Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS1817

Incident date

January 8, 2017

Location

الحابوسة, Al Haboussah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.297141, 37.557106 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Subdistrict level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was killed in an alleged aerial bombardment of Al Haboussah, Aleppo. Sources either blamed Russian warplanes for the raid, or did not attribute any blame. 

Despite the Violations Documentation Centre listing the victim as an adult male, an image of a child was published alongside a Facebook status, naming the victim. We are therefore unclear whether or not this civilian was a man or a child.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Adult male killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the subdistrict of Al Haboussah, Aleppo (الحابوسة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.297141, 37.557106. 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
  • (0–1 children0–1 men)
  • 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 (4) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Ahmad Hasan al-Hamid Wahid, killed in an alleged Russian raid on Al Haboussah, 8th January 2017. (via 709154155927241)

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 specific strikes between January 1st – 31st 2017.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (0–1 children0–1 men)
  • 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 (4) [ collapse]