Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS1119

Incident date

August 10, 2016

Location

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.859101, 36.797731 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one male civilian was killed and between 3 and 10 were wounded by airstrikes on the town of Saraqib, according to local media. There are however multiple reports of the death of a female child too – she was not named.

Multiple sources, including The Shaam News Network (SNN), identified both regime and Russian warplanes as responsible for the attacks.

However, others sources were split: @EdlaibEMC blamed the regime and Syrian Press Centre pointed to Russia, reporting that there were eight strikes, wounding three civilians.

Zaitonmag and the White Helmets reported that after the initial bombing of the residential neighbourhood, as the civil defence team was rescuing the wounded, they were struck with bombs, resulting in the injury of three crew members.

Radio AlKul reported that in addition to one death “dozens” more non-combatants were wounded.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Yasser Jawad Al-Brhawi
Age unknown identified by the Shaam News Network killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Saraqib (سراقب), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.859101,36.797731 . Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–24
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

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    The White Helmets tend to civilians moments after the alleged raids. (via, The White Helmets)
  • Yasser Jawad Al-Brhawi, killed in an alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raid on Saraquib. (via, SNN)
  • The exact moments the alleged raid hit Saraquib. (via Opopop Opopop)
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    Wounded casualties get tended to in the aftermath of the incident on Saraquib. (via, Qasioun)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia has not reported any strikes between August 1st – 10th 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–24
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (15) [ collapse]