Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

R3971

Incident date

December 2, 2019

Location

معرة النعمان, Maarat Numan, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Between four and 13 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.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 13
  • (2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11–15
  • Airwars grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Armed Forces, Unknown, Syrian Regime Armed Forces

Sources (24) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (11) [ 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

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

  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 13
  • (2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11–15
  • Airwars grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Armed Forces, Unknown, Syrian Regime Armed Forces

Sources (24) [ collapse]