Airwars assessment
At least one civilian was reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Ma’arshmarin, Idlib governorate, on December 18th, 2019, according to local sources.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that a young man, Abdul Razzaq Nayef Qitaz, from Ma’aret al Numan city, was killed as “warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles in the vicinity of Ma’arshmarin in the eastern suburbs of Idlib”. Other sources, such as Step News Agency and Edlib Media Center, blamed the Syrian regime for the airstrike.
Shaam News Agency has put the death toll at six killed people, but it is unclear if the victims were civilians or belligerents. Step News Agency reported that “others were wounded”.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
- Abdul Razzaq Nayef Qitaz Age unknown male from Ma’aret al Numan killed