Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

R4610

Incident date

October 21, 2023

Location

الشيخ سنديان, Al Shekh Sindian village, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Shortly before midnight on Saturday, October 21, 2023, a civilian man was injured after a wall of his house collapsed due to an airstrike allegedly perpetrated by the Russian military in the Al Shekh Sindian village in the western countryside of Idlib, Syria.

The Syrian Civil Defense reported on the incident at 12:16 AM on Sunday, October 22, writing that the SDC teams took the man to the hospital for treatment at midnight. So the strike must have happened shortly before midnight on Saturday. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, the civilian had minor injuries and bruises. A photo of the person, a man with a beard, wearing a black shirt and lying in a stretcher while being attended by a civil defense member was also shared by SCD.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to the Russian military.

The incident occured around midnight.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • 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 belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Source: @SyriaCivilDefe

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
    Residential building
  • 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 belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]