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.
- Jihad Al Barq Adult male killed
- Abdulhameed Muhammad Al Sbeih Adult male killed
- Abdelkhaleq Al hamidi Adult male killed
- Abdelnaser Al Darfeel Adult male killed
- Abdo Khaled Al Adel Adult male killed
- Hasan Mohammad al Rashid Adult male killed