Incident Code

RS1097

Location

حيش, Heesh, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.549065, 36.644537
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R989a)

One adult male died in an airstrike on Heesh, Idlib, according to local media. According to Amagharib Today, he died on August 5th from injures he sustained in the attack.

Only one source, the Violations Documentation Center, blamed Russia for his death.

Other sources didn’t apportion blame and there are no other details present at this time.

 

Victims

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Man

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Heesh (حيش), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.549065, 36.644537. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
Russia has not reported any strikes between August 1st – 10th 2016.
Unknown Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Unknown position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (1)