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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

RS4220

Incident date

December 3, 2019

Location

كفروما, Kafarrouma, Syria

Airwars assessment

Three civilians, including one man, were reportedly injured in an alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafarrouma, Idlib governorate, on December 3rd 2019, according to local sources.

@Step_Agency said helicopters used barrel bombs to target the center of Kafarrouma, injuring three civilians.

Wasim Alkhalaf said helicopters initially targeted the village at 11:51, injuring one man, the village was subsequently targeted again at 11:57.

Whilst the majority of the sources said regime actions were responsible for the injuries, Shaam News Network reported that Russian and regime warplanes and helicopters launched dozens of air and artillery strikes on cities and villages across Idlib governorate during this period. The source listed Kafarrouma as one of the locations affected.

@AlArab_Qatar said the strikes on the village were the result of shelling.

Local journalist Mohamad Rasheed posted a video to Twitter that appeared to show the moment of the strike.

Schools across Idlib Governorate were suspended indefinitely due to airstrikes carried out by the Syrian regime and their Russian allies, according to @AlArab_Qatar.

The first reports about the incident began appearing at around midday local time.

The incident occured around midday.

Summary

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

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Three civilians, including one man, were reportedly injured after alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian strikes on the town of Kafarrouma on December 3rd, 2019. (Image uploaded by @obadaalshamii)
  • Destruction following an alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrike in the town of Kafarrouma on December 3rd, 2021. (Image uploaded by @AlArab_Qatar)
  • Smoke rises from the town of Kafarrouma after an alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrike on December 3rd, 2021. (Image uploaded by @AlArab_Qatar)
  • Smoke rises from the town of Kafarrouma after an alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrike on December 3rd, 2021. (Image uploaded by @AlArab_Qatar)
  • Destruction following an alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrike in the town of Kafarrouma on December 3rd, 2021. (Image uploaded by @AlArab_Qatar)
  • A man prepares a truck loaded with possessions following an alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrike on the town of Kafarrouma on December 3rd, 2010. (Image by Omar Haj Kadour uploaded by AFP)

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
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–3
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4221

Incident date

December 3, 2019

Location

كفرشلايا, Kafar Shlaya, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A child was injured in alleged Russian and/or Syrian air- and artillery strikes on a mosque in the village of Kafar Shlaya, Idlib governorate, on December 3rd, according to local sources.

Shaam News Network reported that “Russian and Assad warplanes and helicopters launched dozens of airstrikes amid artillery and rocket shelling” on dozens of cities and villages in Idlib governorate.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Syrian regime helicopters dropped barrel bombs near Kafr Shlaya Mosque in Kafr Shlaya village in the northern suburbs of Idlib governorate, partially damaging its building and furniture, on December 3”.

The Facebook page, Kafar Shlaya News, uploaded images following the strike that appeared to show damage to a vehicle and a residential home.

Most sources implicated the Syrian regime as being responsible for the strike.

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
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    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

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • A vehicle is seen covered in rubble after an alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrike which targeted the village of Kafr Shalaya on December 3rd, 2019. (Image uploaded by the Kafar Shlaya News Facebook page)
  • A vehicle is seen covered in rubble after an alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrike which targeted the village of Kafr Shalaya on December 3rd, 2019. (Image uploaded by the Kafar Shlaya News Facebook page)
  • Material damage to a property, following an alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrike, in the village of Kafr Shalaya on December 3rd, 2019. (Image uploaded by the Kafar Shlaya News Facebook page)
  • Material damage to a property, following an alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrike, in the village of Kafr Shalaya on December 3rd, 2019. (Image uploaded by the Kafar Shlaya News Facebook page)
  • People search amongst the rubble following an alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrike in the village of Kafr Shalaya on December 3rd, 2019. (Image uploaded by the Kafar Shlaya News Facebook page)

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
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    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

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4222

Incident date

December 3, 2019

Location

بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Russian and Syrian warplanes launched dozens of alleged air and artillery strikes on cities and villages across Idlib governorate on December 4th 2019, according to Shaam News Network.

The Shaam News Network wrote that the airstrikes “targeted the perimeter of the city of Maarat al-Numan, cities and towns of Kafranbel, Hish, Qatra, Ras al-Ward, Hass, Kafarsijnah, Moukah, Ghana, Kfaridine, Sheikh Sindian, Termla, Maarzita, Harakni, Farwan, Sarman, Raman, Samarah, Bursa, Farqalaya, Qaraysar, and Knaisar, China. Al-Kabira, Mataramatir, Al-Bureij, Mahmal, Kansafra, Al-Sha’ara, Ijaz, Khirbet, Karmaim, Swelling of Walnuts, Khreibah, Marand, Al-Tinna, Al-Fatera, Tel-Dum, Sahal, Hassana, Kfrouma and Ahsam”.

There is no further information regarding this incident.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4229

Incident date

December 4, 2019

Location

بزابور, Bzabour, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

One child was killed and eight civilians, including between three to seven children and between one to five women, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Bzabour, Idlib governorate, on December 4th, 2019, according to local sources. All of the named victims appear to come from the same family.

The director of the media office of the Civil Defence in Jericho said in a statement to Smart News Agency that a girl was killed and seven civilians were injured as a result of “Syrian regime helicopters dropping two explosive barrels on a house in the village of Bzabou”.

Enab Baladi reported that eight civilians were injured, three women and three children, and said the strike resulted in “extensive destruction of property, homes and some facilities”.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the airstrike targeted a boys school and killed the girl Fatima Qutaiba al Aasi. The airstrike partially destroyed the school’s building and damaged its furniture. Other sources say the airstrike targeted a family home.

The source, Husam Ahmad Saloum, said the Zapour Boys School was damaged in the strike.

Ktalata Today and ArihaToday reported the names those injured in the attack: Mohamed Ahmed Al-Asi, Abdul Alim Muhammad Al-Asi (child), Abd al-Rahman Muhammad al-Asi (infant) and Aya Muhammad Al-Asi (child).

The Syrian Civil Defence posted on Facebook that their teams had rescued seven civilians, including five children, from underneath the rubble.

@almo3tasem91 reported that family members injured in the attack were recovering in the hospital.

Most sources alleged that Syrian regime helicopters had carried out the strike. Shaam News reported the death of a child in Bzabour and said Russian and Syrian regime warplanes carried out “very violent and air raids” on December 4th, 2019.

@IdlibPlus said the strike took place in the afternoon.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

The victims were named as:

Family members (5)

Fatima Qutaiba al Aasi فاطمة قتيبة العاصي
female Referred to as a child by sources. killed
Mohamed Ahmed Al-Asi محمد أحمد العاصي
male injured
Abdul Alim Muhammad Al-Asi عبد العليم محمد العاصي
male Referred to as a child by sources. injured
Abd al-Rahman Muhammad al-Asi عبد الرحمن محمد العاصي
male Referred to as an infant by sources. injured
Aya Muhammad Al-Asi اية محمد العاصي
Referred to as a child by sources. injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6–8
  • 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
    Unknown, Syrian Regime

Sources (27) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Bzabour, Idlib governorate, on December 4th, 2019 (via MMC on Facebook).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Bzabour, Idlib governorate, on December 4th, 2019 (via MMC on Facebook).

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    Syrian Civil Defence volunteer helping a child after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Bzabour, Idlib governorate, on December 4th, 2019 (via @IdlibPlus).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Bzabour, Idlib governorate, on December 4th, 2019 (via Syrian Network for Human Rights).

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    Syrian Civil Defence volunteers rescuing children from underneath the rubble after an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrike on the town of Bzabour on December 4th, 2019 (via SCD on Facebook).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers rescuing children from underneath the rubble after an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrike on the town of Bzabour on December 4th, 2019 (via SCD on Facebook).
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike that killed a young girl and left seven members of her family injured in the town of Bzabour, Idlib governorate, on December 4th, 2019. (Uploaded by @almo3tasem91)

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
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6–8
  • 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
    Unknown, Syrian Regime

Sources (27) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4231

Incident date

December 4, 2019

Location

البليصة, Al Baliysa, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Four men were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike or Syrian regime artillery strike on the town of Al Baliysa, Idlib governate on December 4th, 2019, according to reports.

Idlib Plus said: “four men were injured in al-Balaysa village in eastern Idlib countryside, when Russian warplanes conducted an air strike by the village school, partially destroying it”.

Xber reported that Syrian regime forces targeted al-Balaysa using artillery.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the “continuous attack of regime forces on the axes of Umm Jalal and Umm al-Tineh, accompanied by intense ground bombardment”, according to Xber.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (2) [ 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 infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1738

Incident date

December 4, 2019

Location

حريتان , Hraitan, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.287032, 37.08332 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One girl died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hraitan, according to local media.

Halab Today reported “the martyrdom of the girl Yasmine Shaheen and the injury of five civilians, mostly children, as a result of Russian air strikes on the city of Hreitan in the northern countryside of Aleppo”.

The victim was also named by the VDC (among other sources), who said that she was 13-years-old – and killed by Russian forces.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Yasmine Shaheen
Child female killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any specific strikes between December 1st – 31st 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.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4232

Incident date

December 4, 2019

Location

تل الطوقان, Tal Al Touqan, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime strikes on the village of Tal Al Touqan, Idlib Governate on December 4th 2019, according to local media.

On December 4th, Smart News Agency quoted activists as saying an unspecified number of people had been wounded following a strike by regime warplanes in the vicinity of the village.

In a roundup of events that took place on December 4th, 2019, Shaam News reported that “Russian and Asad warplanes carried out very violent and air raids. Most of the raids focused on the cities, towns and villages located south of the international line “M4″ in the southern countryside of Idlib, as well as those in the western and eastern countryside of Idlib.” The village of Tal al-Touqan was one of the villages targeted according to the report.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • 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 (2) [ 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
    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 (2) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4233

Incident date

December 4, 2019

Location

جزرايا, Jazraiya, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

As many as three civilians – a woman, her son and an infant – were killed and as many as nine others, including multiple members of the same family, were injured in an alleged Russian or Syria regime strikes on the town of Jazraiya, Aleppo Governate on the evening of December 4th 2019, according to local media.

Three sources reported that Hassan Abu Jadeea and his mother Ruqaya Al-Afash were killed in the strike. Hassan was killed instantly while Ruqaya was taken to hospital where she later died, according to Jesr Press.

SMART News Agency and @ShahbaPress both reported that a woman and a man had been killed. The remaining sources said the pair were mother and son or described the male victim as either a young man or a child.

@salwabintami reported that a girl was killed in the strike. @Syriaaaaidlb uploaded an image of an infant who they say was killed by a Russian airstrike.

Jesr Press and the Aleppo branch of the Syrian Civil Defense both provided corroborating names of five people injured: Ghadeer Abu Jadeea 9 months (F), Waad Abu Jadeea 21, Mona Abu Jadeea 19 (F), Ghadeer Abu Jadeea 18 (F), Heba Abu Jadeea 14. Jesr Press provided the names of three additional persons injured: Hussain Abu Jadeea 7, Mahmoud Abu Jadeea 8, Rahaf Abu Jadeea 5.

A video uploaded by the Syrian White Helmets – Aleppo, showed an injured male being evacuated via ambulance.

@ShahbaPress Tweeted: “A woman and a man were killed and a baby girl and four girls, all from the same family, were injured in airstrikes on Jazraiya town of Aleppo southern countryside.”

The majority of the sources said Russia was responsible for the strikes. Several sources said Russian airstrikes were followed up by artillery strikes by the Syrian regime.

A correspondent for Radio Al-Kul said: “Two warplanes took turns bombing the town of Jazraya, coinciding with dozens of rocket and artillery shells targeting the town, which led to the death of a woman and her child, in addition to extensive destruction of civilian homes.”

@ShbabWsbayaAdlb reported: “The death toll in the village of Jazaraya in the southern countryside of Aleppo has risen to two martyrs (a woman and a child) and about 8 injuries, as a result of the missile and artillery bombardment of Assad’s gangs, and the aerial bombardment of the Russian warplanes on the village.”

Both the Step News Agency and Smart News Agency reported that artillery fire originated from Syrian regime positions in the village of Al-Wasita.

Two sources @Ahmad_1alshble and @blaas083 said cluster bombs were used in the strike. @Ahmad_1alshble  said 30 missiles were used in the strike.

The incident took place in the evening.

 

The incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Family members (10)

Ruqaya Al-Afash رقية العفش
Age unknown female (mother of Hassan Abu Jadeea) killed
Hassan Abu Jadeea حسن أبو جديع
Age unknown male killed
Ghadeer Abu Jadeea غدير أبو جديع
9 years old female injured
Waad Abu Jadeea وعد أبو جديع
21 years old injured
Mona Abu Jadeea منى أبو جديع
19 years old female injured
Ghadeer Abu Jadeea غدير أبو جديع
18 years old female injured
Heba Abu Jadeea هبة أبو جديع
14 years old injured
Hussain Abu Jadeea حسين أبو الجديع
7 years old injured
Mahmoud Abu Jadeea محمود أبو الجديع
8 years old injured
Rahaf Abu Jadeea رهف أبو جديع
5 years old injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (1–2 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–9
  • 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

Sources (28) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

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    A wounded baby following an airstrike on Jazraya village in Aleppo, Dec 4th 2019 (via White Helmets)

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    A child killed who was reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike on Jazraya village in Aleppo governate, Dec 4th 2019 (Uploaded by @Syriaaaaidlb)

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    A wounded baby following an airstrike on Jazraya village in Aleppo, Dec 4th 2019 (via White Helmets)

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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 – 3
  • (1–2 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–9
  • 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

Sources (28) [ collapse]