Israeli Military in Syria & the Gaza Strip

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Belligerent
Country
Iraq
Syria
start date
end date
Civilian Harm Status
Belligerent Assessment
Declassified Documents
Infrastructure

Incident Code

RS3783

Incident date

June 9, 2019

Location

عدة بلدات في ريف إدلب, Several towns in Idlib countryside, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

Shaam News reported a number of attacks by Russian forces on several towns and villages in Idlib on June 9th.

According to this source, “Russian aircraft launched airstrikes amidst artillery and missile attacks on the towns and villages of Khan Sheikhoun, Tal Ass, Al Mastouma, Arenaba, Al Qasabiyah, Bazabur, Kferlata, Kafar Lata, Jabal Al-Arbaeen, Ahsem, Tarmala, Al Habeet, Rakaya, Abdeen, Kefar Sijna and Heesh, resulting in civilian casualties.”

No further information is available.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3781

Incident date

June 9, 2019

Location

بزابور, Bazabour, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Six civilians, including four women and a child, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the village of Bazabour, Idlib governorate, on June 9th, 2019, according to local sources.

@ShahbaPress reported that “six civilians, including a girl and four women, were wounded as a result of the Assad forces’ bombing of cluster missiles on the village of Bazabour in the southern countryside of Idlib.”

The Syrian Civil Defence in Idlib also reported: “Six civilians, including a child and four women, were wounded in the village of Bazabur, as a result of the bombing of two rockets loaded with cluster bombs targeting the outskirts of the village.”

According to Haseeb Deeb on Facebook, the sounds of the explosions were heard throughout the city of Idlib.

Nearly all sources pointed to the Syrian regime as the responsible belligerent, but Shaam News Network blamed Russia, writing that “Russian aircraft launched airstrikes in the middle of artillery and missile attacks” on several towns, including Bazabour.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Translation: “The sounds of explosions, which were heard throughout the city of Idlib and its countryside a short while ago, resulting from the bombing of the village of Bzabour, in Jabal Al Arbaeen, 9/6/2019” (via Haseeb Deeb).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes of the village of Bzabour, in Jabal Al Arbaeen, 9/6/2019” (via Haseeb Deeb).

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3784

Incident date

June 9–10, 2019

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

Three to four civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib on June 10th. Though some sources said the airstrike happened at the dawn, others said in the evening.

Three of the victims are named as Mustafa Sayyadi, Ibrahim Sayyadi and Khaled Marati. However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights named the three mentioning Khaled Sayyadi instead of Ibrahim Sayyadi. It is unclear whether there is a mistake with the names or whether there are four civilian victim.

While a number of sources report the death of three civilians,the Syrian Observatory documented the death of three, including a fighter of Jaysh al-Izza.

Furthermore, Step News alleged that over ten civilians were injured in the incident, while Syria Civil Defense stated that three were wounded. @_Hasan_Mukhtar tweeted raising the injury toll to 15.

Six sources name Russia as the belligerent responsible for the attack, while two other sources refer to both the Syrian regime and Russia in reporting the airstrike. Meanwhile, two sources do not positively attribute blame.

Shaam News wrote that “Russian warplanes targeted the city of Khan Sheikhan in the southern countryside of Idlib, which killed three young martyrs and wounded several civilians.”

The incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

The victims were named as:

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 4
  • (3–4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–15
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (11) [ collapse]

  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of the airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, on June 9th (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of the airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, on June 9th (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • The aftermath of the airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, on June 9th (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of the airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, on June 9th (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Residential areas in Khan Sheikhoun were the target of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on June 10th, 2019. (via @IdlibPlus).
  • One of the three civilians reported killed in Khan Sheikoun by alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on June 10th, 2019. (via Faisal Al Najem).
  • One of the three civilians reported killed in Khan Sheikoun by alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on June 10th, 2019. (via Faisal Al Najem).
  • One of the three civilians reported killed in Khan Sheikoun by alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on June 10th, 2019. (via Faisal Al Najem).
  • The three civilians reported killed in Khan Sheikoun by alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on June 10th, 2019. (via SNHR).

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 – 4
  • (3–4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–15
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3782

Incident date

June 9, 2019

Location

كفرلاتا, Kafar Lata, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A man was reportedly wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Kafar Lata, Idlib governorate, on June 9th, 2019, according to local sources.

The Syrian Civil Defence in Idlib reported that “a man was wounded in the village of Kafar Lata, as a result of an airstrike targeting the outskirts of the village”, but did not specify the responsible belligerent.

Shaam News Network reported that “Russian aircraft launched airstrikes in the middle of artillery and missile attacks on towns”, including Kafar Lata, which “resulted in civilian casualties.”

Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.

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
    1
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3787

Incident date

June 10, 2019

Location

كفربطيخ, Kafar Batikh, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

One to two civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Kafar Batik, Idlib, June 10th.

While two sources cite the death of one woman, multiple sources document the death of both a woman and her young child.

Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that an “infant, Malak Mohammad Hammadi, was killed along with her mother, Asmaa Emad Hmaid Hammadi” in the attack. However, other sources mentioned the death of Nai’la Hammadi, and it is unclear if there is a mistake or whether three civilians were killed on that day.

Local Coordination Committee for Syria claimed that three civilians were wounded in the airstrike, while Syrian Network for Human Rights visually documented the injury of another infant.

While five sources attribute the attack to the Syrian regime, three sources refer to both Russian forces and the Syrian regime in reporting the incident. Meanwhile, one source does not positively attribute blame.

Listing a number of locations and casualties, including “two martyrs in Kafar Batik”, Shaam News reported that “the Russian and Assad military aircraft and helicopters carried out dozens of air raids accompanied by artillery and missile attacks” on Monday June 10th.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Child female Infant killed
Adult female Mother of Malak killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1–2 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–4
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • Image caption: "Image showing a girl injured as Syrian regime warplanes fired missiles on east of Kafr Batikh village in Idlib governorate eastern suburbs, on June 10th" (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • Caption translation: A woman succumbed to her wounds, and her four children were injured, as warplanes targeted the town of Kafr Batikh with two air strikes.
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    Translation: The infant Na'ila Muhammad Hamadi from Kafr Batikh village in rural Idlib was killed by Russian and Assadi rockets earlier today.
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    This infant, Na'ila Muhammad Hamadi, from Kafr Batikh village in rural Idlib was killed by alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes on June 10th, 2019. (via @Omar_Madaniah).
  • Kafr Batikh in Idlib was targeted with two raids by Russian forces or Syrian regime on June 10th, 2019. (via @IdlibPlus ).

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1–2 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–4
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3788

Incident date

June 10, 2019

Location

معرة حرمة, Ma’aret Harma, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

Two civilians reported killed in airstrikes on Ma’aret Harma, Idlib, on June 10th.

Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “two civilians from the same family” perished in the attack, while numerous other sources also cite two deaths.

The Syrian Human Rights Committee named the two victims as  Abdullah Muhammad al-Ismail and Sattouf Ahmad Al-Ismail.

While three sources attribute the airstrikes to the Syrian regime, three others also name Russian forces, alongside the Syrian regime, in documenting the attack. Meanwhile, one other source does not positively attribute blame.

No other information is known at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3789

Incident date

June 10, 2019

Location

الزربة, Al Zirba, Aleppo , Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to four civilians, a mother and her three children, were reported killed and other civilians injured as a result of heavy artillery in Al Zirba, Aleppo, June 10th. Local sources said the victims belong to the same family.

Syria Civil Defense stated that “a woman and her two children were killed in Al Zirba” in discussion of “a new escalation of the Syrian regime and Russian occupation over the majority of areas in the Syrian north.”

Later, local sources reported that the death toll increased to four. The victim was named as Watania Al-Hussein aged 45, and her three children named as Mays Abboud Al-Hamoud aged 8, Saleh Al-Aboud Al-Hamoud aged 3 and Rasma  Al-Aboud Al-Hamoud aged 2. It seems that Mays died later because of the wounds she sustained as a result of the shelling.

The time of the incident is not clear as some source said it happened in the afternoon while others reported it as happened in the evening.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

45 years old female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (3 children1 woman)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (13) [ collapse]

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    A SCD volunteer rescuing a child reportedly injured by Russian forces or Syrian regime shelling on Al-Zarba on June 10th, 2019. (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
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    One of three children killed in Syrian regime or Russian forces shelling on Al-Zarba on June 10th, 2019. (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
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    A SCD volunteer rescuing a child reportedly injured by Russian forces or Syrian regime shelling on Al-Zarba on June 10th, 2019. (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
  • Location of Russian forces or Syrian regime shelling on Al-Zarba on June 10th, 2019. (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
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    A mother and three of her children were killed as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime shelling on Al-Zarba on June 10th, 2019. (via @Omar_Madaniah).
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    A civilian carrying the body of a child reportedly killed with mother and siblings as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime shelling on Al-Zarba on June 10th, 2019. (via @Omar_Madaniah).
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    A SCD volunteer rescuing a child reportedly injured by Russian forces or Syrian regime shelling on Al-Zarba on June 10th, 2019. (via @blaas083).
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    One of the children killed with his mother and siblings as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime shelling on Al-Zarba on June 10th, 2019. (via @almo3tasem91).
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    Images of two children killed as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime shelling on Al-Zarba on June 10th, 2019. (via Gehayb Al Na’imi).

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
    4
  • (3 children1 woman)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3786

Incident date

June 10, 2019

Location

جبالا, Jbala, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

Thirteen civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Jbala, Idlib, June 10th.

While multiple sources cited thirteen as the number of civilians killed, one source, Step News Agency reported four deaths initially. As understanding of the events unfolded, this same source later stated that death toll had risen to 12.

While @abuhuzaifa_  alleged said that 13 civilians died, including children. Multiple other sources put the number of children killed at five, while Syrian Observatory for Human Rights initially stated that one child was slain in the attack.

Syria.liveuamap, claiming five child fatalities, reported that two women were killed in the bombardment, while Syria Civil Defense documented the death of three women in the “airstrike loaded with three high-explosive rockets.”

Numerous sources noted that “many were wounded” in the attack, with @so_ria98 citing “dozens wounded”, and Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reporting “civilians trapped under the rubble.”

Four sources attributed the attack to the Syrian regime, two sources named Russia as the belligerent responsible for the incident, while three named both of these in the reporting of the airstrike. Meanwhile, six sources did not positively attribute blame.

According to Smart News, “warplanes bombed the village of Jabala with rockets, killing 13 civilians, including children and women and wounding others. The search continues for others” in the rubble.

The incident occured in the evening.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    13
  • (1–5 children2–3 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–12
  • 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 (31) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (15) [ collapse]

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    Video caption translation: "Rise of the toll of the martyrs of the village of # Jbala to 13 children, after the bombing of Russian occupation aircraft to the village in the southern countryside of Idlib." (via @abuhuzaifa_)
  • Image caption: At least ten civilians, including five children and a woman, were killed as Syrian regime fixed- wing warplanes fired missiles on the residential neighborhoods in middle of Jabala village in Idlib governorate southern suburbs, on June 10." (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • Civilians carrying the body of a victim of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jbala on June 10th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest).
  • SCD volunteers at the site of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jbala on June 10th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest).
  • Destruction in civilians homes after alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jbala on June 10th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest).
  • Destruction in civilians homes after alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jbala on June 10th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest).
  • Fares Al-Ayoub was killed as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jbala on June 10th, 2019. (via Fares Al Ayyoub).
  • Osama Al-Ayoub got injured, while his wife and son got killed, as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jbala on June 10th, 2019. (via Fares Al Ayyoub).
  • This civilian, believed to be Marwan Al-Ayoub, was reported killed as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jbala on June 10th, 2019. (via Fares Al Ayyoub).
  • One of the civilians reported killed as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jbala on June 10th, 2019. (via Fares Al Ayyoub).
  • This child was reported killed as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jbala on June 10th, 2019. (via Fares Al Ayyoub).
  • This child was reported killed as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jbala on June 10th, 2019. (via Fares Al Ayyoub).

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
    13
  • (1–5 children2–3 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–12
  • 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 (31) [ collapse]