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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

RS4319

Incident date

January 20, 2020

Location

كفرنوران, Kafar Nuran, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

Between three to five civilians were reported injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Nouran village in the western countryside of Aleppo, on January 20th, 2020, according to local sources.

The Syrian Civil Defense in Aleppo said that “Five civilians were wounded today [Jan 20th] in the  Kafar Nuran village, west of Aleppo, after an airstrike that targeted the outskirts of the village.” However, Smart News only identified three civilians as being injured.

Shahba Press stated that the attack was carried out by the Russian Armed Forces, who targeted the village and nearby towns.

Local sources provided some further information on the attack, declaring the attack targeted a residential neighbourhood resulting in the destruction of residential buildings.

@ShahbaPress, SMART Agency and Shaam Network blamed Russia for the incident and @Ahmad1618A pointed out that high explosive missiles were used in the attack.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–5
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (10) [ collapse]

  • "Five civilians were wounded today in the village of Kafar Nuran, west of Aleppo, after an airstrike that targeted the outskirts of the village."
  • Rescue teams at the site of alleged Russian strikes on Kafar Nuran on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian strikes on Kafar Nuran on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian strikes on Kafar Nuran on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian strikes on Kafar Nuran on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian strikes on Kafar Nuran on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Ahmad1618A)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian strikes on Kafar Nuran on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Ahmad1618A)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian strikes on Kafar Nuran on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Ahmad1618A)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian strikes on Kafar Nuran on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Ahmad1618A)

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
    3–5
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4318

Incident date

January 20, 2020

Location

بلدة الجينة, Al Jeneh , Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two or three civilians including a child were reported killed, and up to nine others also including two children and a woman were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Jeneh in Aleppo’s western countryside on January 20th, 2020 according to local sources.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said the victims belong to the same family: “Two civilians from the same family, including a child, were killed as fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on al Jeneh village in the western suburbs of Aleppo governorate, on January 20.”

Local sources named those killed as Ali Fares Fares, 9 years old, and his father Ali Adel Fares, 30 years old. The attack targeted Al-Jinah, specifically its mosque and the health centre, and was conducted at 11.23 am on January, 20th 2020.

The Free Syrian Lawyers Association published a detailed report on the incident, specifying the time of the incident as 11:23am, and further reporting that allegedly the Russian Armed Force conducted the attack, which resulted in the killing of Ali Fares and his father and led to the injury of four ciivilians.

The Macro Media Centre reported that the attack targeted a mosque, health centre and residential houses in the Al-Jeneh.

Smart News published a statement concerning the incident: “The leader of the media activist, Ahmed Kaddour, said that Russian planes bombed the village with a missile, which resulted in the death of two civilians, including a child, and three wounded, in addition to the destruction of houses and properties.”

The Syrian Civil Defence Aleppo added that their teams were on site and brought the injured civiians to hospital for treatment.

Various sources published conflicting information regarding the number of injured civilians, as the estimated number of injuries varies from three to nine and @FSLA.Ovecs pointed out that among the injured were two children and a woman.

SMART Agency also said that the targeting of Al Jeneh village caused a displacement movement towards Northern Syria, as the bombing destroyed an entire neighborhood.

Macro Media Center, SMART Agency and the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed Russia for this incident, while the Syrian Civil Defense pointed to the Syrian regime as responsible.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Ali Fares Fares
9 years old male killed
Ali Adel Fares
30 years old male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–9
  • 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 (40) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (32) [ collapse]

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    "The first moments of shelling and an ambulance for an old lady from her home in Al-Jeneh village that was bombed this afternoon - Video"
  • Alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Jeneh village in Aleppo Western countryside on January 20th, 2020 caused destruction and damage to civilian buildings. (via MMC)
  • Civilians checking the damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Jeneh in Aleppo countryside on January 20th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Jeneh village in Aleppo Western countryside on January 20th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Jeneh village in Aleppo Western countryside on January 20th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Jeneh village in Aleppo Western countryside on January 20th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Civilians checking the damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Jeneh in Aleppo countryside on January 20th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Civilians checking the damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Jeneh in Aleppo countryside on January 20th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Jeneh village in Aleppo, on January 20th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Jeneh village in Aleppo Western countryside on January 20th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Aftermath of raids by the military jets on Al Jeneh in Western Aleppo countryside, on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD Aleppo)
  • Aftermath of raids by the military jets on Al Jeneh in Western Aleppo countryside, on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD Aleppo)
  • Aftermath of raids by the military jets on Al Jeneh in Western Aleppo countryside, on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD Aleppo)
  • Damage to civilian's buildings caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Jeneh in Aleppo on January 20th, 2020 (copyright Smart, published in the public interest).
  • Damage to civilian's buildings caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Jeneh in Aleppo on January 20th, 2020 (copyright Smart, published in the public interest).
  • Damage to civilian's buildings caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Jeneh in Aleppo on January 20th, 2020 (copyright Smart, published in the public interest).

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    A child killed in alleged Russian strikes on Al-Jinah on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @EyadHoms20)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian strikes on Al-Jinah on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @shaamnews)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian strikes on Al-Jinah on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @shaamnews)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian strikes on Al-Jinah on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @shaamnews)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian strikes on Al-Jinah on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @shaamnews)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian strikes on Al-Jinah on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian strikes on Al-Jinah on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian strikes on Al-Jinah on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian strikes on Al-Jinah on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)

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    Civilians injured in alleged Russian strikes on Al-Jinah on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @anasanas84)

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    A child injured in alleged Russian strikes on Al-Jinah on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @anasanas84)

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    A man killed in alleged Russian strikes on Al-Jinah on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Amjadal2slam)

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 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–9
  • 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 (40) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4317

Incident date

January 20, 2020

Location

كفر تعال, Kafar Ta'al , Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

Three children were killed in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on the town of Kafar Ta’al, Aleppo governorate, on January 20th, 2020, according to local sources. Seven civilians, including children, were reportedly wounded.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the killing of three young girls. The Syrian Network for Human Rights wrote that the girls were part of the same family: “Sibling girls Noura and Yusra Mehyou Al Masri and the girl Fatimah Qaddour Al Masri, aged 6, 10 and 6 respectively, were killed as fixed-wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on Kafr Ta’al village in the western suburbs of Aleppo governorate, on January 20″. According to the Syrian Civil Defence, the residential home of the children was targeted.

Edlib Media Center, Smart News Agency and @ShahbaPress reported seven wounded civilians. Shehab Agency asserted the injury of seven wounded and injured civilians, alleging that most of the civilians injured were children. Sources stated that the incident occured around dawn.

The Syrian Civil Defence Aleppo published a statement announcing that their teams were on site to rescue the injured civilians and to recover the three al Masri girls killed during the attack.

Baladi news provided information on the nature of the attack asserting that the alleged Russian incident was conducted with vacuum missiles targeting the residential house.

All sources, except the Syrian Coalition twitter account, stated that the attack was carried out by the Russian Armed forces. The Syrian Coalition tweeted: “At least 7 martyrs and more than 10 injuries, so far, among civilians, as a result of the terrorism of the Russian occupation and the Assad regime with their aerial and artillery bombardment on the western countryside of Aleppo”

Shaam News Network wrote that “civilians were killed and others wounded today, Monday, by Russian airstrikes, targeting the towns of the western countryside of Aleppo, in the context of an escalation campaign that has affected the area for nearly a week, amid a large movement of displacement from the area.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Noura Mehyou al Masri
6 years old female sister of Yusra Mehyou al Masri killed
Yusra Mehyou al Masri
10 years old female sister of Noura Mehyou al Masr killed
Fatimah Qaddour al Masri
6 years old female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7
  • 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 (37) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (33) [ collapse]

  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer looking at damage after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer helping a child after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers searching for victims underneath the rubble after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD on Facebook).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers seemingly covering victims after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD on Facebook).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers searching for victims underneath the rubble after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD on Facebook).
  • Civilians possibly looking for victims or their belongings after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • Civilians possibly looking for victims or their belongings after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • Destruction after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • Civilians looking at damage after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers searching for victims underneath the rubble after alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Ta’al on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD on Facebook).
  • Children sort through the rubble at the site of alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Ta'al on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • Rubble at the site of alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Ta'al on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • Children sort through the rubble at the site of alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Ta'al on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • Children sort through the rubble at the site of alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Ta'al on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @Sy24ria)
  • "Children cry the ruins of their house destroyed by the Russian killing machine this morning in Kafr Ta’al, west of Aleppo, and are looking for their memories that were destroyed by Russia" (Image posted by @mahmoodtalha22)
  • "Children cry the ruins of their house destroyed by the Russian killing machine this morning in Kafr Ta’al, west of Aleppo, and are looking for their memories that were destroyed by Russia" (Image posted by @mahmoodtalha22)
  • "Children cry the ruins of their house destroyed by the Russian killing machine this morning in Kafr Ta’al, west of Aleppo, and are looking for their memories that were destroyed by Russia" (Image posted by @mahmoodtalha22)
  • "Children cry the ruins of their house destroyed by the Russian killing machine this morning in Kafr Ta’al, west of Aleppo, and are looking for their memories that were destroyed by Russia" (Image posted by @mahmoodtalha22)

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  • Damage caused by alleged Russian strikes on the town of Kafr Taal on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @SyrianCoalition)
  • A child in the rubble of his home destroyed by alleged Russian strikes on the town of Kafr Taal on January 20, 2020. (Image posted by @anewsarabic)
  • Effects of the bombing of a house in the town of Kafr Taal in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • A child collects what is left of his house furniture after being bombed in the town of Kafr Ta’al in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • A child collects what is left of his house furniture after being bombed in the town of Kafr Ta’al in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • A child collects what is left of his house furniture after being bombed in the town of Kafr Ta’al in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • A man pleads with God after his house was bombed in the town of Kafr Ta’al in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • A family sits in front of their house after it was bombed in the town of Kafr Ta’al in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • A family sits in front of their house after it was bombed in the town of Kafr Ta’al in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • A family sits in front of their house after it was bombed in the town of Kafr Ta’al in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • The Civil Defense assists the children and the family that was bombed in the town of Kafr Taal in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (Enab Baladi)
  • The Civil Defense assists the children and the family that was bombed in the town of Kafr Taal in the western countryside of Aleppo - January 20, 2020 (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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7
  • 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 (37) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4316

Incident date

January 20, 2020

Location

كفرجوم, Kafarjoum, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

At least one child and one woman were reported killed, and three other civilians, two or all of them are children, were injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafarjoum in Aleppo’s countryside in Syria on at 6:26am and 6:31am at January 20th, 2020, according to local sources.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that “The sisters, Raghdah and Amal Mustafa, aged 16 and 20 respectively, were killed as fixed-wing warplanes fired missiles on Kafrjoum village in the western suburbs of Aleppo governorate, on January 20th. ”

Baladi News correspondent in Aleppo’s countryside said that “on Monday Morning, Russian warplanes launched several airstrikes targeting the residential neighbourhoods of the town of Kafarjoumin the western countryside of Aleppo, which resulted in the killing of two civilians in an initial toll, and wounding others whose number was unknown.”

The highest death toll was provided by @AJA_Syria, which identified three people killed in the strikes.

Justice Organization said that the airstrikes caused the death of two civilians and the injury of three, in addition to the death of a number of livestock near a house in Kafrjoum on January 20th.

Furthermore Arammae News and Halab Today reported on the injury of three civilians, including two children and a young man. Local source accounts on the civilians that were injured varied, as some reported the injury of three children, and others asserted that two children and a young man were injured.

Most of sources including Baladi, @ShahbaPress, Edlib Media Center, Justice Organization and Shaam Network blamed Russia for this incident, while Syrian Civil Defense and SMART Agency pointed to the regime as responsible.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Raghdah Mustafa
16 years old female killed
Amal Mustafa
20 years old female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • 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 (38) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • SCD volunteer on the site after alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafrjoum in Aleppo, on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD).
  • SCD volunteer inspecting rubble after alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafrjoum in Aleppo, on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD).
  • SCD volunteers on the site after alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafrjoum in Aleppo, on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD).
  • A number of livestock was reported killed after alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafrjoum in Aleppo, on January 20th, 2020 (via SCD).

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 child1 woman)
  • 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 (38) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4063

Incident date

January 18, 2020

Location

مركز ايواء النازحين قرب عنجارة, Shelter for displaced people near Anjara, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

Four civilians from the same family including two children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on a shelter for IDPs near Anjara in Aleppo countryside, Syria, on January 18th, 2020 according to a local source.

SMART Agency reported that “Two children and their parents were killed on Friday-Saturday night, by Russian airstrikes targeting a shelter center near the village of Anjara (16 km west of Aleppo) in northern Syria.”

Also according to SMART Agency, “The Directorate of Education in Aleppo” announced the suspension of school days for two days in the southern and western areas of Aleppo, northern Syria, due to the military campaign launched by the Syrian regime and Russia on the region.”

The incident occured around midnight.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (2 children1 woman1 man)
  • 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 (2) [ 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
    4
  • (2 children1 woman1 man)
  • 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 (2) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4315

Incident date

January 18, 2020

Location

ريف المهندسين, Al Muhandiseen countryside, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian was reported killed, and two children and two women were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Rif Al Muhandiseen in Aleppo’s western countryside, Syria at 11:14 am on January 18th, 2020. Macro Media Center reported that vacuum missiles were used in the attack.

Abdul Rahman Hilal Al-Halabi, aged 23, was killed in the attack, and his body was recovered by the Syrian Civil Defense volunteers from under the debris of his house. Justice Organization said that the victim was a student registered with the ‘Mustafa Koja High School’ in Aleppo countryside while the Syrian Network for Human Rights identified Mr Al-Halabi as a 23 year old medical student from the village of Ram Hamdan, north of Idlib.

Xber provided detailed information on the alleged attack: A well-informed source from the countryside of Aleppo told the “News 24” reporter that the warplanes targeted the Mohandessin I area in the southern countryside of Aleppo, today, Saturday, January 18, resulting in the killing of a civilian and the wounding of eight others, including gunmen from the “National Army.”

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported saying “Abdou Helal al Halabi, a college student at the faculty of Medicine, from Ram Hamdan village in the northern suburbs of Idlib governorate, aged 23, was killed as fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on countryside of  al Muhandiseen al Awwal area in the western suburbs of Aleppo governorate, on January 18th, 2020.”

The Syrian Civil Defense said that Abdu’s mother was also injured in this incident. A post from the Syrian Civil Defense in Aleppo updated the casualties of the airstrikes on Rif Al Muhandeseen reporting that two children and two women also got injured. Local sources added that one of the wounded women included the mother of the deceased Mr Al-Halabi and a mother and her two children.

Sources blamed Russia for the airstrikes, including Justice Organization, Step Agency, SMART Agency and Macro Media Center.

Activists told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that Russian warplanes carried out 21 raids since morning on areas in the western countryside of Aleppo, targeting places in Kafr Naha, firs rural Al-Muhandiseen, Shamiko, Al-Zerbah, Al-Mansurah and Kafr Jum.

The majority of the sources attributed the strikes to Russia.

The incident occured at 11:14:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Abdul Rahman Hilal Al-Halabi
23 years old male college student at faculty of Medicine, from Ram Hamdan village killed
Mother of Abdul Rahman Hilal Al-Halabi
Age unknown female injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • 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 (37) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (12) [ collapse]

  • SCD volunteers inspecting damage after alleged Russian airstrikes on Rif Al Muhandeseen Al Awal in Aleppo countryside, on January 18th 2020 (via SCD Aleppo)
  • SCD volunteers helping a child after alleged Russian airstrikes on Rif Al Muhandeseen Al Awal in Aleppo countryside, on January 18th 2020 (via SCD Aleppo)
  • SCD volunteers inspecting damage after alleged Russian airstrikes on Rif Al Muhandeseen Al Awal in Aleppo countryside, on January 18th 2020 (via SCD Aleppo)
  • SCD volunteers inspecting damage after alleged Russian airstrikes on Rif Al Muhandeseen Al Awal in Aleppo countryside, on January 18th 2020 (via SCD Aleppo)
  • SCD volunteers inspecting damage after alleged Russian airstrikes on Rif Al Muhandeseen Al Awal in Aleppo countryside, on January 18th 2020 (via SCD Aleppo)
  • Strikes in the Al Muhandiseen countryside on January 18, 2020. (Image posted by @Rey7d)
  • White Helmets sort through the rubble following Strikes in the Al Muhandiseen countryside on January 18, 2020. (Image posted by @fawaz_jwaid)
  • Rubble following Strikes in the Al Muhandiseen countryside on January 18, 2020. (Image posted by @fawaz_jwaid)
  • An animal walks through the rubble from strikes in the Al Muhandiseen countryside on January 18, 2020. (Image posted by @fawaz_jwaid)
  • Strikes in the Al Muhandiseen countryside on January 18, 2020. (Image posted by @fawaz_jwaid)
  • Rubble following Strikes in the Al Muhandiseen countryside on January 18, 2020. (Image posted by @RaedAlSaleh3)

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
    4
  • 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 (37) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4313

Incident date

January 17, 2021

Location

سجن قرية القاسمية, Al Qasimia village prison , Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported that between 20 and more than 30 prisoners were killed and others injured in alleged Russian, Iranian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Al Qasimia village prison in Aleppo’s western countryside in Syria on January 17th, 2020.

@yamenhm11 tweeted ” A massacre of more than 30 prisoners as a result of Russian and Iranian warplanes’ bombing on Al-Qasimia prison a while ago. The number of the injured is increasing, and most of them are rebels and activists.”

Local sources states that:”More than 30 prisoners were killed as a result of the Russian and Iranian bombing of Al Qasimia prison a short while ago, and the number of wounded is increasing, most of them revolutionaries and activists”

A different local source estimated that more than twenty prisoners were killed and that the ones that fled were shot whilst trying to escape.

Al Atareb post said that the area was targeted with four raids.

Aksalser and SOHR both suspected that the attacker was the Russian Armed Forces, whilst various local sources also additionally mention the Syrian Armed Forces and Iranian Armed Forces.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    20 – 30
  • (20–30 other protected persons)
  • 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, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Iranian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Iranian Military
  • Iranian 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
    20 – 30
  • (20–30 other protected persons)
  • 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, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4310

Incident date

January 17, 2020

Location

كفرناها, Kafrnaha, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

According to local sources, two children were reported killed, and four other civilians injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes one of which hit an IDP shelter in Kafrnaha in the western suburbs of Aleppo governorate in Syria, on January 17th, 2020. Edlib Media Center reported that Russian warplanes targeted the area with rockets.

SHRC identified the two children killed as Hudhayfa Fakkas Albaiyd and the younger girl as Aya Al-Kul, furthermore it stated that others were injured due to the alleged attack by warplanes in Uwaijil, west of Aleppo. SOHR specified that seven civilians were injured, including three women, but the Syrian Civil Defence posted that four civilians were injured, three women and a man.

Further material damage to the house has been reported.

An Enabbaldali reporter stated that  “the Russian occupation warplanes carried out an aerial bombardment on the (former) Beauty Hospital, in the vicinity of the town of Kafr Naha, before it became a temporary shelter for a number of displaced families, which led to the killing of two children, one of whom is a baby, and the wounding of several others, including 3 women.”

Shaam reported that the alleged airstrikes were conducted by: Russian warplanes and Assad’s warplanes, starting with the shelling of the area since the morning hours, targeted the raids that are still going on, “Kafrnaha, Al-Atareb, Ainjara, Al-Qasimiya, and Salloum”.

Syriahr and Orient alleged the belligerent to be the Russian armed forces, other sources for instance Aljazeera and Our-Syria reported differently and alleged the attackers to be the Russian Armed Forces and the Syrian Armed Forces. A local source reported on the alleged incident and claimed the attackers to be the Iranian armed forces, the Russian armed forces and the Syrian armed forces. Most sources on the incident reported on Russian warplanes conducting the attack, attributing the incident to the Russian Armed forces.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Hudhayfa Fakkas Albaiyd
Child killed
Aya Al-Kul
Child killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–7
  • 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 (39) [ collapse]

Media
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  • SCD volunteer in the aftermath of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime attack on Kafanaha in Aleppo, on January 17th, 2020 (via SN4HR)
  • Damage to IDP shelters caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafarnaha in Aleppo, on January 17th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on IDP shelters in Kafarnaha in Aleppo, on January 17th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on IDP shelters in Kafarnaha in Aleppo, on January 17th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Damage to IDP shelters caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafarnaha in Aleppo, on January 17th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on IDP shelters in Kafarnaha in Aleppo, on January 17th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • "Video showing Russian airstrikes targeting Kafrnaha in western Aleppo with vacuum missiles."
  • Watch || the first moments of documenting the aerial bombing on the area of return injured and the martyrs from the targeted residential settlement in the area of Awaijil
  • One of the women injured in strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)

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    Graphic image of one of the children killed in strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • One of the women injured in strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)

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    Graphic image of one of the children killed in strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • Destruction caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by Edlib Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by Edlib Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by Edlib Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by Edlib Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by @sy24ria)
  • Destruction caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by @sy24ria)
  • Destruction caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by @sy24ria)
  • Destruction caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by @sy24ria)
  • Two children were killed and four people were injured in the bombing. (Image posted by @mouhmmadhalk)

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    Graphic image of one of the children killed in strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by @mhmdfaisel )
  • Destruction caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by @RamahKasem)
  • Destruction caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by @RamahKasem)
  • Destruction caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by @RamahKasem)
  • Destruction caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by @RamahKasem)
  • This scene is one of dozens of scenes daily... of men... the least that can be said about them is that they are saints The scene documents the recovery of two martyred children and a number of injured women and children after an air strike targeting them in one of the displaced persons’ centers in the town of Kafr Naha in the western countryside of Aleppo by the heroes of the Syrian Civil Defense
  • Sorting through the destruction and damage caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi)
  • Sorting through the destruction and damage caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi)
  • Sorting through the destruction and damage caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi)
  • Sorting through the destruction and damage caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi)
  • Sorting through the destruction and damage caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi)
  • Sorting through the destruction and damage caused by strikes on Awaijil on January 17, 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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–7
  • 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 (39) [ collapse]