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Incident Code

RS4303

Incident date

January 15, 2020

Location

السوق الشعبي, Local market, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported that between seven and 22 civilians including a child and a volunteer with the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) were killed, and between 50 and 80 were injured, with most of them in critical conditions, when allegedly Russian forces or Syrian regime forces allegedly targeted with airstrikes the busy local market (Souq al-Hal) and the industrial area in Idlib, Syria on January 15th, 2020. The airstrikes also caused damage to civilians’ properties.

This happened four days after Russia and the Syrian regime declared a ceasefire in Idlib.

According to Shaam News, “Russian and Asad warplanes and helicopters launched intense and violent airstrikes. This appears to be the announcement of the end of the fragile truce that lasted only four days, as the aircraft committed a massacre in the city of Idlib, killing 19 martyrs and injuring dozens, among them women and children”.

Abdul Qadir Muhammad Rajab, Obaida Qutai’, Ahmed Muhammad Aswad,  Adnan Sheikhouni, Maher Sheikhouni, Muhammad Shadi al-Asaad, Ali Muhammad Ali Al-Atrash, Omar Na`es, Alaa Al-Muhammad, Omar Zidan, Zakaria La’la’, Ahmed Al-Zein and Farouk Afara were killed in the incident.

The Syrian Civil Defense in Idlib said “Today, January 15th, 2020, we say goodbye to our hero Volunteer “Shadi al-Asaad”, as a martyr after Idlib attacks by Assad’s warplanes. After years of sacrifice, we will not forget your work, your words and all the beautiful memories with you. Rest in peace.”

Edlib Media Center posted saying “There are dozens of martyrs and wounded due to raids by the war regime on Idlib city.” The source later updated the numbers raising the death toll to “19 martyrs and dozens of wounded” – killed by “missiles from warplanes”.

Also according to SMART Agency “The head of the Documentation and Information Department of a hospital in Idlib city, Abdul Razzaq Ghafir, said that 19 civilians, including a child and a civil defense member were killed and 70 others, including children and women, were wounded in an initial outcome, as a result of shelling by regime warplanes on the industrial area in the eastern side of Idlib.”

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Syrian regime fixed- wing warplanes fired missiles on the industrial area in east of Idlib city, causing a massacre and severely destroying a number of the industrial shops, on January 15th.” @HadiAlabdallah added that strikes also occurred at Al-Hal Market. @shamalmjd1 also referred to Souq al-Hal and al-Sina’a neighborhood as being affected by the bombing.

Syrian Human Rights Committee provided details that “Hal Market, which sells vegetables and fruits in bulk; It is located near the well-known Mihrab roundabout in Idlib city, and is a few meters away from the industrial area. The industrial area is densely populated, while Souq al-Hal is a non-residential area, but it was crowded and at peak time when the bombing occurred. The bombing led to significant material damage to the shops in the market, and the industrial ones in the industrial area.”

@Mamoun_sy, @ShahbaPress and @so_ria98 blamed Russia for the incident, while Macro Media Center, Syrian Civil Defense Idlib, SMART agency and the Syrian Network for Human Rights pointed to the Syrian regime. Shaam News and @mohmad_rasheed blamed both.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Adnan Sheikhouni عدنان شيخوني
Child male killed
Maher Sheikhouni ماهر شيخوني
Adult male killed

The victims were named as:

Abdul Qadir son of Muhammad Rajab عبد القادر بن محمد رجب
31 years old male killed
Obaida Ibrahim Qutai’ عبيدة إبراهيم قطيع
50 years old male killed
Ahmed Muhammad Aswad أحمد محمد أسود
30 years old male killed
Muhammad Shadi al-Asaad محمد شادي الأسعد
Adult male Syrian Civil Defense Volunteer killed
Ali Muhammad Ali Al-Atrash علي محمد علي الأطرش
Adult male killed
Omar Na`es عمر ناعس
Age unknown male killed
Alaa Al-Muhammad علاء المحمد
Age unknown killed
Omar Zidan عمر زيدان
Age unknown male killed
Zakaria La’la زكريا لعلع
Age unknown male killed
Ahmed Al-Zein أحمد الزين
Age unknown male killed
Farouk Afara فاروق عفارة
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 22
  • (1 child12 men1 healthcare_personnel)
  • Civilians reported injured
    50–80
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Unknown, Syrian Regime

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    Translation "Martyrdom of seven civilians at least. while many others got injured as a result of Russian airstrikes that targeted a market in Idlib city".
  • Location of the market that was targeted with an airstrike in Idlib, on January 15th, 2020 (via @mohmad_rasheed).
  • The destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the main market in Idlib city on November 15th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on the Market in Idlib city on January 15th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Civil Defense and Civilians trying to rescue civilians who were victims of the alleged Russian airstrikes on the market of Idlib city on January 15th 2020 (via MMC).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on the Market in Idlib city on January 15th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • The destruction and damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the main market in Idlib city on November 15th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • The destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on the main market in Idlib city on November 15th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • A van massively damaged by alleged Russian airstrikes on the market in Idlib city on January 15th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • Damage caused to cars and vans in the market of Idlib city after alleged Russian airstrikes on January 15th, 2020 (via MMC)
  • A van hugely damaged by alleged Russian airstrikes on the market in Idlib on January 15th, 2020 (via MMC).
  • "Aerial photos showing the damage caused by the airstrikes that targeted the industrial zone in the city of Idlib, which resulted in the death toll of 15 martyrs and more than 60 wounded, most of them in critical condition." (via MMC)
  • "Aerial photos showing the damage caused by the airstrikes that targeted the industrial zone in the city of Idlib, which resulted in the death toll of 15 martyrs and more than 60 wounded, most of them in critical condition." (via MMC)
  • "Aerial photos showing the damage caused by the airstrikes that targeted the industrial zone in the city of Idlib, which resulted in the death toll of 15 martyrs and more than 60 wounded, most of them in critical condition." (via MMC)
  • "Aerial photos showing the damage caused by the airstrikes that targeted the industrial zone in the city of Idlib, which resulted in the death toll of 15 martyrs and more than 60 wounded, most of them in critical condition." (via MMC)

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    Translation: "Harsh scenes +18 a horrific massacre committed by Assad's warplanes in the market of the city of Idlib, killing 15 martyrs and dozens of wounded." via MMC
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteer Shadi Al Asa'ad allegedly killed by Assad warplanes on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib).

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  • SCD volunteers on duty responding to civilian casualties in alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib city's market on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib)
  • SCD volunteer carrying a civilian injured or killed in alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib city's market on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib)

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    SCD volunteers on duty responding to civilian casualties in alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib city's market on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib)

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    SCD volunteers on duty responding to civilian casualties in alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib city's market on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib)
  • SCD volunteers trying to put off fire caused by alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib)
  • SCD volunteers on duty responding to civilian casualties in alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib city's market on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib)
  • SCD volunteers on duty responding to civilian casualties in alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib city's market on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib)
  • SCD volunteers trying to put off fire caused by alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib)
  • SCD volunteers trying to put off fire caused by alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib)
  • Aftermath of alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on the market in Idlib city on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib)
  • SCD volunteers on duty responding to civilian casualties in alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib city's market on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib)
  • SCD volunteers on duty responding to civilian casualties in alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib city's market on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib)
  • SCD volunteers on duty responding to civilian casualties in alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib city's market on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib)
  • SCD volunteers trying to put off fire caused by alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib on January 15th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib)

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    "Many innocent people including a White Helmet's volunteer were killed in a horrific massacre after the regime's warplanes attacked #Idlib city this afternoon . With broken hearts, our teams worked to rescue, pull bodies and extinguish huge fires." (via SCD).

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    A child injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on the market of Idlib city on January 15th, 2020 (via EMC)

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    A civilian injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on the market of Idlib city on January 15th, 2020 (via EMC)

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    A civilian injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on the market of Idlib city on January 15th, 2020 (via EMC)

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    A civilian injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on the market of Idlib city on January 15th, 2020 (via EMC)
  • Civilians reported killed and injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on the market of Idlib city on January 15th, 2020 (via EMC)

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    SCD volunteers rescuing civilians injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on the market of Idlib city on January 15th, 2020 (via EMC)

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    SCD volunteers rescuing civilians injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on the market of Idlib city on January 15th, 2020 (via EMC)

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    A civilian killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Idlib city center on January 15th, 2020 (via EMC)

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    A child injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Idlib on January 15th, 2020 (via EMC)

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    A civilian injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Idlib on January 15th, 2020 (via EMC)

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    A human arm separated from a body after the alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Idlib, on January 15th, 2020 (via EMC)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Idlib on January 15th, 2020. (Copyright Smart, published in the public interest.)
  • SCD volunteers responding to the results of the alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Idlib on January 15th, 2020. (Copyright Smart, published in the public interest.)
  • SCD volunteers responding to the results of the alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Idlib on January 15th, 2020. (Copyright Smart, published in the public interest.)
  • SCD volunteers responding to the results of the alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Idlib on January 15th, 2020. (Copyright Smart, published in the public interest.)

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    Civilians injured and killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Idlib on January 15th, 2020. (Copyright Smart, published in the public interest.)

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    Civilians injured and killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Idlib on January 15th, 2020. (Copyright Smart, published in the public interest.)
  • "SNHR: Syrian regime fixed- wing warplanes fired missiles on the industrial area in east of Idlib city, causing a massacre and severely destroying a number of the industrial shops, on January 15"
  • Aftermath of the alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on the market in Idlib city on January 15th, 2020 (via SN4HR)

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    Bodies of people killed in the alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes in the market of Idlib city on January 15th, 2020 (via SN4HR)
  • Destruction caused by airstrikes on Idlib City on January 15, 2020. (Image posted by @ShehabAgency)
  • Destruction caused by airstrikes on Idlib City on January 15, 2020. (Image posted by @ShehabAgency)
  • Destruction caused by airstrikes on Idlib City on January 15, 2020. (Image posted by @ShehabAgency)
  • Destruction caused by airstrikes on Idlib City on January 15, 2020. (Image posted by @Wesal_TV)
  • Aerial view of the Destruction caused by airstrikes on Idlib City on January 15, 2020. (Image posted by @Ahmad_Fisall)

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  • Medical professional treat those injured in airstrikes on Idlib City on January 15, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Expatriate Medical Association)
  • Medical professional treat those injured in airstrikes on Idlib City on January 15, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Expatriate Medical Association)
  • Medical professional treat those injured in airstrikes on Idlib City on January 15, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Expatriate Medical Association)
  • Fires caused by airstrikes on Idlib City on January 15, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Human Rights Committee)
  • Fires caused by airstrikes on Idlib City on January 15, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Human Rights Committee)
  • Rescue workers helping those injured by airstrikes on Idlib City on January 15, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Human Rights Committee)
  • Fires caused by airstrikes on Idlib City on January 15, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Human Rights Committee)
  • Fires caused by airstrikes on Idlib City on January 15, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Human Rights Committee)

Unknown Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Unknown
  • Unknown position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 22
  • (1 child12 men1 healthcare_personnel)
  • Civilians reported injured
    50–80
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Unknown, Syrian Regime

Sources (77) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4308

Incident date

January 15, 2020

Location

بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

According to Shaam Network, Russian and Syrian regime forces targeted many towns in Idlib with airstrikes, injuring civilians.

The news read: “The raids also led to the fall of many wounded people in the cities of Ma`rat al-Nu`man, Ariha, and Kafr Nabl, and the towns and villages of Talatah, al-Barah, Ma`saran, al-Hartamiyah, al-Ghadfa, Shanan, Abu Jarif, Talmans, the churches, Tal al-Sheikh, Ma`rmsha, al-Hamidiyya, Benin, Hantutin, Karsiyan, Benin, Mantef, Khan al-Sabil, Dadekh, Maarizita, Kafroma Appointed, as the civil service center for the defense came out in the village Bzabor.”

The source considered these airstrike the announcement of the end of the ‘fragile’ ceasefire that lasted for four days.

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
    2–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4302

Incident date

January 11, 2020

Location

بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Between four and eight civilians, including up to four women and three children, were killed and 20 others were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on a popular market in Binnish on January 11, 2020.

According to a tweet by @Homs19850111, 4 women and 3 children were killed and others were wounded as a preliminary result of an air strike that targeted a popular market in the city of Binnish. However, @Syriaaaaidlb put the initial toll at six killed, adding that “dozens” were also injured in the attack.

@SY_plus reported that four people, three girls (sisters) and their grandmother, were killed and more than 20 others were wounded in the bombing of a popular market. The director of the Civil Defense Center in the city, Abdul Latif Nasser, reported similar numbers, adding that there were critical cases among the wounded and that three raids were carried out on Binnish.

A Facebook post from Hiysh All provided the names of five of the people killed and four of the people injured who were from the town of Hiysh. The names of those killed: Shahd Khaled Al-Sheikh, Rawda Taha Al-Youssef, Maha Khaled Al-Sheikh, Maram Khaled Al-Sheikh, Aseel Nabil Al-Sheikh. The names of those injured: Mohammed Sheikh, Ghaida Al-Sheikh, Eid Nabil Sheikh, Muhammad Mustafa Sheikh.

Syrian Network for Human Rights reported on January 22nd, 11 days after the attack, that Abdul Salam Asaad Fallahah died from the wounds sustained in the strikes on Binnish.

An image posted by @teskilatAr shows a father mourning his daughter who was killed in the airstrikes on Binnish.

@AyhamSteif identified the location of the strikes as being in the center of the city close to shelters for displaced people.

Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the strikes, with @Ahmad_1alshble blaming the regime and identifying MiG/21 planes as being part of the attack, while others attributed the strikes to Russia. A Facebook post by Agency.news.Haq reported that vacuum missiles were part of the bombing.

The incident occured at 13:20:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (8)

Shahd Khaled Al-Sheikh شهد خالد الشيخ
female killed
Maha Khaled Al-Sheikh مها خالد الشيخ
female killed
Maram Khaled Al-Sheikh مرام خالد الشيخ
female killed
Aseel Nabil Al-Sheikh اسيل نبيل الشيخ
killed
Mohammed Sheikh محمد الشيخ
injured
Ghaida Al-Sheikh غيداء الشيخ
injured
Eid Nabil Sheikh عيد نبيل الشيخ
injured
Muhammad Mustafa Sheikh محمد مصطفى الشيخ
injured

The victims were named as:

Rawda Taha Al-Youssef روضة طه اليوسف
Age unknown female killed
Abdul Salam Asaad Fallahah
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 8
  • (3 children1–4 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    20
  • 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

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    A father mourns for his daughter who was killed in airstrikes on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by @teskilatAr)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi via Twitter)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi via Twitter)
  • White Helmets sort through the effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi via Twitter)
  • White Helmets sort through the effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi via Twitter)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by @AhmedDekhan)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Survivors of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Effects of the airstrikes on Binnish on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Enab Baladi News)
  • Abdul Salam Asaad Fallahah, died on January 22, due to wounds sustained on January 11 in Binnish. (Image posted by As`ad Ahmad Falaha via Facebook)
  • Abdul Salam Asaad Fallahah, died on January 22, due to wounds sustained on January 11 in Binnish. (Image posted by Maktabbinnsh 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
    4 – 8
  • (3 children1–4 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    20
  • 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 (44) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4301

Incident date

January 11, 2020

Location

شارع الأربعين, Al Arbaeen street, Idlib city, Idlib governorate, Syria

Airwars assessment

On January 11th 2020, at least seven civilians were killed and as many as forty wounded by alleged Russian or regime air strikes upon Al Arbaeen Street in Idlib City. Many women and children were among the dead and wounded.

The numbers of dead and wounded varied between sources. Initial local reports stated that seven people were killed and forty wounded, a number that had increased from seven dead and thirteen wounded to seven dead and thirty-seven wounded. France 24 cited the Syrian Observatory in reporting that seven civilians were killed, but Edlib News reported that six people had been killed and thirty-seven wounded. Snap News reported the death of eight civilians, and that was ultimately the highest number, as the Justice Organization also documented eight civilians killed. The names of those killed were released and are as follow here: Omar Abdel-Razzaq Kharbut, Rawan Abdel Qader Serjawi, Brother of Rawan, Sister of Rawan, Young Mansour Nassif Al-Faraj, Maher Al-Hassan displaced from Talmenes, Young Muhammad Adnan Arhim, Omar Khatib displaced from Talmenes.

A Facebook post from IdlibServicesJobsAds added that Mansour Nassif Al-Faraj was from the town of Baftamoun and was a student at the University of Idlib – Faculty of Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Inayat Mahmoud Antouz from Qalamoun also died of internal bleeding in the chest after falling from the stairs of her house during the swoop of the plane. The source also added that among the 39 wounded, 10 were children and 9 were women.

Syria Today reported on January 15th that the girl Rawan Abdel Qader Serjawi died in a Turkish hospital due to her injuries after airstrikes on Al Arbaeen street in Idlib city on January 11th, 2020, adding that the girl “joined her brother and sister after they were killed in the same raid”. According to the source, the girl was from the city of Ma’arat Al Numan. Hamya Alalyan also posted on Facebook an image of a man identified as Haji Abdul Qadir Serjawi Abu Marwan, the father of Rawan and her siblings who were killed in the strikes.

Syrian Civil Defense Idlib also reported that the volunteer Mustafa Jabara was injured while responding to the bombing sites in Idlib and and accompanying image shows the volunteer with a cast on his leg.

All local reports stated that the region that was struck was purely a civilian area with no military significance. The Syrian Human Rights Committee reported that residential buildings and a public park were struck and “one of the missiles landed on the edge of the garden, and the other landed near it, among the residential buildings”.

A Human Rights Watch report identified the area struck as the “stadium neighborhood” because of its proximity to the municipal football stadium, which contained about 100 tents for displaced families. They quoted the Syrian Civil Defense, who reported that two munitions hit between 11 and 11:30am, killing eight civilians and wounding 39 others.

Human Rights Watch provided additional details: “Raad Uthman, who runs a small shop about 150 meters from the stadium, said he was standing with his three sons at the entrance of his shop when the first munition struck the road, about eight meters south of his shop, hitting two taxis and a pickup truck. A metal fragment from the munition decapitated Uthman’s oldest son, Muhammad, 21. His younger sons were injured, one with metal fragments in his abdomen and leg, and the other with metal fragments in his foot. Uthman himself suffered minor injuries to his abdomen. The attack also killed two children on the street: a 10-year-old boy and his 6-year-old sister [possibly the siblings of Rawan], who was struck in the eye. The contents of Uthman’s shop and car were burned.

“The Idlib lawyer who lives 200 meters from the stadium said that his friend and his friend’s son were standing in the doorway of the residential building just after the boy had returned home from school, when the strike hit. The attack killed the boy, Adnan Lababibi, 15 [possibly the same as Muhammad Adnan Arhim].”

“The second munition struck to the west of Uthman’s shop, next to a four-story residential building, killing a mother and three children inside, blowing out the windows and doors, and damaging the outer walls.”

Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the strikes, with Edlib News blaming the regime identifying vacuum missiles as being used while other sources referred to both Russia and the regime as responsible. Various sources referred to MiG/23 warplanes as responsible for the strikes.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

Haji Abdul Qadir Serjawi Abu Marwan
Adult male Father of Rawan injured
Rawan Abdel Qader Serjawi روان سرجاوي
Child female died of her injuries in a Turkish hospital killed
Brother of Rawan Abdel Qader Serjawi
10 years old male killed
Sister of Rawan Abdel Qader Serjawi
6 years old female killed

Family members (4)

Raad Uthman
Adult male injured
Muhammadad, son of Raed Uthman
21 years old male
Son of Raad Uthman
male injured
Son of Raad Uthman
male injured

The victims were named as:

Mustafa Jabara مصطفى جبارة
Adult male SCD volunteer injured
Omar Abdel-Razzaq Kharbut
Age unknown killed
Mansour Nassif Al-Faraj
Age unknown killed
Maher Al-Hassan
Age unknown killed
Muhammad Adnan Arhim
14 years old male killed
Omar Khatib
Age unknown killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 8
  • (3–7 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    39–40
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (35) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (13) [ collapse]

  • The young girl Rawan Sarjawi was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib city on January 11th, 2020 (via Justice Organisation).
  • Blood from the victims of alleged Russian airstrikes on Idlib City on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by @Silaalwafi)
  • The death toll of the Idlib massacre has risen to 8 and 39 injured as a result of a MiG-23 warplane raid on the city this morning

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    One of the children injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Idlib City on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Justice Organization via Facebook)

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    Image of Haji Abdul Qadir Serjawi Abu Marwan, who was injured and lost three of his children in alleged Russian airstrikes on Idlib City on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Mahmoud Mohamad Ali)

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    Image of Haji Abdul Qadir Serjawi Abu Marwan, who was injured and lost three of his children in alleged Russian airstrikes on Idlib City on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Hamya Alalyan)

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    Child of Haji Abdul Qadir Serjawi Abu Marwan, killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Idlib City on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Hamya Alalyan)

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    Child of Haji Abdul Qadir Serjawi Abu Marwan, killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Idlib City on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Hamya Alalyan)
  • the volunteer Mustafa Jabara, who was injured while responding to the inspection of the bombing sites of the warplanes of the Assad forces on the city of Idlib on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Idlib City on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Human Rights Committee)
  • The young girl Rawan Sarjawi was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Idlib city on January 11th, 2020 (via Syrian Human Rights Committee).

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
    7 – 8
  • (3–7 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    39–40
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (35) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4300

Incident date

January 11, 2020

Location

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to 10 civilians, including four children, were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Sarmin, Idlib governorate, on January 11th, 2020, according to local sources.

Initial local sources reported many wounded civilians but no deaths. There were no names of the wounded immediately released and the numbers of wounded fluctuated. Syria-24 News reported ten wounded civilians, while Civil Defense reported seven wounded. A correspondent for Baladi noted seven wounded civilians, with four children among those who were injured.

Only one name, six-year-old Kinana Yassin, was released. The young girl was wounded along with all of her family members and @OM9gIkeG2us5IXi added that she was an IDP from the village of Atshan in the Hama countryside.

Local sources tweeted and posted images of the destruction of Sarmin City and stated that Russian warplanes had launched five consecutive strikes upon the heavily civilian area.

The Syrian Civil Defence reported that there were “thirty seconds of panic and death today in Sarmin city in Idlib, after regime’s warplanes attacked it with five airstrikes. Seven people were injured in the attack”.

Sources give conflicting reports on the belligerent of the airstrikes, blaming both Russian and Syrian regime forces.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Kinana Yassin
6 years old female injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    7–10
  • 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 (24) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (10) [ collapse]

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    Image of Kinana Yassin, injured in airstrikes on Sarmin on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by Melhem.abusaleh via Facebook)
  • Civilians were wounded in 5 consecutive raids targeting Sarmin on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by @QasiounAr)

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    Image of Kinana Yassin, injured in airstrikes on Sarmin on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by @OM9gIkeG2us5IXi)

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    Image of Kinana Yassin, injured in airstrikes on Sarmin on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by @11turkmgz)
  • Image of Kinana Yassin, injured in airstrikes on Sarmin on January 11, 2020. (Image posted by @11turkmgz)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    7–10
  • 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 (24) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4297

Incident date

January 5, 2020

Location

الزربة, Al Zurba, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

At least one civilian was reported wounded as a result of Russian forces attack with rockets, or Syrian regime forces attack with machine guns on Al Zurba town in Aleppo, Syria, on January 5th, 2020, according to local sources.

The Zurba Media office announced that Mahmoud Abdel Fattah Hammoud was wounded. The individual was an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) from the city of Deir al-Sharqi who traveled to the village of Al-Zurba.

The attacks upon Al Zurba struck civilian areas with attacks occurring at 3pm and 3:30 pm. The second strike at 3:30 resulted in material damage and the death of a cow according to @fawaz_jwaid.

While SMART said one civilian was reported injured and admitted to a nearby hospital, @ShahbaPress said that civilians were wounded in the attack, without knowing the exact number of casualties.

SMART Agency blamed both the Russia and the Syrian regime, while @ShahbaPress pointed to the Syrian regime as the perpetrator.

The incident occured between 3:00 pm and 3:30 pm local time.

The victims were named as:

Mahmoud Abdel Fattah Hammoud
Age unknown

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Assad regime

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (13) [ collapse]

  • Civilian being treated for injuries following strikes on Al Zurba on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by @fawaz_jwaid)
  • Strikes on Al Zurba on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by @fawaz_jwaid)
  • Damage caused by strikes on Al Zurba on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by @fawaz_jwaid)
  • Damage, including the death of a cow, caused by strikes on Al Zurba on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by @fawaz_jwaid)
  • Civil Defense volunteers sort through rubble following strikes on Al Zurba on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • Civil Defense volunteers sort through rubble following strikes on Al Zurba on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • Civil Defense volunteers sort through rubble following strikes on Al Zurba on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
  • Damage caused by strikes on Al Zurba on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by Zerba.media.office)
  • Damage caused by strikes on Al Zurba on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by Zerba.media.office)
  • Damage caused by strikes on Al Zurba on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by Zerba.media.office)
  • Damage caused by strikes on Al Zurba on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by Zerba.media.office)

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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Assad regime

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4296

Incident date

January 5, 2020

Location

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Between one and three civilians, including a woman, were reported as killed and up to seven others, including two children and a woman, were wounded by Russian or regime forces in Saraqib on January 5th, 2020.

Alarby News and the Idlib Civil Defense Media Center reported that seven civilians, including two children, were wounded in the village of Saraqib and one civilian was killed. Local sources noted that five civilians were wounded, but Turkey Pos News supported earlier reports that the total of wounded civilians was seven. The name of the deceased woman was released as Suhaibah Ibrahim Al-Khaled.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR), “Suhaibah Ibrahim Sattouf al Khaled was killed as Syrian regime fixed- wing warplanes carried out strikes using machine guns and small- size missiles on Saraqeb city in the eastern suburbs of Idlib governorate on January 5th”.

Edlib Media Center reported that five airstrikes hit the Saraqeb, while the Syrian Civil Defense in Idlib posted on Facebook that “A woman was killed and two children, a woman and four men were injured after a violent attack on #Saraqeb After 12 airstrikes by Assad’s warplanes, today .”

The Local Coordination Committees of Syria identified that at 13:51, regime “machine guns” struck the city of Saraqib, resulting in one death and five injuries.

A tweet from @thawrat111 provided information that three people were killed and many others were injured in raids on Saraqib. @jisrtv also identified two people, “a man and a woman”, killed.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said also the strikes also targeted the main market in the city damaging several shops and market’s facilities.

While the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Edlib Media Center and Syrian Civil Defense blamed the Syrian regime for the attack, @abuhuzaifa pointed to the Russian forces.

The incident occured at 13:51:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Suhaibah Ibrahim Sattouf al Khaled
Age unknown female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–7
  • Causes of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
  • 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 (25) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (15) [ collapse]

  • "Warplanes of the Russian occupiers attacks Saraqib city"
  • Images of alleged Russian airstrike on Saraqib in Idlib on January 5th, 2020 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Images of location of alleged Russian airstrike on Saraqib in Idlib on January 5th, 2020 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Images of location attacked by an alleged Russian airstrike on Saraqib in Idlib on January 5th, 2020 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Images of alleged Russian airstrike on Saraqib in Idlib on January 5th, 2020 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Images of alleged Russian airstrike on Saraqib in Idlib on January 5th, 2020 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Aftermath of the airstrike on Saraqib in Idlib on January 5th, 2020 (via Macro Media Center).
  • Aftermath of the airstrike on Saraqib in Idlib on January 5th, 2020 (via Macro Media Center).
  • Aftermath of the airstrike on Saraqib in Idlib on January 5th, 2020 (via Macro Media Center).
  • Damage caused by airstrikes on Saraqib on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by @shaamnews)
  • Damage caused by airstrikes on Saraqib on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by @shaamnews)
  • Damage caused by airstrikes on Saraqib on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by @shaamnews)
  • Damage caused by airstrikes on Saraqib on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by @shaamnews)

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 – 3
  • (1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–7
  • Causes of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
  • 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 (25) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4295

Incident date

January 5, 2020

Location

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

In a major incident, 14 civilians including children and women were reported killed and between 23 and 30 injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on the western neighborhood of Ariha city in Idlib, Syria on January 5th, 2020.

Macro Media Center (MMC) reported that airstrikes were launched by a SU-24 warplane with a full load of vacuum missiles.

Local sources said the airstrikes targeted civilian areas in the city attacking six civilian facilities including Khaled Bashir al Halabiyah School- known as al Muhdatheh School, al Hadidi Mosque- known as al Imam Malek Mosque-, Woman Centre of Zayzafon Charity Organization, Baraem al Islam Kindergarten, al Muslim al Saghir Kindergarten and an institute of Muslim Care Organization.

The Syrian Civil Defense (SCD) reported that the airstrikes also targeted IDPs on the outskirts of the International Highway (Aleppo- Lattakia road) causing casualties. Ariha Facebook Page mentioned that two of the victims are students at the Technical Institute for Media at the University of Idlib, and they died while they were on their way to their homes in Jabal Al-Zawiya.

Initial local repots listed five killed and twenty wounded from air strikes carried out by pro-Assad forces. The air strikes specifically targeted homes and a kindergarten that increased the numbers to seven killed then ten. Alarby News reported that thirteen individuals were killed and thirty-two were killed as a school, a mosque, and homes were bombed. This reported followed a report from Horriya News that listed thirteen killed and twenty wounded. The dead were identified as the following: Najeeb Bezmawi (17 years old), Abd al-Mu’in al-Mustafa (75 years old), Mohammed Abdel Moeen Al-Mustafa (41 years old), Fatima Al-Mustafa (3 years), Hamdo Al-Mustafa (55 years old), Mustafa Ahmed Al-Mustafa (41 years old), Lina Mustafa Al Mustafa (18 years old), Mohamed Madi (age unknown), Mustafa Krum (age unknown), Ahmed Adnan Ajjan (30 years old), Adnan Ahmed Ajjan (12 years old), Abdullah Yasser Al-Bayor (Child), Abdul-Jabbar Muhammad Al-Othman (27 years old).

The wounded were identified as the following: Muhammad Ahmed Al-Mustafa, Jawad Eido, Jalal Al-Hamd, Mohammed Alloush, Mahmoud Habbush, Yasser Pure, Gena Turkmani, Abdullah Saado, Maher Habbush, Fatima Habbush, Adeeb Al-Dabal, Sobhi Rahmoun, Fatima Ghonimi, Abdullah Badawi, Khadija Sham, Sham Al Dabal, Mohamed Sobhi Halloum, Majd Al-Hussein, Ranim Saraqibi, Muhammad Rostom, Ahmed Al-Hassan, Maryam Al-Khidr, Burnata Al Azim.

According to list of names documented by local sources, eight of those killed belong to the same family. Victims include at least three children, one woman and three unidentified bodies and those injured include at least eight women.

The death toll is expected to rise as many of those injured remain in critical conditions.

According to Human Rights Watch report in October 2020, “at about 1 p.m., six rockets struck al-Naqib neighborhood in Ariha. One hit next to al-Hadid mosque, another hit the top story of a four-story building that housed the Muslim Care preschool on the ground floor, and two others hit residential buildings next to two schools – Khaled Bashir Halabieh and Omar Bin Abdul Aziz (also known as Muhadatheh) – which teachers had evacuated minutes earlier. The other two rockets struck just off the M4 highway. The strikes killed a total 13 civilians, wounded another 25, and destroyed four residential buildings, including the one that housed the preschool.”

While Justice Organization blamed solely Russia for this incident, most of sources blamed the Syrian regime like @SyriaCoalition, Macro Media Center, Ariha Today, Syrian Network for Human Rights and Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. From their side, Syrian Civil Defense, Step News, Shaam News and @SyrianCoaltion blamed Russia and the regime, with @SyrianCoaltion stating that the attack was done by the regime with Russian and Iranian support.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Family members (9)

Muhammad Abdul-Ghani Al-Mustafa محمد عبد الغني المصطفى
41 years old male killed
Hamdo Al-Mustafa حمدو المصطفى
55 years old male killed
Muhammad Abdul Mui'n Al-Mustafa محمد عبد المعين المصطفى
41 years old male injured
Abd Al-Mu’in Al-Mustafa عبد المعين المصطفى
75 years old male killed
Fatima Al-Mustafa فاطمة المصطفى
3 years old female killed
Lina Mustafa Al-Mustafa لينا مصطفى المصطفى
18 years old female killed
Ahmed Muhammad Abdul Moeen Al-Mustafa أحمد محمد عبد المعين المصطفى
10 years old male killed
Daughter of Abdul Hamid Al-Mustafa ابنة عبد الحميد المصطفى
female killed
AbdulJabbar Muhammad Al Othman عبد الجبار محمد العثمان
27 years old male killed

Family members (2)

Ahmed Adnan Ajan أحمد عدنان عجان
30 years old male killed
Adnan Ahmad Ajan عدنان أحمد عجان
12 years old male killed

Family members (3)

Mahmoud Habbouch محمود حبوش
Age unknown male injured
Maher Habbouch ماهر حبوش
Age unknown male injured
Fatima Habbouch فاطمة حبوش
Age unknown male injured

The victims were named as:

Najib Bizmaw نجيب بزماوي
17 years old male killed
Burnata Al Azim برناطة العظم
Adult female elderly woman injured
Jawad Eido جواد عيدو
Age unknown male injured
Jalal Al-Hamad جلال الحمد
Age unknown male injured
Mohammed Al-Aloush محمد العلوش
Age unknown injured
Yasser Bure ياسر بيور
Age unknown male injured
Jana Turkmani جنى تركماني
Age unknown female injured
Abdullah Saadou عبد الله سعدو
Age unknown male injured
Adeeb Al Dabal أديب الدبل
Age unknown male injured
Subhi Rahmoun صبحي رحمون
Age unknown male injured
Fatima Ghoneimy فاطمة غنيمي
Age unknown female injured
Abdullah Badawi عبد الله بدوي
Age unknown male injured
Sham Khadija شام خديجة
Age unknown female injured
Sham Al-Dabal شام الدبل
Age unknown female injured
Muhammad Subhi Halloum محمد صبحي حلوم
Age unknown male injured
Majd Al-Hussein مجد الحسين
Age unknown male injured
Raneem Saraqabi رنيم سراقبي
Age unknown female injured
Muhammad Rustom محمد رستم
Age unknown male injured
Ahmed Al-Hassan احمد الحسن
Age unknown male injured
Maryam Al-Khader مريم الخضر
Age unknown female injured
Muhammad al-Madi محمد الماضي
Adult male student at the the Technical Institute for Media at the University of Idlib killed
Mustafa Krom مصطفى كروم
Adult male student at the the Technical Institute for Media at the University of Idlib killed
Abdullah Yaser al Bayyour عبد الله ياسر البيور
Child male from the village of Kfarrouma killed
Muhammad Ahmed Al-Mustafa
Age unknown injured
Jawad Eido
Age unknown injured
Jalal Al-Hamd
Age unknown injured
Mohammed Alloush
Age unknown injured
Yasser Pure
Age unknown injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    14
  • (3–8 children1–2 women5–8 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    23–30
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected targets
    Assad regime, Unknown

Sources (42) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (25) [ collapse]

  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Ariha on January 5th, 2020 (via @SyrianCoalition).

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    Footage made by a Syrian Civil Defence volunteer of the aftermath of the alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Ariha on January 5th, 2020 (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Ariha on January 5th, 2020 (via MMC).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Ariha on January 5th, 2020 (via MMC).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Ariha on January 5th, 2020 (via MMC).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Ariha on January 5th, 2020 (via MMC).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Ariha on January 5th, 2020 (via MMC).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Ariha on January 5th, 2020 (via MMC).

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    Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Ariha on January 5th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Ariha on January 5th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Ariha on January 5th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Ariha on January 5th, 2020 (via SCD Idlib).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Ariha on January 5th, 2020 (via Ariha Today).
  • Muhammad Al Madi and Mustafa Krom, students at the Technical Institute for Media at the University of Idlib, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Ariha on January 5th, 2020, when they were on their way to their home in Jabal Al- Zawiya (via Ariha Today).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the city of Ariha on January 5th, 2020 (via Ariha Today).
  • SCD volunteer broke into tears as she carried body of a child killed in the airstrikes on Ariha in Idlib on January 5th 2020 (via SCD).
  • Satellite imagery from February 3, 2020. © 2020 Maxar Technologies. Source: EUSI. Bottom left image: © 2020 Orient News. Bottom right image: © 2020 Arab 24 News Agency. (via HRW)

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  • White Helmets sort through rubble following strikes on Afrin on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by Al Quds News)
  • *The documented martyrs and injured in #Ariha until this moment:* -1- *Naguib Bezmawi* -2- *Mohamed Abdel-Ghani Al-Mustafa* 3 * Daughter of Abdul Hamid Al Mustafa * -4- *Ahmed Adnan Ajjan* -5- *Adnan Ahmed Ajjan* -6- *Hamdo Al-Mustafa* -7-8-9- *unidentified corpses* *injured* 1- *Muhammad Ahmed Al-Mustafa* 2- *bone marrow* is elderly 3- *Jawad Eido* 4- Jalal Al-Hamd 5- *Mohammed Alloush* 6- *Mahmoud Habbush* 7- *Yasser Pure* 8- * Gena Turkmani * 9- *Abdullah Saado* 10- *Maher Habbush* 11- *Fatima Habbush* 12- *Adeeb Al-Dabal* 13- Sobhi Rahmoun 14- *Fatima Ghonimi* 15- *Abdullah Badawi* 16- *Khadija Sham* 17- *Sham Al Dabal* 18- *Mohamed Sobhi Halloum* 19- *Majd Al-Hussein* 20- *Ranim Saraqibi* 21- *Muhammad Rostom* 22- *Ahmed Al-Hassan* 23- *Maryam Al-Khidr* C
  • Damage caused by strikes on Afrin on January 5, 2020. (Image posted by Walk.in.ariha 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 infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    14
  • (3–8 children1–2 women5–8 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    23–30
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected targets
    Assad regime, Unknown

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