Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS1905

Incident date

February 17, 2019

Location

ابو جبار, Abo Jabbar, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.333513, 37.631635 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three children were reportedly killed in an airstrike on Abo Jabbar town, Aleppo – though only one source has reported the event.

The Violations Documentation Centre in Syria listed three unidentified children as victims of “warplane shelling” by “Russian troops”.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Abo Jabbar (ابو جبار), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.333513, 37.631635. 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
    3
  • (3 children)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 children)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]