Incident Code
R4408Incident date
October 23, 2021Location
دير سنبل, Deir Sunbol, Idlib, SyriaGeolocation
Airwars assessment
Several injuries were reported after Russian or Syrian regime forces’ targeted a olive harvest with “heavy” artillery and missiles in the outskirts of the village of Deir Sunbal, south of Idlib, Syria.
Syria Civil Defense said that “artillery of the regime and Russia targeted workers while harvesting the olive crop on the outskits of Dersanbel”
Whilst Syria Civil Defense said that “our teams inspected the targeted places and confirmed that there were no casualties”, other local sources such as Syria HR and Fresh News said that the attack resulted “in the injury of 5 civilians” who were olive picking workers.
Summary
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Strike statusContested strike
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Strike typeAirstrike and/or Artillery
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Civilian harm reportedYes
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Civilians reported killedUnknown
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Civilians reported injured0–5
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Cause of injury / deathHeavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Airwars civilian harm gradingContestedCompeting claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
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Suspected attackersSyrian Regime, Russian Military
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Media
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Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Deir Sunbol (دير سنبل), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.698585, 36.602775. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Syrian Regime Assessment:
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Suspected belligerentSyrian Regime
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Syrian Regime position on incidentNot yet assessed
Russian Military Assessment:
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Suspected belligerentRussian Military
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Russian Military position on incidentNot yet assessed
Summary
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Strike statusContested strike
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Strike typeAirstrike and/or Artillery
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Civilian harm reportedYes
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Civilians reported killedUnknown
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Civilians reported injured0–5
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Cause of injury / deathHeavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Airwars civilian harm gradingContestedCompeting claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
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Suspected attackersSyrian Regime, Russian Military
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