Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS1818

Incident date

January 9, 2017

Location

تدمر‎, Palmyra , Homs, Syria

Geolocation

34.569294, 38.291216 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Civilians were killed and wounded following an alleged Russian airstrike on Palmyra. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes. 

Although no sources reported on a specific number of casualties, most sources reported that there were killed and wounded civilians at the scene.

Reportedly, a car of displaced civilians fleeing their town as a result of air raids of the Russian aggression was the target.

Additionally, it was reported that the raid occurred on the road into to Palmyra.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Palmyra (تدمر‎), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.569294, 38.291216. 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
    0 – 2
  • Civilians reported injured
    0–2
  • 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]

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
    0 – 2
  • Civilians reported injured
    0–2
  • 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]