Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS1357

Incident date

September 27, 2016

Location

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.255362, 37.087714 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between one and two civilians were reportedly killed and six more wounded in Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafr Hamra north of Aleppo.

Step News Agency reported: “Two people were killed and six injured following Russian raids on Kafr Hamra in the northern Aleppo countryside.”

LCCSY reported that only one civilian was killed.

Ghada12180130 reported the use of a bunker buster missile and posted an image of the crate caused by the explosion.

Free TV Syria reported that barrel bombs were used which indicates that the strikes were conducted by the Syrian regime.

SRV_News reported a total of 18 airstrikes.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Kafr Hamra (كفر حمرة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.255362, 37.087714. 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
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • 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 (1) [ collapse]

  • A photograph of the pit formed from the fall of a bunker buster in the town of Kafr Hamra following suspected Russian warplane strikes on September 27th (via @Ghada12180130)

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 September 1st – 30th 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
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • 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]