Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2048

Incident date

March 31, 2017

Location

بعربو, Ba'arbo, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.491896, 36.471455 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between two and three civilians, including two women and a female child, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes against the town of Ba’arbo in the southern countryside of Idlib. At the time of their death, the civilians that were killed were riding in a car. According to @Omar_Madaniah, the civilians killed in the airstrikes were members of a family that had been displaced from Kal’et al Madeek.

Conflicting reports were given as to who was responsible for the airstrikes against Ba’arbo. While Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that Russia was responsible for carrying out the airstrikes, @huseen_syria attributed the airstrikes to regime planes.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Ba’arbo (بعربو), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.491896, 36.471455. 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
    2 – 3
  • (1 child2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (8) [ collapse]

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
    2 – 3
  • (1 child2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (8) [ collapse]