Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS1996

Incident date

March 21, 2017

Location

كماري , Kamari town, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.0449004, 36.9331169 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Five civilians were killed and 10 injured by alleged Russian airstrikes southwest of Aleppo, Smart News reported.

The raids reportedly struck the town at night, killing a woman and child, as well as three men.

Rescue teams worked for five hours to recover those trapped under the rubble.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kamari town (كماري ), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.0449004, 36.9331169. 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
    5
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7–10
  • 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
    5
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7–10
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]