Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS1911

Incident date

February 19, 2017

Location

ام تينة , Umm Tine village, Maskana, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.188667, 37.769837 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Four victims (one adult male, one adult female and two children) were named by the VDC as killed by Russia in Umm Tine village, Maskana.

But the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime, reporting: “three civilians, including a girl and her mother, died when Syrian regime artillery shells fired on Om Tena village in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs, February 19, 2017.”

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

wife of Faisal al-Awadh
Adult female killed
daughter of Faisal al-Awadh 1
Child female killed
daughter of Faisal al-Awadh 2
Child female killed

The victims were named as:

Abdul Razaq Abdul Ghani al-Obaid
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 4
  • (2 children1 woman1 man)
  • 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 (3) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • 'Halab Today TV video listing martyrs in Aleppo on 19/2/2017 @0’13” Maskana: Abd al Razzak Abd al Ghani al Obeid, Faisal al Awad’s wife and his daughter [in alleged Russian raids on the village of Umm Tine]'

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
    3 – 4
  • (2 children1 woman1 man)
  • 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 (3) [ collapse]