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Incident Code

RS4368

Incident date

January 27, 2020

Location

مرديخ, Mardikh, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A child and her mother were killed and another child was wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike in the village of Mardikh, Idlib governorate on January 27th, 2020, according to local media.

SN4HR reported: “Mrs. Fteim Mahmoud a Shbib was killed along with her girl as fixed-wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on Mardikh village in the eastern suburbs of Idlib governorate, on January 27th.”

The Syrian Civil Defence (Idlib) said: “In the town of Mardikh, east of Idlib, a child and a woman were killed and another child was wounded by an airstrike by Russian warplanes”.

Shaam Network said that Russian and Syrian regime forces launched dozens of airstrikes on January 27th in the midst of artillery and missile shelling on this area and other areas of Idlib on that day.

Anastracey reported a Russian raid targeted the village of Mardikh at 10:18 am.

The majority of the sources implicated Russia in the attack.

The incident occured at 10:18:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Fteim Mahmoud aShbib
Adult female mother killed
Daughter of Fteim Mahmoud aShbib
Child female daughter killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • 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 (4) [ 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
    2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • 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 (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4369

Incident date

January 27, 2020

Location

سراقب,, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

One man was killed and three civilians, including a girl, were injured after alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the city of Saraqib, Idlib governorate on January 27th, 2020, according to local media.

The Palestine News Network reported: “Russian warplanes raided residential neighborhoods in the city of Saraqib, using high-explosive missiles, killing a young civilian and wounding three others, including a girl.”

The Syrian Civil Defence (Idlib) said the strike occurred at dawn.

One young man could be seen being helped into an ambulance in a video uploaded by @media_idlib.

@media_idlib said members of the White Helmets helped the wounded and handed over the body of a young man to his family.

@aboaymankhaledk reported “massive destruction of residential buildings” as a result of Russian raids on residential neighborhoods of the city.

Five of the sources alleged that vacuum munitions were used. @MMCSYR, @mohmad_rasheed and @1qoR4CfweChkK9w said Russian aircraft delivered the munitions, @media_idlib and @Ammar_Haskur said the aircraft belonged to the Syrian airforce.

Anas Tracey said four strikes were carried out in Saraqib over the course of January 27th, 2020:

00:06 Raid by regime warplanes targeting the outskirts of Saraqib city.

13:36 A raid by regime warplanes targeted the vicinity of Saraqib city.

15:40 A raid by regime warplanes targeted the vicinity of Saraqib city.

17:09 A raid by regime warplanes targeted the vicinity of Saraqib city.

18:06 A raid by the regime’s machine guns targeted the city of Saraqib

18:49 A raid by the regime’s machine guns targeted the city of Saraqib.

According to the Shaam News Network, “Russian and Assad air forces launched dozens of air strikes in the midst of artillery and missile shelling in the areas of clashes, cities, towns, villages, Maarat al-Numan, Sarqib, Kafrnbel, Jericho, Maarat Harima, Benin, Sarjat Maarzita, Mardikh, Hass, Ahsam, Tarnabah, Aafs, Kafr Fatekh, Shanan, Kafarma, Khan al-Sabil, Dadaekh, Marbessah, Dair Shanbut, Sirnakb. There were two martyrs in the town of Shannan, two martyrs in the town of Mordikh, and a martyr in Saraqib“.

The majority of the sources accused the Russian airforce of carrying out the strike.

The incident occured around dawn.

Summary

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

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Media
from 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
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4367

Incident date

January 27, 2020

Location

شنان, Shannan, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two men were killed and others injured following alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the village of Shannan, Idlib governorate, on January 27th, 2020, according to local media reports.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that “Wael al Jisr and Mustafa al Deeb were killed as fixed-wing warplanes fired missiles on Shnan village in Jabal al Zaweya area in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, on January 27th.”

Anastracey also named the two victims and said the strike occurred at 7:32 am.

An Orient reporter said the two victims had remained under the rubble because civilian and medical rescue teams were having trouble reaching the affected area due to the intensity of the bombardment.

Orient News, and several other sources, reported that additional people were injured but the sources did not provide a specific figure.

SMART Agency quoted local sources saying “two civilians were killed as a result of missile strikes by Russian warplanes on the village of Shanan in the Ariha region of the southern countryside.”

@WM_FREESYR and the Syrian Civil Defence Idlib said Syrian government forces had carried out the strikes which targeted “civilian homes in the center of the village” according to one of the sources.

The majority of the remaining sources implicated Russia in the bombing.

Shaam Network reported that Russian and Syrian regime forces used artillery and missile shelling on different areas of Idlib on that day. “Russian and Asadian air forces launched dozens of air strikes in the midst of artillery and missile shelling in the areas of clashes, cities, towns, villages, Maarat al-Numan, Sarqib, Kafrnbel, Jericho, Maarat Harima, Benin, Sarjat Maarzita, Mardikh, Hass, Ahsam, Tarnabah, Aafs, Kafr Fatekh, Shanan, Kafarma, Khan al-Sabil, Dadaekh, Marbessah, Dair Shanbut, Sirnakb, 2 martyrs In the town of Shannan

 

The incident occured at 07:32:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Wael al Jisr وائل الجسر
Age unknown male killed
Mustafa al Deeb مصطفى الديب
Age unknown killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • 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

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • A photo that was posted alongside text describing an alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the village of Shannan, Idlib governorate, on January 27th, 2020. (Uploaded by Syrian Civil Defence Idlib)

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
  • 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

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4365

Incident date

January 26, 2020

Location

مشفى الإيمان في قرية سرجة, Al Iman Hospital in Sarja village, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Civilians were injured, including one man, when Russian airstrikes targeted the Al-Iman Hospital in the village of Sarja, Idlib Governorate on January 26th, 2020, according to local media reports. The sources claim the bombing forced the closure of the hospital which served up to 50,000 civilians from the surrounding area.

Sham News quoted the Free Idlib Health Directorate as saying Russian warplanes targeted the Al-Iman Hospital in Sarjeh village in Jabal Al-Zawiya at dawn causing significant damage to the hospital’s departments and equipment, forcing it to close. The bombing reportedly injured a number of patients, no injuries were reported among the medical personnel.

@MoamenRawy said: “A person was injured as a result of targeting Al-Iman Hospital in Sarjah in Jabal Al-Zawiya in Idlib countryside, at dawn today, January 26, by Russian warplanes, which led to the hospital being completely out of service.

Several additional sources also stated that a civilian had been injured.

Anadolu Agency reported that the bombing did not result in casualties as the hospital had been evacuated of patients and staff prior to the attack.

The Baladi News correspondent in the Idlib countryside said: “On Sunday morning, Russian warplanes bombed with high-explosive missiles the “Al-Iman” hospital in the village of Sarja in the southern countryside of Idlib, which led to its complete destruction.” The source said the hospital had been the target of previous aerial bombardments that caused moderate damage and the facility had been partially taken out of service several times.

All of the sources alleged that Russia had carried out the strike.

Local Coordination Committees of Syria said the strike occurred at 4:08 am, IdlibPlus and Halab Today also said it occurred “after midnight”.

The incident occured between 12:00 am and 4:08 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    0–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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 (33) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

  • The Al-Iman Hospital after an alleged Russian airstrike in the village of Sharjah, Idlib Governorate on January 26th, 2020 (via SN4HR)
  • The Al-Iman Hospital after an alleged Russian airstrike in the village of Sharjah, Idlib Governorate on January 26th, 2020. (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • The Al-Iman Hospital after an alleged Russian airstrike in the village of Sharjah, Idlib Governorate on January 26th, 2020. (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • The Al-Iman Hospital after an alleged Russian airstrike in the village of Sharjah, Idlib Governorate on January 26th, 2020. (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • The Al-Iman Hospital after an alleged Russian airstrike in the village of Sharjah, Idlib Governorate on January 26th, 2020 (Uploaded by @syriafaeha)
  • The Al-Iman Hospital after an alleged Russian airstrike in the village of Sharjah, Idlib Governorate on January 26th, 2020 (Uploaded by ArabicPost )
  • The Al-Iman Hospital after an alleged Russian airstrike in the village of Sharjah, Idlib Governorate on January 26th, 2020 (Uploaded by Jesr Press)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    0–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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 (33) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4364

Incident date

January 26, 2020

Location

مرديخ, Mardiekh, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

One man was killed and a woman was injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the village of Mardiekh, Idlib Governorate, on January 26th, 2020, according to local media.

The Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported: “16:02 A regime’s Sukhoi 22 warplane raid targets the outskirts of Mardikh village and resulted in the death of Ammar Mahmoud Kassih.”

Several additional sources named Mr. Kassih as having been killed in the bombing.

The Facebook page, Saraqeb Deaths, said Mr. Kassih was approximately 25 years old and lived in the “Western District, Western Ayoub Sweets, 100 meters away from Ayoub sweets.”

The Palestine News Network quoted the Syrian Civil Defense as saying: “a man was killed in the town of Mardikh as a result of the bombing of the Russian warplanes, and a woman was injured as a result of the same bombing”.

@syrian191124 listed several towns, including Mardiekh, and said they had been the “targets of warplanes, helicopters, and various types of missiles and weapons”.

The majority of sources that named a belligerent said Russia had carried out the strike.

The incident occured at 16:03:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Ammar Mahmoud Kassih عمار محمود كسيح
25 years old male from Western district, near Ayoub Sweets, 100 meters away from Ayoub sweets killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Ammar Mahmoud Kassih, killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian airstrike on Mardiekh, Idlib Governorate on January 26th, 2020. (via Saraqeb Deaths)
  • An image that was posted to Facebook to commemorate the death of Ammar Mahmoud Kassih who was killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the village of Mardiekh, Idlib Governorate, on January 26th, 2020. (Uploaded by Tazakrthm)

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    The body of Ammar Mahmoud Kassih, who was killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian airstrike on Mardiekh, Idlib Governorate on January 26th, 2020. (Uploaded by @mahmoud.abolaith.9231)

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
    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 attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4363

Incident date

January 26, 2020

Location

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian, a young man, was killed and as many as four civilians, including a child, were wounded when Russian or Syrian regime warplanes bombed the city of Saraqib, Idlib Governorate, on January 26 th 2020, according to local sources.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) said that “Amer al Khader was killed as Syrian regime fixed-wing warplanes fired missiles on al Gharbi neighborhood in Saraqeb city in the eastern suburbs of Idlib governorate, on January 26th, 2020.”

One source said Amer al Khader was 17-years-old, another said he was in his 20’s.

@Hani_Alymani reported that four people were injured including a child. Several other sources specified the child was a girl.

Maged.almhmad.146 said warplanes carried out two raids, one on a market and the other in a western neighborhood in the city.

The Local Coordination Committees of Syria also said the attack caused the injury of two other civilians. It added that the strike took place at 11:14 pm.

Sources differed as to the type of munition used. @IdlibPlus said the Syrian regime used vacuum missiles, @baladinetwork said the strike was carried out using “C-8 missiles” and Saraqebtoday2 said warplanes carried out two raids using vacuum missiles and machine guns.

In addition to @IdlibPlus, Edlib Media Center, Syrian Network for Human Rights, Local Coordination Committees of Syria and Step Agency blamed the regime, while SMART blamed Russia. Shaam Network blamed both Russia and the regime.

Smart News said: “The director of the Civil Defense Center in Saraqib Laith Ahmed told Smart, that Russian warplanes launched raids on the international highway connecting the cities of Aleppo and Damascus in the vicinity of the village of Dadekh, east of the city of Idlib, killing a civilian.”

 

The incident occured at 23:14:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Amer Khadr Al-Mustafa عامر خضر المصطفى
20 years old male grandson of Abu Salah, from the High School road in the Western Quarter killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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

Sources (37) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Amer Khadr Al-Mustafa, allegedly killed by an airstrike on Saraqib on January 26th, 2020 (via Saraqeb deaths)

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    Amer Khadr Al-Mustafa, who was killed in an allegedly Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Saraqib, Idlib Governorate on January 26th, 2020. (via Saraqeb deaths)
  • A child who was injured in an alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrike on the city of Saraqib, Idlib Governorate on January 26th 2020. Sources mentioned as many as four civilians were injured in the strike including a girl. (Uploaded by @Abdzakor1994)
  • Destroyed building after an airstrike on Saraqib on January 26th, 2020 (via EMC)
  • Destroyed building after an airstrike on Saraqib on January 26th, 2020 (via EMC)
  • Destroyed building after an airstrike on Saraqib on January 26th, 2020 (via EMC)
  • A destroyed building following an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Saraqib, Idlib Governorate, on January 26 th 2020. (Uploaded by @Tamer_Turkmane)

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
    2–4
  • 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

Sources (37) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4362

Incident date

January 26, 2020

Location

بزابور, Bazabour, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Three civilians, including a woman and her husband, were killed and others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Bazabour in Idlib Governorate, Syria on January 26 th 2020.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said “Syrian regime killed a man & his wife in Bazabour village in Idlib: Majed Nour al Din Abdullah and his wife Amenah al Hassoun, were killed on January 26th, 2020, as Syrian regime forces’ helicopters dropped barrel bombs on Bazabour village in Jabal al Zaweya area in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate where one barrel bomb fell on their house in the village, while the Civil Defense team were evacuating them from the house to safer area.”

The Palestine News Network reported: “Russian warplanes bombed a civil defense vehicle that was transporting a displaced family in the village of Bazabur in the southern countryside of Idlib, which led to the killing of a man and his wife and the burning of the civil defense vehicle”.

Three of the sources reported that additional civilians had been injured.

Shaam said that Russian and Syrian regime warplanes and helicopters launched “dozens of airstrikes” targeting different areas of Idlib including Bazabour causing the death of the man and his wife.

SyrianCoalition said the strike occured in the morning but the Local Coordination Committees of Syria put the time stamp at 22:31. Other sources also described the strike as having taken place in the evening.

The incident occured at 22:31:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Majed Nour al Din Abdullah
Adult male killed
Amenah al Hassoun
Adult female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (1 woman1 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

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Majed Nour al Din Abdullah, who was killed alongside his wife in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the town of Bazabour, Idlib Governorate on January 26th, 2020 (via SN4HR)
  • Destroyed building after an airstrike on Bazabour on January 26th, 2020 (via SN4HR)
  • An image of vehicle that was destroyed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the town of Bazabour, Idlib Governorate on January 26 th 2020. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, the vehicle was struck whilst evacuating a family from the town resulting in the deaths of up to three civilians. (Uploaded by the Syrian Civil Defense)
  • An image that was uploaded alongside a post about an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike that struck the town of Bazabour, Idlib Governorate on January 26 th 2020. (Uploaded by The Syrian Civil Defense)

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
  • (1 woman1 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

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4366

Incident date

January 26, 2020

Location

بينين, Benin, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian was killed and another one injured by an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the village of Benin, Idlib Governorate on January 26th, 2020, according to local media reports.

The Local Coordination Committees of Syria posted: “18:18 A regime’s warplane raid targeting the village of Benin. Resulting in the death of a young man and the injury of another.”

The Syrian Civil Defense said: “‘Yassin Al-Khader’, a civil defense volunteer, was wounded during a visit to the regime forces’ shelling in the town of Benin, south of Idlib, yesterday evening.”

@jisrtv and @Ahmad_eyasmagd both reported that the village was targeted using barrel bombs

According to Shaam News, both Russia and the Syrian regime bombed Benin on that day.

The incident occured at 18:18:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Rami Saeed Warda رامي سعيد وردة
Adult male killed
Yassin Al-Khader ياسين الخضر
Adult male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Yassin Al-Khader, a civil defense volunteer, was injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the village of Benin, Idlib governorate on January 26th, 2020. (via Syria Civil Defense)

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
    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 (11) [ collapse]