Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS195

Incident date

November 26, 2015

Location

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.287032, 37.08332 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three civilians were reported killed and five injured – including children – in an alleged Russian airstrike on Baghdad Street in Hraytan, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights.

According to Smart News “Russian warplanes carried out four raids with rockets on the town which left three dead and seven wounded, including a woman, who was taken  to a nearby field hospital.”

Monitors named the three victims.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Adult male named by vdc killed
Adult male named by vdc killed
Adult male named by vdc killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Hraytan (حريتان), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.287032, 37.08332. 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 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–7
  • 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

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

  • A damaged car following an alleged Russian airstrike on Baghdad Street in Hraytan, Nov 26th (via SNHR)
  • The aftermath of the shelling on Baghdad Street in Hraytan, Nov 26th (via SNHR)
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    An injured child following the alleged Russian airstrike on Baghdad Street in Hraytan, Nov 26th (via SNHR)
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    An injured child following an alleged Russian airstrike on Baghdad Street, Hraytan, November 26th (via SN4HR)
  • Footage of the aftermath of the alleged Russian airstrike on Baghdad Street in Hraytan, Nov 26th (via ShaamNetwork S.N.N)
  • The moment an alleged Russian airstrike Baghdad Street in Hraytan, Nov 26th (via Shahba Press Agency)
  • The moments immediately after the alleged Russian airstrike on Baghdad Street in Hraytan, Nov 26th (via City of Hreitan)
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    Mahmoud Khallouf (via vdc)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia reports that “On November 23-26, aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces performed 134 combat sorties engaging 449 objects in the Aleppo, Damascus, Idlib, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Raqqah and Deir-ez-Zor provinces.”

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–7
  • 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 (17) [ collapse]