Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS136

Incident date

November 8, 2015

Location

مهين, Mahin, Homs, Syria

Geolocation

34.24168, 37.05843 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

The Violations Documentation Center reported the death of four non-combatants, including three children, following alleged shelling by Russian warplanes, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that three civilians including two children died in the strike.

VDC has published the four victims by names.

 

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Son of Tayseer Mohammad al-Atwa al-Zarqa 1
Child male killed
Son of Tayseer Mohammad al-Atwa al-Zarqa 2
Child male killed
Son of Tayseer Mohammad al-Atwa al-Zarqa 3
Child male injured

The victims were named as:

Adult male killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Mahin (مهين), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.24168, 37.05843. 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
    4
  • (3 children1 man)
  • 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 (3) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia confirms in its report covering November 6th-9th 2015 carrying out strikes in Homs governorate.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (3 children1 man)
  • 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 (3) [ collapse]