Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

R3971

Incident date

December 2, 2019

Location

معرة النعمان, Maarat Numan, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to13 civilians including two women were reported killed and between 11 and 15 others including two children were injured in an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrike on a vegetables market in Maarat Al Numan in Idlib, Syria on December 2nd, 2019 according to local sources.

Some of those identified killed are: Jihad Al Barq, Abdulhameed Muhammad Al Sbeih, Abdelkhaleq Al hamidi, Abdelnaser Al Darfeel, Abdo Khaled Al Adel and  Hasan Mohammad al Rashid.

Human Rights Watch quoted Karim Kamoura, a shop owner who present during the attack when munitions hit a few meters from his store: “The market was busy at the time, because it was morning. When the [munitions] landed, I hid under the table for safety but started to smell burning bodies. When I came out, I saw bodies torn to pieces on the ground.” He said the attack destroyed six of 47 shops in the market, and he spent US$3,000 and six days to repair the damage to his shop.”

The incident occured at approximately 10:00 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 13
  • (2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11–15
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Armed Forces, Unknown, Syrian Regime Armed Forces

Sources (28) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (14) [ collapse]

  • Vegetables market after it was targeted with an airstrike (via @shahbaPress)
  • Vegetables market after it was targeted with an airstrike (via @IdlibPlus)
  • Jihad Al Barq is reported to have been killed by an alleged Syrian regime attack on a market in Maarat Al Nuuman in Idlib (via Justice Organization).
  • Abdulhameed Muhammad Al Sbeih was reported killed in the market attack allegedly by the Syrian regime (via Justice Organziation).
  • Abdelkhaleq Al hamidi was also reported killed in the attack (via Justice Organization).
  • Abdelnaser Al Darfeel also reported to have been killed in the attack.
  • Abdo Khaled Al Adel was also among those killed in the attack
  • SCD volunteers rescuing civilians injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al-Hal market in Maaret Al-Nouman city in the southern Idlib countryside, Syria on Dec 2nd, 2020. (via SCD)
  • SCD volunteers rescuing civilians injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al-Hal market in Maaret Al-Nouman city in the southern Idlib countryside, Syria on Dec 2nd, 2020. (via SCD)
  • SCD volunteers rescuing civilians injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al-Hal market in Maaret Al-Nouman city in the southern Idlib countryside, Syria on Dec 2nd, 2020. (via SCD)

Russian Armed Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Armed Forces
  • Russian Armed Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Unknown Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Armed Forces Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 13
  • (2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11–15
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Armed Forces, Unknown, Syrian Regime Armed Forces

Sources (28) [ collapse]