Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS1171

Incident date

August 20, 2016

Location

قبطان الجبل, Qubtan al Jabal, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.2642792, 36.9494636 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three civilians including one child and one woman died and several more civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Qubtan Al-Jabal, according to sources on the ground. Reports cited the use of cluster bombs in the attack.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Sheikh Ibrahim Shehadeh Shahoud
11 years old killed
Safa Omar Sharif Barakat.
26 years old female killed
Ali Abdul-Jabbar Mohammed Hamidi
Age unknown named by Halab News killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Qubtan al Jabal (قبطان الجبل), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.2642792, 36.9494636. 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
    3
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between August 20th – 31st 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]