98).
  • A father and his two children, killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike on Khan Sheikhoun on July 13th (via @so_ria98).
  • Translation: “The killing of eight Syrian civilians from one family as a result of a Russian air strike on the cities of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib countryside” (via @AlarabyTV).
  • Translation: “Eight civilians were killed in the regime's raids on the Idlib de-escalation zone Warplanes of the regime were launched this morning on the cities of Khan Sheikhoun and Ma'arat Al Numan, and the city center of Idlib” (via @mugtama).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun on July 13th, 2019 (via @mugtama).

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8 – 10
  • (4–6 children2 women2 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (41) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3903

Incident date

July 14, 2019

Location

ادلب, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A single source claimed that “a number of civilians were injured in air strikes by the Russian Air Force with surface and cluster missiles on the outskirts of the city”.

No other details are known at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (1) [ 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

  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3904

Incident date

July 14, 2019

Location

معرة النعمان, Ma’ret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A water pumping station in Ma’arat al-Nu’man south of Idlib was struck by one of six alleged Russian air raids, injuring four technical staff members of the station and other civilians and putting the station out of service.

Radio Al-Kul said that “Ain Zarqa water station feeding the city of Maarat al-Numan with drinking water became out of service today, Sunday, after it was directly targeted by air strikes by Russian warplanes, in the second targeting of the only two water stations in the city within ten days.”

@ShahabPress reported civilian casualties as a result of the attack, and Macro Media Center said that technical staff who work at the station were injured.

No other details are known at this time.

The incident occured in the morning.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–6
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (23) [ collapse]

  • A water pumping station in Ma'arat al-Nu'man south of Idlib was struck by an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike on July 14th (via Macro Media Center).
  • A water pumping station in Ma'arat al-Nu'man south of Idlib was struck by an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike on July 14th (via Macro Media Center).
  • A water pumping station in Ma'arat al-Nu'man south of Idlib was struck by an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike on July 14th (via Macro Media Center).
  • A water pumping station in Ma'arat al-Nu'man south of Idlib was struck by an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike on July 14th (via Macro Media Center).
  • A water pumping station in Ma'arat al-Nu'man south of Idlib was struck by an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike on July 14th (via Macro Media Center).
  • A water pumping station in Ma'arat al-Nu'man south of Idlib was struck by an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike on July 14th (via Macro Media Center).
  • A water pumping station in Ma'arat al-Nu'man south of Idlib was struck by an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike on July 14th (via Macro Media Center).
  • Image from inside the water pumping station allegedly targeted by Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on July 14th, 2019. (via @ bodler15).
  • Image from Ma'arat Al-Nu'man on the day when the water pumping station allegedly targeted by Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on July 14th, 2019. (via @YasserAlrahil).
  • Images showing the drinking water pumping station that feeds the city of Maarat al-Numan out of service, as a result of being targeted by air strikes. (via @IdlibPlus)
  • Images showing the drinking water pumping station that feeds the city of Maarat al-Numan out of service, as a result of being targeted by air strikes. (via @IdlibPlus)
  • Images showing the drinking water pumping station that feeds the city of Maarat al-Numan out of service, as a result of being targeted by air strikes. (via @IdlibPlus)
  • Images showing the drinking water pumping station that feeds the city of Maarat al-Numan out of service, as a result of being targeted by air strikes. (via @IdlibPlus)
  • Warplanes bomb the drinking water station in the city of Maarat al-Numan in Idlib countryside, completely rendering it out of service. (via @AleppoAMC).
  • The moment the missile fell from the Russian warplanes on the pumping station of drinking water feeding the city of Maarat al-Nu'man and rendered it out of service. (via @adlbhamam1985)
  • The moment the missile fell from the Russian warplanes on the pumping station of drinking water feeding the city of Maarat al-Nu'man and rendered it out of service. (via @adlbhamam1985)

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
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–6
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3910

Incident date

July 16, 2019

Location

ديرسنبل, Deir Sennbel, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Step Agency reported that Russian forces carried out airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour, Ma’rshurin, Hantoutin, Deir Sennbel, Heesh, Sahiyan and Tabish in rural Idlib, killing six civilians and injuring dozens across these locations.

Another source said the attacks were conducted jointly by the Russian forces and the Syrian regime.

No other details are known at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 6
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–24
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 6
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–24
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (2) [ collapse]