Airwars assessment
Up to 16 civilians, including seven children, were killed and 33 civilians were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Sinaa (commercial) neighborhood of Idlib city on February 11th, 2020, according to local sources.
The Syrian Civil Defence in Idlib reported that “12 people were killed and 33 others injured so far, by air raids that targeted the city centre and the industrial zone”. The SCD reported the strikes were carried out by the Syrian regime. SMART News reported that an administrator in Clinics hospital in Idlib city stated that “the regime’s warplanes launched raids on Jala’ Street and the industrial zone in the city, killing 16 civilians, including seven children, and wounding 33 others, including women and children.”
Initial civilian harm tolls reported between seven and twelve killed civilians and between 22 and 24 wounded. @ShahbaPress blamed Russian forces for the airstrike. According to Shaam News Network, who blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime, areas where clashes were occurring and civilian homes were targeted. Edlib Media Center reported that the market area was also struck.
Edlib Media Center wrote that the airstrikes occurred after a Syrian regime helicopter was shot down in Idlib countryside, killing three pilots.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
- Kinan Haitham Himidan 14-16 years old male killed
- Mohammad Haitham Himidan 10 years old male killed
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