Incident Code
RS1173Previous code
R1071Incident date
August 20, 2016Location
Adwan, Idlib, SyriaGeolocation
35.885938, 36.503749
Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level.
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Airwars assessment
Two or more civilians including two women died and up to 50 more were wounded when cluster bombs were dropped on Adwan, local media reported.
The majority of the sources – LCCSY, the Syrian Network for Human Rights and ENN – blamed the regime.
Idlib City News put the death toll at one, but most sources said two people died. According to SN4HR, both fatalities were women.
ENN was among several sources that said as many as 50 non-combatants were wounded.
However, SMC and Baladi blamed Russia for dropping the cluster munitions.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Age unknown
female
named by VDC
killed
Age unknown
female
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killed
Summary
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Civilian harm reportedYes
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Civilians reported killed2
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Civilians reported injured12–50
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Airwars civilian harm gradingContestedCompeting claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
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Suspected belligerentsRussian Military, Syrian Regime
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Russian Military Assessment:
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Suspected belligerentRussian Military
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Russian Military position on incidentNot yet assessed
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between August 20th – 31st 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment:
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Suspected belligerentSyrian Regime
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Syrian Regime position on incidentNot yet assessed
Summary
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Civilian harm reportedYes
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Civilians reported killed2
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Civilians reported injured12–50
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Airwars civilian harm gradingContestedCompeting claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
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Suspected belligerentsRussian Military, Syrian Regime
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