Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

R4714

Incident date

November 28, 2024

Location

فليون, Falyoun, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Shortly before 3:43 PM on Thursday, November 28th, 2024, missile strikes carrying cluster bombs with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military and/or Iranian-backed militant groups in the town of Falyoun, in the southern Idlib countryside, Syria, injured at least one civilian, a child.

Al Moherer in a post via Facebook identified the “Iranian militias and the regime” that has used “long-range cluster missiles to target areas in the Idlib countryside, and one of those missiles fell on the town of Falyoun” as responsible. The source reported that the attack injured a child in the initial toll.

At 3:43 PM, the Twitter/X account of the Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe), also known as the “White Helmets”, reported civilian casualties as the initial toll after “a bombing with missiles carrying cluster bombs by the regime and Russia targeting the town of Faylon.” The Facebook account of Shams provided a similar civilian casualty toll, identifying it as the initial toll, and claimed that Syrian Regime forces and the Russian military were responsible for the cluster bomb attack.

The account Radyo, via Facebook, posted a video of the attack which showed a view from a terrace or balcony, overlooking a natural landscape beyond the parapet. In the distance, smoke was visible, rising from an area identified as Falyoun.

The incident occured at approximately 3:43 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 belligerents
    Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

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Russian Military Assessment:

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

Iranian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Iranian Military
  • Iranian 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
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 belligerents
    Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (10) [ collapse]