Airwars assessment
A man and woman from the town of Binnish were killed and three of their children injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on a house in Taftanaz, Idlib governorate, on October 19th 2019, according to several local sources.
@SyriaCivilDefe reported that Russian warplanes bombarded the outskirts of Taftanaz town in the morning. The victims have been identified as Ahmad Kamrou Haj Qaddour and his wife Huda Al Shaar. Their of three children were allegedly injured, although other sources such as Step Agency mentioned two of their children were wounded.
According to Syriahr, the strikes targeted a camp on agricultural land that was inhabited by displaced families in the vicinity of Taftanaz town.
Salim Al Mohammad, an activist in the area, told Giron that “Russian SU24 planes targeted an apartment house on the outskirts of Taftanaz town south of Idlib”.
Orient News reported that their correspondents on the ground counted 30 airstrikes in total.
The incident occured in the morning.
The victims were named as:
Family members (5)
- Ahmad Kamrou Haj Qaddour Adult male from Binnish city, husband of Huda Al Shaar killed
- Huda Al Shaar Adult female wife of Ahmad Haj Qaddour killed
- Child of Ahmad Haj Qaddour and Huda Al Shaar Child injured
- Child of Ahmad Haj Qaddour and Huda Al Shaar injured
- Child of Ahmad Haj Qaddour and Huda Al Shaar injured