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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

R4529

Incident date

July 10, 2023

Location

كفرعمة, Kafer Amme, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

On Monday, July 10th 2023, an alleged artillery shelling by Syrian regime forces and Russian armed forces hit the village of Kafarama (or Kafr Amma), west of Aleppo, northwest Syria, injuring one civilian.

Sources including @SyriaCivilDefe, @HalabTodayTV twitter accounts, and Orient News reported one civilian, a woman, being injured by the airstrike on the village.

Orient, Baladi, and @SyriaCivilDefe twitter account also reported that the attack took place on the village of Kafarama, in the western countryside of Aleppo as a result of heavy artillery shelling.

The suspected attackers are alleged to be Russia and Syrian regime forces, as reported by most of the sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and @Almohrarmedia2 twitter accounts, with some accusing either Russia or the Syrian regime.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

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

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4530

Incident date

July 10, 2023

Location

الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

On July 10th 2022, Syrian regime and/or Russian forces reportedly shelled the village of Al Atareb in western countryside of Aleppo, resulting in the injury of one elderly woman.

Local sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and Baladi News stated that an elderly woman had been injured on the outskirts of Atarib, coinciding with an intense flight of reconnaissance. Orient Net added that the shelling also affected civilian homes and farms.

A tweet from @abderazakpato included an image of the remnants of an artillery shell, which was attributed to coming from Syrian regime forces in the barracks surrounding the city and was identified as part of the shelling that resulted in the injury of a 60 year old woman and the destruction of civilian property.

Sources were conflicted as to whether the Syrian regime or Russian forces were responsible.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

Summary

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

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

  • Civil Defense volunteers at the site of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Al Atareb on July 10, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Civil Defense volunteers at the site of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Al Atareb on July 10, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Civil Defense volunteers at the site of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Al Atareb on July 10, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Civil Defense volunteers at the site of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Al Atareb on July 10, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Dangerous moments of our teams' response to artillery shelling by the regime forces and Russia targeting the city of Atarib, west of #Aleppo, today, Monday, July 10, causing the injury of a woman, and the destruction of civilian homes.
  • "A woman was injured as a result of artillery shelling by the regime forces on the city of Atarib in the western countryside of Aleppo" (Image posted by @alkhabour21)
  • Remnants of an artillery shell launched by Syrian regime forces in the barracks surrounding the city. (Image posted by @abderazakpato)
  • Artillery targets 🇸🇾 of terrorist sites east of Atarib, the western countryside of #Aleppo

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

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4528

Incident date

July 9–10, 2023

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Around midnight between Sunday July 9th and Monday July 10th 2023, the residential neighborhood of Jisr al-Shughour in west Idlib was reportedly shelled by Syrian regime and/or Russian forces, resulting in the injury of two civilians, father and his daughter. It is unclear if the female victim is a child or an adult woman.

Adel Hijazi and his daughter Yasmine Hijazi were slightly injured as they sat in their living room when shrapnel penetrated the walls of their house. They were both treated and Adel was taken to hospital by the Syrian Civil Defence. According to the Syrian Civil Defence, a family was evacuated from a house near the point of impact and the affected area was secured. Civilian homes and cars were damaged and destroyed in this dense residential area.

Some sources, including the Syrian Civil Defence, identified the belligerents as Syrian regime and Russian forces. Al-Jazeera and a few other sources, including Orient News, identified regime forces as the only belligerents. The local news site Zaman al-Wasl identified the belligerents as regime forces and Iranian militias stationed in “Jourin” camp. @mzmgr941 reported 6 Russian and 2 coalition reconnaissance planes in the sky that night.

One tweet from Adnan Jawish claimed some of the injuries were “serious cases” while others described the injuries as mild.

Zaman al-Wasl identified the location of the shelling as the northern neighborhood, and the “Soma’a” roundabout in the center of the city of Jisr al-Shughour.

The Syrian Civil Defence and Radio Al Kul both reported a third man who “swallowed his tongue out of fear”. However, it was not clear what was meant by this and he was not reported as injured.

The son of the injured father, also called Adel, described the way smoke, dust and screams had filled the living room where he and his family were sitting when the bomb hit. He also described how the family’s birds were silent the next morning, when they normally sing. He concluded by saying “but life began to go on, and we continue our lives and live the hope that the bombing stops and the life of instability ends one day.”

The incident occured around midnight.

The victims were named as:

Adel Hijazi
Age unknown male injured
Yasmine Hijazi
Age unknown female injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (10) [ collapse]

  • Civil Defense volunteers at the site of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Jisr Al Shughour on July 9/10, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Civil Defense volunteers at the site of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Jisr Al Shughour on July 9/10, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Civil Defense volunteers at the site of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Jisr Al Shughour on July 9/10, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Civil Defense volunteers at the site of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Jisr Al Shughour on July 9/10, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)

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    The first moments of our teams' response to artillery shelling targeted the city of Jisr al-Shughur, west of Idlib, just before midnight today, Monday, July 10, which caused the injury of a man and his daughter, and another man who swallowed his tongue out of fear.
  • Assad's militia shells the city of Jisr al-Shughour with artillery, leaving a number of wounded
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Jisr Al Shughour on July 9/10, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Adel Hijazi and his daughter were injured as a result of artillery shelling by Assad's gangs on the city of Jisr Al-Shughour
  • Remnants of a shell and smoke from alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Jisr Al Shughour on July 9/10, 2023. (Image posted by @mzmgr941)

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
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4527

Incident date

July 9, 2023

Location

البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

On the morning of July 9, 2023, the town of Al Bara, Syria, was reportedly hit with shelling directed by Russian and/or Syrian government forces. As a result of this, three children were reported wounded, with one, a seven year old boy, subsequently dying due to his injuries. According to local sources, multiple civilian homes were damaged.

In its reporting of this incident, Shaam Network stated, “3 children were injured, one of them seriously, in artillery shelling by the regime forces and Russia, which targeted civilian homes in the town of Al-Bara, south of Idlib, in a continuation of the attacks against civilians.” The Syrian Human Rights Committee published the names of the injured children: Mohamed Salah Al-Arab, 7 years old; Omran Salah Al-Arab, 5 years old; Tala Salah Al-Arab, a year and a half.

While reports initially stated all three children had been wounded, on July 18, the @SyriaCivilDefe stated on Twitter that a seven year old boy named Mohamed Salah Al-Arab had died ‘as a result of his wounds sustained in artillery shelling by the regime forces and Russia, which targeted the residential neighborhoods of the town of Al-Bara, south of Idlib.”

Following this event, Noon Post published photographs showing children receiving medical treatment, and damage to a roof. Further photographs, showing damage to what appears to be a residential building, were published by @SyriaCivilDefe.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Mohamed Salah Al-Arab محمد صلاح العرب
7 years old killed
Omran Salah Al-Arab عمران صلاح العرب
5 years old injured
Tala Salah Al-Arab تالا صلاح العرب
1.5 years old injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Regime,

Sources (26) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (14) [ collapse]

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    A child injured by alleged Russian/Syrian regime shelling of Al Bara on July 9, 2023. (Image posted by @alkhabour21)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian/Syrian regime shelling of Al Bara on July 9, 2023. (Image posted by @alkhabour21)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian/Syrian regime shelling of Al Bara on July 9, 2023. (Image posted by @alkhabour21)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian/Syrian regime shelling of Al Bara on July 9, 2023. (Image posted by @alkhabour21)
  • Civil Defense volunteers at the site of alleged Russian/Syrian regime shelling of Al Bara on July 9, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Civil Defense volunteers at the site of alleged Russian/Syrian regime shelling of Al Bara on July 9, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Damage at the site of alleged Russian/Syrian regime shelling of Al Bara on July 9, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Civil Defense volunteers at the site of alleged Russian/Syrian regime shelling of Al Bara on July 9, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)

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    Children injured by alleged Russian/Syrian regime shelling of Al Bara on July 9, 2023. (Image posted by @Omar_Madaniah)

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    A child injured by alleged Russian/Syrian regime shelling of Al Bara on July 9, 2023. (Image posted by @Omar_Madaniah)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    A child injured by alleged Russian/Syrian regime shelling of Al Bara on July 9, 2023. (Image posted by @Omar_Madaniah)

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    #Sham || There were wounded, including children, as a result of artillery shelling by Assad's forces and Iranian and Russian militias on the town of Al-Bara in Jabal Al-Zawiya, south of Idlib.
  • Alleged Russian/Syrian regime shelling of Al Bara on July 9, 2023. (Image posted by @Najdat567)
  • The Russian external occupation publishes a video of the moment civilians were targeted today by missile strikes on the villages of Jabal Al-Zawiya, and three children were injured 👇

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
  • position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Regime,

Sources (26) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4524

Incident date

July 4, 2023

Location

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

Between four and five civilians, including four children, were injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that four children were injured to varying degrees by regime shelling, coinciding with the flight of Russian reconnaissance aircraft, on the outskirts of the city of Darat Izza. The Syrian Human Rights Committee added that two of the children were injured seriously and @iyadhomse stated that all four children were from the same family.

According to Baladi News, five civilians were wounded, most of them children, by the shelling.

@Son0fAleppo tweeted the names of three of the children injured: Zahraa Tasho, Oday Tasho, Sondos Tasho. The @SyriaCivilDefe referred to Zahraa and Sondos as cousins, adding that they were playing in front of their house when they were injured by the shelling.

The majority of sources reported that the shelling was carried out by the Syrian regime. However, the @SyriaCivilDefe attributed the shelling to the Syrian regime and Russian forces.

A video posted by @idleb_online shows “Syrian” artillery being fired, and refers to “targeting terrorist sites in the city of Darat Izza” with no mention of casualties. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that the shelling occurred in residential neighborhood and near a school

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Zahraa Tasho زهرة طشو
Child injured
Oday Tasho عدي طشو
Child injured
Sondos Tasho سندس طشو
Child injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (21) [ collapse]

  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by Daret ezza media via Facebook)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by Daret ezza media via Facebook)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by Daret ezza media via Facebook)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by Daret ezza media via Facebook)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by Daret ezza media via Facebook)
  • Shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @Step_Agency)
  • Shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @Step_Agency)
  • Damage caused by shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Damage caused by shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @MMCSYR)
  • The first moments of aiding four injured children from one family, including a very critical condition due to the bombing of the external #Russian and #Iranian occupation on the western countryside
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @RaedAlSaleh3)
  • Syrian artillerymen 🇸🇾 target terrorist sites in the city of Darat Izza, west of #Aleppo
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by the Syrian Human Rights Committee)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • A child injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • White Helmets respond to alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • White Helmets respond to alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • White Helmets respond to alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • The first moments of our teams' response to artillery shelling by the Russian regime forces targeting residential neighborhoods and near a school in the city of Darat Izza, west of #Aleppo, today, Tuesday, July 4, which resulted in the injury of 4 children from one family, two of whom are in critical condition.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4526

Incident date

July 4, 2023

Location

كفرنوران, Kafarnouran, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A middle-aged male, reported by most sources to be a civilian, was killed by alleged Russian, or Syrian regime shelling of the town of Kafr Nouran, in the western countryside of Aleppo on July 4, 2023.

Baladi News reported that Anas Barakat was killed instantly in the village of Kafr Nouran as a result of alleged shelling and mortar fire carried by the Syrian Regime forces stationed in the 46th Regiment and the village of Kafr Halab.

The status of the Anas Barakat as a civilian is also contested. Most sources identify Anas Barakat as a civilian. However, @mzmgr941 alleges that Anas Barakat is a field commander of the Levant Corps – a Sunni islamist rebel group. The tweet is accompanied by a picture of Anas Barakat in what appears to be a khaki jacket, but the time at which the photo was taken is unknown and there are no distinguishing military indicators in the photo to corroborate the claim.

The majority of sources also report that the Syrian regime was responsible for the artillery shelling. However, @mzmgr941 tweeted that Russian forces used missiles to attack Kafr Kouran.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0 – 1
  • (0–1 men)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–1

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Anas Barakat, killed by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @mzmgr941)
  • Anas Barakat, killed by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @mzmgr941)
  • Alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @Hamoudi_Free_Sy)

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
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0 – 1
  • (0–1 men)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–1

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4525

Incident date

July 4, 2023

Location

البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

On July 4th, 2023 artillery strikes in the town of Al Bara, south of Idlib, wounded a married couple, and the woman, named Radhya Al-Othman as reported by the Syria Civil Defense, died due to her injuries the next day; allegedly the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces are responsible for the attacks.

After the shelling, the Syria Civil Defense responded to treat the couples injuries and civilian ambulance teams transported the husband and wife to medical care. The extent of the man’s injuries and his name have not been found within the sources, and neither the man nor Radhya Al-Othman’s ages can be found. A journalist from Baladi News reported that Al Bara, and the Jabal Al Zawiya area in which Al Bara is located, suffer from a scarcity of medical equipment and medical centres, due to their proximity to “contact lines with the regime forces”.

The Syria Civil Defense alleged the Syrian regime and Russian forces are jointly responsible, Baladi News and the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights alleged the Syrian regime is solely responsible, and Al Mohrar alleged that Russian forces were solely responsible. While the alleged location of the responsible forces cannot be found within the sources, Shaam News reported the shelling affected the outskirts of Al Bara in Jabal Al Zawiya.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Radhya Al-Othman رضية العثمان
Age unknown female killed

Summary

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

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers responded to alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Al Hara on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers responded to alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Al Hara on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers responded to alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Al Hara on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers responded to alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Al Hara on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)

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    Very graphic image of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Al Hara on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @Xd60euW24gEtWPp)
  • Alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Al Hara on July 4, 2023. (Image posted by @Almohrar1)

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

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4523

Incident date

June 25, 2023

Location

النيرب, Al Nairab, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

An elderly civilian was injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling of the town of Al Nairab on June 25, 2023.

The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that an elderly civilian was slightly injured by Syrian regime and Russian forces shelling of the town of Al Nairab, adding that the White Helmets took him to the hospital for treatment. Local sources provided similar details of an injured elderly civilian.

The majority of the sources attributed the shelling to the Syrian regime. However, @Almohrar1 attributed the shelling to Russian forces.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers help an injured civilian in the town of Nairab on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)

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

Sources (10) [ collapse]