Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

R4500

Incident date

January 22, 2023

Location

كفرنوران, Kafr Noran, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

A civilian woman was killed and at least one other civilian, a child, was injured by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of the town of Kafr Noran on January 22, 2023.

According to the @SyriaCivilDefe, a woman was killed by artillery shelling carried out by the Syrian regime and Russian forces in Kafr Noran. The Civil Defense volunteers inspected the sites and made sure there were no additional casualties.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that a woman was killed, placing her age in her 30s, but attributed the shelling to only the Syrian regime. @anasanas84 provided the woman’s name: Mrs. Maha Abdan, 30.

Syria TV added that in addition to the woman killed, her child was also injured while @thiqanewsagency referenced “others” wounded but did not specify how many.

Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the shelling, with the majority attributing the shelling to the Syrian regime, including Syria TV which specifically pinpointed the shelling as coming from their positions in the town of Miznaz. However, the Syrian Civil Defense blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian forces.

Both @anasanas84 and @alatareb identified mortar shells as being used in the attack.

The incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Maha Abdan مها عبدان
30 years old female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Noran on January 22, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Noran on January 22, 2023. (Image posted by @alatareb)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Noran on January 22, 2023. (Image posted by @alatareb)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Noran on January 22, 2023. (Image posted by @alatareb)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Noran on January 22, 2023. (Image posted by @alatareb)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (8) [ collapse]