Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

R4497

Incident date

January 5, 2023

Location

مخيم الفروسية, the Equestrian (Al Forosiyah) camp, Al Foua, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

On January 5th 2023 local sources including the White Helmets reported that five civilians, including four children and one woman were injured when missile strikes contested from Russian or Syrian regime forces actions hit them in a resident house near the Al Fourousia camp on the outskirts of Al-Foua town, in the Idlib countryside.

The building was housing displaced people, indicating that those that were injured were internally displaced persons.   Four of the five civilians injured were reportedly members of the same family. @anassananas84 tweeted that the family were displaced from the town of Jarjanaz.

In an interview with the injured family members, Baladi nes reported that the house was targeted by Iskander missiles.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (11) [ collapse]

  • " 5 civilians, including 4 children and a woman, were injured (four of them from one family, three children and their mother) by missile strikes by the regime forces and Russia, targeting a house where displaced people live near the Equestrian (Al Fourousia) camp" (Image via @Syriacivildef / Twitter)
  • " 5 civilians, including 4 children and a woman, were injured (four of them from one family, three children and their mother) by missile strikes by the regime forces and Russia, targeting a house where displaced people live near the Equestrian (Al Fourousia) camp" (Image via @Syriacivildef / Twitter)
  • " 5 civilians, including 4 children and a woman, were injured (four of them from one family, three children and their mother) by missile strikes by the regime forces and Russia, targeting a house where displaced people live near the Equestrian (Al Fourousia) camp" (Image via @Syriacivildef / Twitter)
  • "SOHR_Camera" captures the aftermath of regime rocket attack that hit an area near an IDP camp in Kafraya town in northern Idlib countryside" (Image via @syriahr / Twitter)
  • "SOHR_Camera" captures the aftermath of regime rocket attack that hit an area near an IDP camp in Kafraya town in northern Idlib countryside" (Image via @syriahr / Twitter)
  • "SOHR_Camera" captures the aftermath of regime rocket attack that hit an area near an IDP camp in Kafraya town in northern Idlib countryside" (Image via @syriahr / Twitter)
  • "SOHR_Camera" captures the aftermath of regime rocket attack that hit an area near an IDP camp in Kafraya town in northern Idlib countryside" (Image via @syriahr / Twitter)
  • "5 people, including children, were injured, as a result of a rocket launcher emanating from the areas of the regime of Umm al-Assad, targeting the vicinity of the equestrian camp between the towns of Kafriya and Al-Foua in Idlib countryside this morning." (Image via Euphrates)
  • "5 people, including children, were injured, as a result of a rocket launcher emanating from the areas of the regime of Umm al-Assad, targeting the vicinity of the equestrian camp between the towns of Kafriya and Al-Foua in Idlib countryside this morning." (Image via Euphrates)
  • "A family was lightly injured as the regime forces targeted a residential house with heavy missiles in the vicinity of the Equestrian Camp, south of the town of Al-Foua, northeast of the city of #Idlib." (Image via @MMCSYR / Twitter)
  • "A number of civilians were injured by a missile strike by the Russian external occupation, targeting the outskirts of the equestrian camp near the town of Kefraya in the northern countryside of Idlib" (Image via @mzmgr941 / Twitter)

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (17) [ collapse]