Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS1733

Incident date

December 4, 2016

Location

حي الشعاكفرنبل , Kafir Nabil, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

36.376549, 36.991322 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to 26 civilians – 23 of whom were named – died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on a popular market in Kafir Nabil, according to sources on the ground.

Reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. Aljazeera pointed to the Russia, putting the death toll at 15 including women and children.

But Zaitonmag, also blaming Russia, joined many sources in putting the death toll at 25.

Osman AL-Masri didn;t identify the culprit but said that the strikes had killed 26 civilians.In a Baladi video witnesses say the following:

At 1:10: “A warplane came and we were in the shop and it started bombarding us My brother and nephew were killed. Houses were destroyed.

At 2:00: “I was coming back from school when I saw a barrel falling down, so we ducked down on top of each other. Fire was all over the place, and a whole family was killed. There were many martyrs.”

However, other sources including Sdusyria and the Syrian Network for Human Rights attributed the strikes to the regime. The Syrian Network put the death toll at 26 including six children and two women.

According to Idlib Media Centre, there were “six strikes from regime warplanes killing at least eight civilians”.

The Shaam News Network blamed both Russia and Assad.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

A girl from the Al Hanini family
9 years old female killed
Bassim Walid Al - Hanini
Age unknown killed
Faisal Ahmed Al - Bayoush
Age unknown killed
Mohammed Abdul Salam Al-Hanini
Age unknown killed
Wife of Razok al -Jaar
Adult female killed
Hamdo Khaled Al-Shaheen Al-Hakoom
Age unknown killed
Taher Al Asmar (from Bara)
Age unknown killed
Wahib Hamdan (from Kanasfara)
Age unknown killed
Abu Al-Nour (from Hama)
Age unknown killed
Sayed Ahmed Halawi
Age unknown killed
Alaa Al-Rahmon (from Al-Tarimsa)
Age unknown killed
Abdel Moneim Shaaban (from Tremesse)
Age unknown killed
Musa Mohammed Habib (from Maarat Horma)
Age unknown killed
Abu Taim (from Kanfra)
Age unknown killed
Abdul Razzaq Hanin
Age unknown killed
Anas Al-Jaar
Age unknown killed
Son of Anas al-Jaar
Age unknown killed
Tala Abdel Wahab Al-Khatib
Age unknown killed
Bilal Hussein Al-Khalil (from Kafarbanouda)
Age unknown killed
Ahmed Mohamed Khair (from Al-Mozara)
Age unknown killed
Nazih Al-Jassim (from Hawija)
Age unknown killed
Mohammed Al-Jassim (Hawija)
Age unknown killed
Abdullah Mohammed Al-Dani
Age unknown killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Kafir Nabil (حي الشعاكفرنبل ), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.376549, 36.991322. 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
    23 – 26
  • (3–6 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–36
  • 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 (26) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • Translation: '49 martyrs in the cities of # Kafarnabal and # Maara_Al-Nu'man in the countryside Idlib as a result of violent raids launched by the regime on Sunday, 4 December 2016.'
  • Translation: '(15 martyrs and 23 wounded) and another market of Kafrnabl in the # Ma'arah-Al-Nu'man in the countryside # Idlib (10 martyrs and 15 wounded)'
  • 'Photos of the massacre committed by the warplanes in the city of Kafr Nabil in rural Idlib' (via Eldorar)
  • 'Photos of the massacre committed by the warplanes in the city of Kafr Nabil in rural Idlib' (via Eldorar)
  • 'Photos of the massacre committed by the warplanes in the city of Kafr Nabil in rural Idlib' (via Eldorar)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    23 – 26
  • (3–6 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–36
  • 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 (26) [ collapse]