Incident Code

RS1647

Location

ادلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.9266201, 36.6180588
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R1508)

Local sources reported that up to seven civilians, including up to two children, were killed and several were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes targeting a battery factory in Idlib.

Several sources reported how warplanes struck a battery factory in Idlib, causing its complete destruction. Between one and seven civilians were reportedly killed, two of them identified by name. Reportedly, one or two children were also among the victims.
Between two and four civilians were wounded by the strikes.

 

Victims

Invidivuals

Murshid Amino
Adult male killed
Ahmed Radwan Obaid
Adult male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
1–7
1–2 Children, 2 Men
Civilians reported injured
2–4

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Idlib (ادلب), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.9266201, 36.6180588. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones.

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