Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2135

Incident date

April 17, 2017

Location

معرة الارتيق , Ma’arat Al-Arteek, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.250529, 37.054009 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in a strike on Ma’arat Al-Arteek, according to sources on the ground.

Only the Smart News agency pointed directly to Russia; other sources didn’t apportion blame.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Ma’arat Al-Arteek (معرة الارتيق ), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.250529, 37.054009. 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
    Unknown
  • 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, Unknown

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Unknown Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Unknown
  • Unknown position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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, Unknown

Sources (7) [ collapse]