Airwars assessment
In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 65 civilians (of which 52 were named) including at least 10 children and 11 women from multiple families died and as many as 100 more were injured in airstrikes on Idlib city, which reportedly centred on a popular vegetable market in the city. The majority of reports blamed Russia, though there were allegations against the Syrian regime – with other sources stating that it was unclear whether the Syrian regime or Moscow were responsible.
Sources published disturbing images of the aftermath of the attack, which led to widespread destruction. There were numerous reports of body parts having been dispersed in the location of the strike, along with references to multiple “body bags”.
The lowest death count was given at 48 civilians by Insaan Rights Watch. According to Sky News Arabic “Russian warplanes shelled in a market in Idlib killing dozens and wounding dozens more. Medical sources say they have counted 25 bodies including women and children ”
Enab Baladi at some more details, reporting that “nine teams of the civil defense were called to Idlib, in addition to the Red Cross. They were able to count 65 bodies along with12 bags of body parts. The teams continued to attempt to rescue people trapped under the rubble.”
Syrian Press Center was among sources that said people had limbs amputated and were “severely burned” in the fire caused by the warplanes.
Other sources blaming Russia included Orient, Jisrtv, Islam Memo and LCCSY.
According to the Shaam News Network, “Russian warplanes targeted the vegetable market during peak hours when hundreds of civilians had gathered to make their purchases ahead of Eid. Missiles targeted civilian homes and shops, resulting in massive destruction to buildings and shops and cars in the market.”
According to the source, the death toll from the massacre reached 63 martyrs, including 16 children and 14 women, plus 12 missing people, including eight children who are considered dead. Additionally, some 70 civilians were wounded, filling hospitals in the city and its countryside”.
However, the source KWdeirwaza – who put the death toll at 60 including 22 children – attributed the event to regime jets. A number of other sources didn’t apportion blame.
Omar_madaniah, citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “Rami Abdur-Rahman, the director of the Syrian observatory, says the warplanes could not be identified in order to keep Russia away from being accused.”
Jabal ALzaweya listed the following civilian fatalities and names of some of the missing. In addition the source reported six other unidentified bodies found, including three children, twelve body bags of body-parts and 100 wounded.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
- Amer Naf’e Ghafir Age unknown killed
- Noor Aldeen Abdul-Kader Ghafir Age unknown killed
Family members (2)
- Hisham Ali Wahob Age unknown killed
- Adnan Mohammed Wahob Age unknown killed
Family members (4)
- Sidra A’afara Child female killed
- Abdulkarim A’afara Child killed
- Mohammed A’afara Child male killed
- Sahar Wahid A’afara Adult female killed
Family members (4)
- Hasan Mish’hel Hawwa Age unknown male killed
- Su’ad Hawwa (wife of Hasan Mish’hel Hawwa) Age unknown female killed
- Mish’hel Hawwa Age unknown female killed
- Musa Hawwa Age unknown killed
Family members (2)
- Samer Hamdoon Age unknown From Binnish killed
- Mother of Samer Hamdoon Adult female From Binnish killed
Family members (2)
- Ahmad Mahmood Aswad (Shikh Yousef) Age unknown male killed
- Hamdi Reyad Aswad Age unknown killed
Family members (2)
- Samer Subhi Hamdoun Child killed
- Sabhi Hamdoun killed
Family members (2)
- Khaled Bitar Age unknown missing
- Mahmood Bitar Age unknown male missing
Family members (3)
- Shaza Abid Child female missing
- Mohammed Kadro Abid Child missing
- Zizik Abid Child missing
- Ahmad Malnadi Age unknown male killed
- Raed Ahmad Ghassan Abed Age unknown killed
- Thuraya Ibrahim Aswad Child female killed
- Hussam Khaled Shikhouni Age unknown killed
- Kamal Mohammed Shameya Age unknown male killed
- Mustafa Abdul-Kader Hijazi Age unknown male killed
- Mohammed Khaled Haser Child male killed
- Ali Mo’adal Age unknown male killed
- Mufid Sawwan Age unknown killed
- Abdul-Karim Zidani Age unknown male killed
- Sana’a Malani Child female killed
- Ahmad Ali Men Age unknown male killed
- Huda Salim Child female killed
- Mustafa Mukahal Age unknown male killed
- U’la Jbara Age unknown female killed
- Khulud Haj Sattuf Age unknown female killed
- Samar Al-Basha Age unknown female killed
- Ghalya Zidani Age unknown killed
- Alya’a Saleem Age unknown female killed
- Abdullah Shamiya Age unknown male killed
- Ibrahim Saleem Age unknown male killed
- Qamar Abdullah Hamrosh Age unknown female killed
- Bassam Ghumeid Child killed
- Hayfa’a Malandi Age unknown female killed
- Fatin Hallak Age unknown female killed
- Mayada Hallak Age unknown killed
- Hala Akdah, daughter of Fatin Age unknown female killed
- Ibrahim Khasara Age unknown male killed
- Ibrahim Raji Zidani Age unknown male killed
- Rajaa Najjar Age unknown killed
- Abdo Mukahal Child missing
- Noor Hajjar Child missing
- Wasim Ghafir Child missing
- Zahra Zahra Child female missing
- Mohammed Ayman Aswad Age unknown male missing
- Mohammed Fawzi Bzara Age unknown male missing
- Raghda Mohammed Salim Child missing
Summary
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SN4HR report entitled: ‘no less than 49 massacres in September 2016 including 46 at the hands of the russian and Syrian regimes’ - details the events in Idlib on Saturday September 10th (PDF via SN4HR) [Arabic]
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SN4HR report entitled: ‘no less than 49 massacres in September 2016 including 46 at the hands of the russian and Syrian regimes’ - details the events in Idlib on Saturday September 10th (PDF via SN4HR) [English]
Russian Armed Forces Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between September 1st – 30th 2016.