Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

R4516

Incident date

May 30, 2023

Location

بزابور, Bzabor, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A 15 year old boy was injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Bzabor in Idlib on May 30, 2023.

Local sources from the countryside of Idlib governorate told Zaman Al Wasl that 15-year-old Muhammad Malik Ahmed Haj Musa was wounded by Russian airstrikes on Bzabor village. The Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) tweeted that a boy was injured by shrapnel from an airstrike which struck a home.

A tweet from @idleb_online referred to the site of the airstrike as belonging to a terrorist without providing any information on casualties while @​​ShaamNetwork tweets that the location is a “civilian house and agricultural land.”

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the victim was driving his motorbike by the home at the time of the airstrikes, and he was taken to the hospital for treatment for his injuries. A video posted by @anasanas84 allegedly taken by a Russian reconnaissance plane shows the motorcycle driving by a house at the exact time that an airstrike hit the building.

Abdul Karim, a volunteer with the White Helmets, described the home that was destroyed: “The family members who live in this house survived while they were working to harvest the mahaleb crop on their nearby farm, but they lost their memories of the haven that used to bring them together after the earthquake, and the walls that withstood that day, today they did not withstand the missiles, and the raids of the Russian warplanes destroyed it.”

Aljazeera (@ajmubasher) quoted the Syrian opposition air traffic tracking observatory as reporting that a Russian plane took off Tuesday at noon from Hmeimim base in Lattakia governorate and bombed the village of Bzabour in the Idlib countryside. North Press Agency identified high-explosive missiles as being used in the airstrikes. All other sources also attributed the airstrikes to Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Muhammad Malik Ahmed Haj Musa
15 years old male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Media
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  • "Civilians were wounded by Russian air strikes on the village of Bzabour in Idlib countryside."
  • A house was not affected by the earthquake, but Russian warplanes destroyed it today, Tuesday, May 30, with an air strike on the village of Bzabour, south of Idlib, so that the war writes a new line in the narrative of oppressing the Syrians.
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • A victim of alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • A Russian reconnaissance plane documents the moment of the Russian raids today on the vicinity of the village of Bazabur in the southern countryside of Idlib At the time of the raid, a motorcycle was also shown, with a young man on board, who was slightly injured Also, mahaleb fruits appear on the roof of the targeted house
  • #Urgent The moment the air raids were carried out by the Russian occupation on the outskirts of the town of Bazabour, south of Idlib, and the planes are still in the air. 📌 Civilian injury as a preliminary outcome as a result of the raids, be careful
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @idleb_online)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @idleb_online)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @​​ShaamNetwork)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @​​ShaamNetwork)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @​​ShaamNetwork)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @​​ShaamNetwork)
  • A civilian was wounded in the initial outcome of the Russian raids on the town of Bazabour, south of Idlib
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @ajmubasher)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @ajmubasher)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @ajmubasher)
  • Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @ajmubasher)
  • A victim of alleged Russian airstrikes on Bzabor on May 30, 2023. (Image posted by @sawarqi47568)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (15) [ collapse]