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Incident Code

RS3996

Incident date

August 7, 2019

Location

راشا, جبل شحشبو, Rasha village, Jabal Shashbou, Hama , Syria

Airwars assessment

Five men were reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on the headquarters of the monitoring unit team of the Al Naser Army in the village of Rasha in Jabal Shashabou, Hama governorate, on August 7th, 2019, according to local sources. It is unclear if the men were directly participating in hostilities. An unknown number of other people were injured.

Geiroon reported that “five members of the monitoring unit team of the Al Naser Army, one of the components of the National Liberation Front were killed today, Wednesday, in a Russian airstrike targeting their headquarters, in Jabal Shashabo in the northwestern countryside of Hama.”

Local activist Muhammad Abu Rifaat told Geiroen: “Russian SU24 airstrikes targeted the headquarters of the Jaysh Al Nasr monitoring unit in the village of Rasha, in Jabal Shahshabo in the northwestern countryside of Hama. Four members of the team were killed, and two others were wounded.”

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, four of the victims were part of the monitoring unit, while the fifth was a fighter with the National Front. The observatory reportedly monitors the movement of warplanes to warn civilians of airstrikes. The SOHR added that “the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in a critical situation.”

Several sources, including the Syrian Human Rights Committee, identified the victims as Abdul Razzaq Na’san, Ahmed Hilal Shaheen, Mohamed Jabero, Ahmed Salloum Abu Jalibib and Yasser Jerboa.

The Syrian Civil Defence wrote on Facebook: “Five martyrs and wounded others after an airstrike targeted Jabal Shhashbo in Hama countryside this morning, our teams were able to recover the martyrs despite the difficulty of access to the area, because of the intensity of the shelling.”

@ZaitunAgency posted a video on Twitter of strikes, captioning it: “A part of the artillery and missile strikes of Assad’s forces on Mount Shashabo in the southern Idlib countryside.”

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Ahmed Al Salloum أحمد السلوم
Adult male killed
Ahmad Hilal Shaheen أحمد هلال شاهين
Adult male working for the Observatory 20 killed
Abdo Al Naasan عبدو النعسان
Adult male killed
Muhammad Jabero محمد جبيرو
Adult male killed
Yasser Jarbu' ياسر جربوع
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0 – 5
  • (0–5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    0–2
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Free Syrian Army
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–5
  • Belligerents reported injured
    0–2

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Translation: “Shelling of Assad forces' rocket launchers on Jabal Shashabo in the northern Hama countryside” (via @ZaitunAgency).
  • Photo of alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on Rasha village on August 7th, 2019 (via @ZaitunAgency).
  • Translation: “A part of the artillery and missile strikes of Assad's forces on Mount Shashabo in the southern Idlib countryside” (via @ZaitunAgency).
  • Translation: “Their voices terrified our enemy, and their warnings were preventing death like a shield of another kind, and their evils that delight our hearts have ceased. Jaish Al Nasr announces the death of a group of its observatories, as a result of targeting a contact point for them in Jabal Shashabo, west of Hama. Photo: Abdul Razzaq Na’san, Ahmed Hilal Shaheen (Twentieth Observatory). Mohamed Jabero, Ahmed Salloum Abu Jalibib and Yasser Jerboa” (via @AishaSapri).
  • Abdul Razzaq Na’san, Ahmed Hilal Shaheen, Mohamed Jabero, Ahmed Salloum Abu Jalibib and Yasser Jerboa were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the village of Rasha on August 7th, 2019 (via @AishaSapri).
  • Syrian Civil Defence recovering the bodies of victims after alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on Rasha village on August 7th, 2019 (via Syrian Civil Defence).
  • Abdul Razzaq Na’san, Ahmed Hilal Shaheen. Mohamed Jabero, Ahmed Salloum Abu Jalibib and Yasser Jerboa were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the village of Rasha on August 7th, 2019 (via Step News Agency).

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
    0 – 5
  • (0–5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    0–2
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Free Syrian Army
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–5
  • Belligerents reported injured
    0–2

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3997

Incident date

August 8, 2019

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

Three civilian men were reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib governorate, on August 8th, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of others were injured.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “a civilian was killed, and others were injured, due to aerial bombardment by Russian planes on Khan Sheikhoun city in the southern countryside of Idlib.”

Other sources cited the death of “two civilians”  and a “number injured.”

Baladi News stated that “three civilians were martyred on Thursday, due to a joint airstrike by Russian warplanes and another to the Assad regime, targeting the city of “Khan Sheikhoun” in the southern countryside of Idlib.”

According to this source, “two civilians were killed in intensive Russian raids on residential neighbourhoods in the city of Khan Sheikhoun. A displaced person from the northern countryside of Hama was also martyred due to the bombardment of the city with barrel bombs by the regime’s helicopters.”

Similarly, Shaam News Network reported that “activists said Assad’s warplanes, helicopters and Russian warplanes stepped up from the airstrikes on the city of Khan Sheikhoun, focusing on residential neighbourhoods and farms near the city, leaving three martyrs and a number of wounded among civilians, in addition to the destruction of residential buildings.”

Several sources, including @abuhuzaifa_, identified the victims as Wissam Abdel Hamid Al Nisr, Khaled Fakhri Al Najm and Hussein Al Nassif.

According to a SyriaTV correspondent, Wissam Abdul Hamid Al Nisr and Khaled Fakhry Al Najm died today in Russian airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, while Hussein Nassif from the city of Al Latamina was killed in strikes by regime helicopters on agricultural land between the cities of Morek and Khan Sheikhoun. Because sources disagree on whether the third victim was killed in this same event or other alleged Syrian regime strikes, the death toll for this event is put at 2 to 3 civilians.

Zaitun Mag wrote that, according to the Syrian Civil Defence, “Russian warplanes targeted the city of Khan Sheikhoun with 15 raids and Assad’s air force with 35 raids, in addition to 5 barrels and 7 artillery shells that hit residential areas, which led to great damage to residential homes.”

Many sources named only Russian forces in reporting the incident, however, a number of sources stated that both Russian forces and the Syrian regime were responsible for the attack.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Hussein Nidal Al Nassif حسين الناصيف
Adult male from Al Lataminah killed
Khaled Fakhri Al Najm خالد فخري النجم
Adult male killed
Wissam Hameed Al Nisr وسام عبد الحميد النسر
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (2–3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Hussein Nidal Al Nassif was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun on August 8th, 2019 (via SHRC).
  • Khaled Fakhri Al Najm was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun on August 8th, 2019 (via Sufyan Mohammed).
  • Khaled Fakhri Al Najm was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun on August 8th, 2019 (via Hesham Al Najem).
  • Wissam Hameed Al Nisr was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun on August 8th, 2019 (via Hesham Al Najem).

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
    2 – 3
  • (2–3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3998

Incident date

August 8, 2019

Location

اللطامنة, Latamina, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian was reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Latamina, Hama governorate, on August 8th, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of others was injured.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Mounqeth Shaker Al Ahmad was killed as Syrian regime warplanes fired missiles on the agricultural lands in al Latamina town in the northwestern suburbs of Hama governorate, on August 8th 2019.” Other sources also identified the victim as 40-year-old Mounqeth Shaker Al Ahmad.

A correspondent for SY-24 reported that “one of the airstrikes carried out by a Russian warplane on residential neighbourhoods in the city of Al Latamina in the northern Hama countryside, caused the death of a civilian and injured several people.”

@WatanFmsy tweeted: “A civilian from the city of Al Latamina in the northern Hama countryside was martyred after Al Assad warplanes launched missile strikes targeting the outskirts of the city.”

Sources attributed the attack to both Russian forces and the Syrian regime.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mounqeth Shaker al-Ahmad البالغ من العمر 40 عام من مدينة " اللطامنة "بريف حماة الشمالي قتل بغارة للطيران الحربي الروسي على المدينة
40 years old male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Translation: “Airstrikes launched by warplanes on the city of Al Latamina in Hama countryside 8-8-2019” (via Mahmoud Al Hamwi).
  • Image Caption Translation: "40-year-old young man, Mounqeth Shaker al-Ahmad, was killed in the city of Latamina in the northern countryside of Hama by a raid by Russian warplanes and Assad's warplanes on the city." (via Justice Organisation)

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
    1
  • (1 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3999

Incident date

August 8, 2019

Location

لطمين, Latmin, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian was reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Latmin, Hama governorate, on August 8th, according to local sources.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented “the death of a civilian in Russian airstrikes targeted the vicinity of Latmeen village in the northern countryside of Hama.”

@ZaitunAgency reported “the death of a civilian from the city of Al Latamina, as a result of the Russian airstrikes on the village of Latmin in the northern Hama countryside.”

@HMosa227 was the only source blaming the Syrian regime and did not report any civilian casualties: “Assad’s warplanes target with missiles the city of Kafar Zeita and the town of Latmin in the northern Hama countryside.”

Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (5) [ 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 status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4000

Incident date

August 9, 2019

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were reported killed and three others injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, on August 9th, 2019.

Baladi News stated that “a civilian was killed and another was injured on Friday due to warplanes shelling the perimeter of Khan Sheikhoun city in the southern countryside of Idlib.”

According to this source, “the regime’s warplanes bombed cluster bombs at dawn on Friday on the city of Khan Sheikhoun and the surrounding farms” leading to the casualties.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said ” at least two civilians were killed as Syrian regime forces helicopters dropped barrel bombs on Khan Sheikhoun city in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, on August 9th, 2019.”

Other sources stated that two civilians were killed in the incident. The Syrian Human Rights Committee named these fatalities as Mohammed Nasser Diab and Ahmad Omar Al-Ma’rati.

Many sources attributed the attack to the Syrian regime, while one other source named both Russian forces and the Syrian regime in reports of the incident. One other source did not positively attribute blame. Some sources didn’t mention any party as responsible for this.

The incident occured around dawn.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Ahmad Omar Al-Ma'rati أحمد عمر معراتي
Adult male killed
Samer Maarati سامر معراتي
male Ahmad's uncle injured

The victims were named as:

Mohammed Nasser Diab محمد ناصر دياب
Adult male killed
Fahd Abdel-Qader Idris فهد عبد القادر ادريس
Age unknown male injured
Muhammad Hassan Marzafi محمد حسن معرزافي
Age unknown male injured

Summary

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

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4001

Incident date

August 10, 2019

Location

التمانعة, Al Tamana'a, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian male was reported killed and 17 others, including 11 children, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Tamana’a, Idlib governorate, on August 10th, according to local sources.

Baladi News stated that “the raids caused the martyrdom of one civilian as a preliminary outcome, and wounded 17 others, including 11 children and three women, found by civil defence teams who took them immediately to medical points.” The Syrian Network for Human Rights, among other sources, identified the fatality as Bayan Abdullah Ulwan.

@ahmadalsoury1 reported “a civilian martyr and 17 other injuries, most of them children and women, as a result of Russian and Assad warplanes bombing the outskirts of the town of Al Tamana’a, south of Idlib.” According to @syr_television, one civilian died and 11 children were injured in alleged Russian shelling.

@HalabTodayTV wrote that “a civilian was killed and 17 others were wounded, most of them women and children, as a result of a raid by the Russian warplanes on the town of Tamanah in the southern countryside of Idlib.” According to @EyadHoms20, a man was killed, and 11 children, three women and three men were wounded.

Smart News reported that “Russian warplanes carried out four airstrikes on farms in the town, killing one civilian and wounding 17 others, including 11 children and three women. The raids targeted a cave near the farm where families were sheltering.”

According to Baladi News, “a warplane belonging to the Russian Air Force launched four consecutive raids with high-explosive missiles, targeting the town of Al Tamana’a and the surrounding farms in the southern countryside of Idlib.”

@abuhuzaifa_ wrote that the incident took place around noon.

Nearly all sources reported that Russia was responsible for the strikes, but @ahmadalsoury1 blamed Russia and the Syrian regime, while Rok Online only pointed to the Syrian regime.

The incident occured around midday.

The victims were named as:

Bayan Abdullah Ulwan
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    17
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (24) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

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    Image Caption Translation: "A man was martyred and 11 children, 3 women and 3 men were injured as a result of airstrikes targeting the town of Al-Tamana`a in the southern countryside of Idlib by a Russian warplane at noon today" (via @abuhuzaifa_)
  • Image Caption Translation: "A martyr and 17 others, including 11 children and 3 women, were injured due to airstrikes targeting Al-Tamana`a town of Idlib countryside by a Russian warplane." (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Image Caption Translation: "A martyr and 17 others, including 11 children and 3 women, were injured due to airstrikes targeting Al-Tamana`a town of Idlib countryside by a Russian warplane." (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Image Caption Translation: "A martyr and 17 others, including 11 children and 3 women, were injured due to airstrikes targeting Al-Tamana`a town of Idlib countryside by a Russian warplane." (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Image Caption: "Russian forces killed a civilian in al Tamana’a town in Idlib, on Aug 10 Bayan Abdullah Ulwan was killed as fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on al Tamana’a town in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, on August 10, 2019." (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • Translation: “Russian warplanes launch air strikes with vacuum missiles on the outskirts of the town of Tamanah in the southeastern countryside of Idlib” (via @syrian191124).
  • Photo of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Tamana'a in Idlib governorate on August 10th, 2019 (via @syrian191124).

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
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    17
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (24) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4002

Incident date

August 10, 2019

Location

موقا, Mouqa, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian was reported killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling in Mouqa, Idlib governorate, on August 10th, 2019, according to local sources.

Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Ahmad Mohammad al Sourani was killed in shelling by Syrian regime forces missiles launcher on Mouqa village in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, on August 10th, 2019.”

Halab today stated that a “civilian [was] killed due to rocket shelling from regime positions stationed in Camp Bredig on Mouqa village of Idlib southern countryside.”

According to @Step_Agency, “a civilian was killed when the village of Mouqa in the Idlib countryside was targeted by more than 20 Grad rockets from the regime forces stationed in Braidej.”

According to @abdalazezketa, “a man was killed and others were wounded as a result of missile strikes targeting the village of Mouqa in the southern countryside of Idlib.”

Nearly all sources blamed the Syrian regime for the strike. Shaam News Network was the only source who reported that the civilian death caused by “Russian warplanes and helicopters [launching] dozens of airstrikes accompanied by fierce artillery and rocket shelling” on several towns in Idlib, including Mouqa.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ahmad Mohammad al Al Sourani أحمد محمد الصوراني
Adult male killed

Summary

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

Sources (10) [ 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 status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4004

Incident date

August 11, 2019

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian was reported killed in airstrikes on Khan Sheikoun, Idlib, on August 11th.

Shaam News reported that “Russian and Regime warplanes and helicopters launched airstrikes on the first day of Eid al-Adha, leaving a martyr in Khan Sheikhoun.”

The Syrian Human Rights Committee also said that  “three people, including a child, were killed as a result of the Russian and Syrian warplanes bombing the city of Khan Sheikhoun and the towns of Hazarin and Hass.”. It is unclear whether the victim in Khan Sheikhoun was a child or an adult.

No other information is 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
  • 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 (2) [ 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
  • 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 (2) [ collapse]