Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS1408

Incident date

October 5, 2016

Location

الشيخ خضر, al Sheikh Kudar, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.2219801, 37.1749448 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to three civilians including two children and a woman died and several more people were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Shikh Khudur, according to local media.

The location hit was Sheikh Fares, which is inside the Sheikh Khudar area.

According to Thiqan News Agency, there were “two martyrs and a number of wounded due to surface to surface missiles being fired in Sheikh Fares”.

Al-Araby said that “three civilians including two children and a woman were killed due to the regime firing a surface to surface missile”.

Among the sources who pointed to the Assad regime as the culprit were @ALAMAWI, Zamanmasdar, Baladi News and al-Araby, while Halab News Network, Step News Agency and Shaam News Network (SNN) blamed Russia. In another report, the Shaam News Network attributed the strikes to both Russia and the Assad regime.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (2 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

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 October 1st – 19th 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (2 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]