Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

R4028

Incident date

December 21, 2019

Location

حارم, IDP camp in Harem, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

The Step News Agency reported that “Russian warships stationed in the Mediterranean Sea targeted, with ballistic missiles, a camp for IDPS in the town of Harem on the Turkish border in the western countryside of Idlib. The sound of violent explosions reached the Turkish city of Rihaniyya. There’s current no information on the number of people harmed”.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Armed Forces

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Russian Armed Forces Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Armed Forces

Sources (1) [ collapse]