A Russian combat aircraft at Khmeimim airbase in Syria being prepared for action. (Russian Ministry of Defence)
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.
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.
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Shaam News reported airstrikes and artillery shelling on a number of locations in Idlib on July 17th.
According to this source, “Russian military aircraft carried out heavy air raids on the cities and towns of Khan Sheikhun, Jisr al-Shughur, Habayt, Tirmala, Kafrain, Kefersgana, Rakaya, Wadi Arenabah, Baarba and Hazarin areas, causing a number of civilian casualties. The towns of Baddama and al-Najia in the western countryside were shelled by the Assad forces.”
Airwars has set a possible injury range of 2 to 12 for this event – and is conducting ongoing research.
No other information is known at this time.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
One civilian was reported killed in airstrikes on an IDP camp in Hass, Idlib, on July 19th.
An additional one to two civilians were reported injured in the attack, along with substantial damage to residential structures.
Syrian Network for Human Rights named the victim of the airstrikes as “Abdul Rahim Ahmad al Saghir, a displaced person from Kafr Zita city in Hama governorate northern suburbs”, who was “killed as Syrian regime forces helicopters dropped barrel bombs on Rahma residential village for IDPs, located in east of Hass village.”
Smart News reported that “Syrian helicopter gunships bombarded residential buildings inhabited by displaced persons near the town of Hass, south of Idlib, north of Syria – killing an elderly man and injuring a civilian, as well as damaging residential buildings and property.”
According to this same source, “on Saturday, July 20, 2019, the head of Al Wafaa Charitable Society, Mohammad Ata, said that the helicopters of the regime bombed an explosive barrel containing about 11 residential buildings, inhabited by nearly 200 displaced families, killing one civilian and injuring another.”
Five sources attributed the attack to the Syrian regime, while one named both Russian forces and the Syrian regime in reporting the incident. A further source did not positively attribute blame.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
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One civilian was reported killed and others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery shelling on Morek in Hama on July 28th, 2019.
The victim was named as Ibrahim Mustafa Al-Khaed, aged 19, originally from Al-Latamneh according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights.
The Network also claimed that the Syrian regime is responsible for the attack which was undertaken with machine guns launched from a fixed-wing aircraft.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
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Two civilians were injured when alleged Russian or Syrian airstrikes struck residential neighborhoods in Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, according to local sources.
According to the Syrian Civil Defense forces, the attack was carried out from a helicopter that dropped 20 explosive barrels and used artillery and rocket fire including 26 air-to-surface missiles and 2 rockets with cluster bombs.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Syrian regime forces and claimed one of their helicopters dropped a barrel bomb near an ambulance of Civil Defense in Khan Sheikhoun, partially damaging the ambulance.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
One civilian at least was reported injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery shelling on Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, Syria on July 20th, 2019 according to local sources.
Palmyra Post reported that young man Mahmoud Khaled Al Hamroush was injured as a result of airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun.
However, @MasarPressNet said that more than one casualty took place as a result to airstrikes in both Khan Sheikhoun and Jabal Al Arabeen in Idlib without specifying the number in each.
Bawaba Hama said that the Syrian regime targeted the city with heavy guns, however, @OtmanAlkneter tweeted that Russian forces were to blame for the incident. Some sources didn’t attribute blame to any belligerent.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
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A number of civilians were reported injured as a result of Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Heesh in Idlib, Syria on July 20th, 2019 according to local sources.
@hafeztaraman tweeted that a civilian was seriously injured as a result of the airstrikes.
Local sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for this incident.
No more information is available at the moment.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
