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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

RS4336

Incident date

January 21, 2020

Location

ريف المهندسين الأول, Al Muhandiseen first countryside, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

A man was killed and civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Muhandiseen first countryside on January 21, 2020.

A tweet from @almohrarmedia2 reported that civilians were wounded in Russian airstrikes on Al Muhandiseen first countryside without specifying how many were injured. However, @fawaz_jwaid tweeted that there was material damage but “no injuries”.

@baladinetwork also reported that civilians were wounded and later added that “a civilian succumbed to his wounds”.

The source @almohrarmedia2 also posted images that showed the destruction to a building that resulted from the strikes.

All of the sources that reported on this incident attributed the airstrikes to Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • 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
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • Destruction to a building caused by alleged Russian strikes on Al Muhandiseen first countryside on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by @almohrarmedia2)
  • Rubble and destruction caused by alleged Russian strikes on Al Muhandiseen first countryside on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by @almohrarmedia2)
  • Alleged Russian strikes on Al Muhandiseen first countryside on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by @almohrarmedia2)
  • Rubble and destruction caused by alleged Russian strikes on Al Muhandiseen first countryside on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by @almohrarmedia2)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian strikes on Al Muhandiseen first countryside on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by @almohrarmedia2)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian strikes on Al Muhandiseen first countryside on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by @almohrarmedia2)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian strikes on Al Muhandiseen first countryside on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by @almohrarmedia2)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • 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
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4340

Incident date

January 21, 2020

Location

البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were reported killed and four to six others were injured (two children and two women) in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes with rockets on Al Bara in Idlib on January 21st, 2020. SMART said warplanes fired vacuum missiles.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that “At least two civilians were killed as fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on east of al Bara village in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, on January 21.” The Network also said the Russian bombing hit a football playground in Al Bara causing severe damage to the playground.

Justice Organization reported that the “young man” Yamen Bakr was killed in the shelling on the football playground. @syrian191124 added that Bakr was from Quneitra and a Facebook post from Al Bara detailed that Bakr defected from the regime in 2012, was arrested by Kurdish forces, and after he was released he sought refuge in al-Bara. He was married and had two sons.

@anasanas84 identified another man killed, Abu Ahmed Isharah, describing him as a “good character and friend of the revolution”. @abo_aljod84 added that Isharah was from the village of Karsa.

A post from the Local Coordination Committee of Syria referred to the two people killed as “non-civilians” but then added that Bakr was a defected soldier, meaning he would be classified as a civilian. The source also put the number of injured at six, including four women and two children.

Xeber24 provided the lowest casualty numbers, identifying one civilian killed and two civilians injured in the strikes.

The location of the strikes was referred to as a sports stadium or a soccer stadium by various sources.

The vast majority of sources attributed the airstrikes to Russian forces, with a few, including Shaam News, adding that the strikes were carried out in conjunction with the regime.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Yamen Bakr
Adult male killed
Abu Ahmed Isharah ابو احمد اشارة
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1–2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–6
  • 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
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–1

Sources (40) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Bara village in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, on January 21st (via SN4HR)
  • "Two civilians were killed by Russian air strikes on the vicinity of Al-Bara village in Idlib countryside" (Image posted by @EyadHoms20)
  • Civil Defense members with the body of one of the victims of alleged Russian strikes on Al-Bara on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by @media_idlib)
  • Civil Defense members with the body of one of the victims of alleged Russian strikes on Al-Bara on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by @media_idlib)
  • Civil Defense members with the body of one of the victims of alleged Russian strikes on Al-Bara on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by @media_idlib)
  • Yamen Bakr, killed in alleged Russian strikes on Al-Bara, with his son. (Image posted by Al Bara News via Facebook)

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 – 2
  • (1–2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–6
  • 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
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–1

Sources (40) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4339

Incident date

January 21, 2020

Location

تفتناز, Taftanaz, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

An unknown number of civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Taftanaz on January 21, 2020.

Shahba Press reported: “Civilians were injured after raids by Russian occupation planes on the southern city of Maarat al-Numan in the southern Idlib countryside and the town of Taftanaz in the northern countryside”. No other sources reported on civilian casualties.

A tweet from @39VaLuhjC4NzLAm reported that “warplanes target, with several raids, headquarters and weapons stores in the former Taftanaz airport, which is controlled by the Al-Nusra terrorist organization”.

@Sentry_Syria identified Russian warplanes flying over Taftanaz at 4:45 and at 11:45.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4338

Incident date

January 21, 2020

Location

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

Airwars assessment

Up to five civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Maarat al-Numan, according to local media.

@ShahbaPress tweeted: “Civilians were injured after raids by Russian occupation planes on the southern city of Maarat al-Numan in the southern Idlib countryside and the town of Taftanaz in the northern countryside.”

Macro Media Center said that “five civilians were wounded as a result of Russian warplanes targeting civilian homes in the western neighborhood of the city of Maarat al-Numan”.

@liveuamar specified that the location of the strikes occurred in the western neighborhood of Maarat al-Numan. A post from the Local Coordination Committee of Syria put the time of the strikes that resulted in civilian injuries at 15:32 and identified four civilians injured.

A tweet from @tLUPsIRbe9wL30s includes a video of a child crying in a destroyed home. The child is said to have been living in the house with his mother and siblings before it was reduced to rubble by the strikes and had already lost his father in strikes by the regime on their home.

Sources were conflicted as to who carried out strikes in city of Maarat al-Numan, with @resalapost attributing artillery shelling to the regime while @RadioAlKul blamed the strikes that resulted in civilian casualties on Russian warplanes. @thawrat111 identified vacuum missiles as being used in the attack.

The incident occured at 15:32:00 local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–5
  • 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 (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Jan 21st (via MMC)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Jan 21st (via MMC)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Jan 21st (via MMC)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Jan 21st (via MMC)

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
    4–5
  • 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 (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4337

Incident date

January 21, 2020

Location

لبوابية, Al Bawabiya, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

An elderly man was reported injured as a result of shelling of airstrikes that hit Al Bawabiya farms in Aleppo on January 21st, 2020.

Syrian Civil Defense posted a video of their volunteers rescuing the elderly man. None of the other sources mention civilian casualties.

A Facebook post by FSLA.Ovecs identified Russian strikes in the vicinity of Al-Bawabiya village as occurring at 12:34.

Both Shasha Syria and @thawrat111 referred to vacuum missiles being used in the attack and all sources attributed the airstrikes to Russia.

The incident occured at 12:34:00 local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • 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
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • 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
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4334

Incident date

January 21, 2020

Location

محيط الفوج 46, vicinity of Al fouj 46, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian, a child, was reported killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the vicinity of the 46th Regiment in Aleppo, Syria on January 21st, 2020.

Zaiton Mag and @thawrat111 reported that one civilian was killed in the vicinity of the 46th regiment, with @baladinetwork identifying this one civilian as being a child and added that “others” were wounded.

Nors For Studies said that the death of civilians was an outcome of Russian and Syrian regime bombing of west Aleppo on that day, but SMART, Step Agency and the majority of other sources blamed Russia for the incident.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • 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 (14) [ 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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • 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 (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4328

Incident date

January 21, 2020

Location

كفرنوران, Kafar Nuran, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

At least nine civilians, among which between three and six children, were reportedly killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21st, 2020, according to local sources. Between 14 and 42 civilians, including women and children, were reported wounded.

The Syrian Civil Defence initially put the death toll at two killed civilians, but later updated that to eight, including women and children. The SCD Aleppo reported that they were working on removing bodies and injured from underneath the rubble and extinguishing fires.

Macro Media Center stated that there were “nine martyrs, including six children, as a result of Russian warplanes targeting the town of Kafar Nuran in the western countryside of Aleppo”.

The Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported that the bombing occured around 4:35 PM local time. They published the names of nine killed civilians, among which were the names of at least two children. A third child was not identified. They reported 14 injured civilians, of which they published the names of ten, among which at least seven children. Shabha Press reported ‘dozens of injured’.

Step News reported that there were “three airstrikes that resulted in the death of eight people, including women and children, while the toll is likely to rise after the completion of the lifting of rubble, carried out by Civil Defence teams”.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights wrote that “residential buildings and gatherings of displaced people” were deliberately bombed. They reported seven civilian casualties, including three children, all members of displaced families from Idlib countryside. They also reported 42 injured civilians and that some of them were in critical condition. They further wrote that “the raids also caused extensive destruction and fires in fuel-selling centers”.

A day after the incident, Edlib Media Center reported that the death toll had increased to ten civilians.

The incident occured at 04:35:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (8)

Nasr al-Hassan
45 years old male killed
Sidra Bilal Al-Hassan
6 years old male killed
Ahmed Bilal Al-Hassan
9 years old male killed
Fatima Al-Hassan
8 years old female injured
Bilal Al-Hassan
Age unknown male injured
Mohamed Al-Hassan
4 years old male injured
Hamada Al-Hassan
Age unknown male injured
Sham Al-Hassan
9 years old male injured

Family members (3)

Hassan Al-Qusair
Age unknown male killed
Alia Al-Quseir
40 years old female killed
Ahlam Hassan Al-Qusair
20 years old female

Family members (8)

Dureid Haj Ibrahim
4 years old male injured
Safaa Haj Ibrahim
10 years old female injured
Hassan Waheed
55 years old male killed
Muhammad Al-Abdo
25 years old male killed
Mohammad Omar Bakour Yahya
25 years old male killed
Walid Yahya Bakkour
Age unknown male injured
Abdel-Razzaq Barakat
60 years old male injured
Abdul Ghani Karra Muhammad
7 years old male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    9 – 11
  • (3–6 children2 women5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    14–42
  • 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 (38) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (33) [ collapse]

  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers looking for victims underneath the rubble after alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Man crying on the site after alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers looking for victims underneath the rubble after alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via MMC)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Injured or killed woman being carried into an ambulance by Syrian Civil Defence volunteers after alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers trying to extinguish fire after alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via @ShabhaPress)
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers and civilians one the site after alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via @ShabhaPress)
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers trying to extinguish fire after alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via @ShabhaPress)
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers searching for victims underneath the rubble after alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via SCD Aleppo)
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers trying to extinguish fire after alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via SCD Aleppo)
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers trying to extinguish fire after alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via SCD Aleppo).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers trying to extinguish fire after alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via SCD Aleppo)
  • The aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via EMC)
  • A young man watches the civil defense teams as they pull his family out from under the rubble in Aleppo Photography: Ramy El Sayed, @Sy24ria

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers trying to extinguish fire after alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via @hadikhraat)
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers trying to help those injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via @RamahKasem)
  • One of the victims of alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via @RamahKasem)
  • Fire caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via @RamahKasem)
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers trying to extinguish fire after alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nuran, Aleppo governorate, on January 21, 2020 (via @RamahKasem)
  • The Civil Defense helps to retrieve the victims in the town of Kafr Noran in the western countryside of Aleppo. (Image posted by @yusefgharibi)
  • The Civil Defense helps to retrieve the victims in the town of Kafr Noran in the western countryside of Aleppo. (Image posted by @yusefgharibi)
  • The Civil Defense helps to retrieve the victims in the town of Kafr Noran in the western countryside of Aleppo. (Image posted by @yusefgharibi)
  • The Civil Defense helps to retrieve the victims in the town of Kafr Noran in the western countryside of Aleppo. (Image posted by @yusefgharibi)

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    Children injured in alleged Russian strikes on the town of Kafr Noran in the western countryside of Aleppo. (Image posted by Mohammed Al Doghaim via Facebook)

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    Children injured in alleged Russian strikes on the town of Kafr Noran in the western countryside of Aleppo. (Image posted by Mohammed Al Doghaim via Facebook)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    9 – 11
  • (3–6 children2 women5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    14–42
  • 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 (38) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4333

Incident date

January 21, 2020

Location

كفرناها, Kafar Naha, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were reported killed and others injured when alleged Russian or Syrian regime warplanes targeted KafarNaha village in Aleppo on January 21st, 2020, according to local sources.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Muhammad Bassout and Ahmad al Abd were killed as fixed wing- warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on a textile factory in Kafr Naha village in the western suburbs of Aleppo governorate, on January 21st, 2020.”

@WZ4M93fVY0KeDJb also identified that two people were killed, adding that “several” others were wounded from the vacuum missile attack.

A Facebook post by FSLA.Ovecs identified artillery shelling as occurring at 11:01 in the vicinity of the town of Kafr Naha. Eldorar detailed that the strikes resulted in “great destruction of the infrastructure”.

All of the sources attributed the strikes to Russian forces, with only FSLA.Ovecs mentioning that the regime carried out artillery shelling but it is unclear if that post references this incident since all of the other sources refer to missiles.

The incident occured at 11:01:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Muhammad Bassout
Age unknown male killed
Ahmad al Abd
Age unknown male killed

Summary

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

Sources (21) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafarnaha in Aleppo, Syria on January 21st, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafarnaha in Aleppo, Syria on January 21st, 2020 (via MMC)
  • White Helmets with the body of one of the victims of alleged Russian strikes on Kafr Naha on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by @yusefgharibi)
  • White Helmets with the body of one of the victims of alleged Russian strikes on Kafr Naha on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by @yusefgharibi)
  • Ambulance with the body of one of the victims of alleged Russian strikes on Kafr Naha on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by @yusefgharibi)
  • White Helmets at the site of alleged Russian strikes on Kafr Naha on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by @yusefgharibi)
  • White Helmets with the body of one of the victims of alleged Russian strikes on Kafr Naha on January 21, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi)

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
  • (2 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

Sources (21) [ collapse]