Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2211

Incident date

May 3, 2017

Location

سوحا, Doha, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.000015, 37.401581 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In this single-source event, an alleged Russian air raid killed one woman and wounded another three civilians as it struck the village of Soha, eastern Hama, the Smart News Agency reported.

A local source told Smart News that “the warplanes launched missile attacks on the outskirts of the village of Suha in the peaceful area (30 km east of the city of Hama), which led to the death of women and injury to  other civilians – moderate and critical injuries. The wounded were transferred to a hospital in the areas under  control of the Organization [ISIS] in Deir al-Zour.”

There is no further information currently available.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Doha (سوحا), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.000015, 37.401581. 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
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia has not reported any strikes between May 1st - 31st 2017.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]