Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2256

Incident date

May 25, 2017

Location

دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria

Geolocation

35.8175348, 38.2162857 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between two and three civilians were killed and a woman was wounded in two alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the town of Debsi Afnan in the western Raqqa countryside, according to local activists and sources. In reporting the estimate of two killed, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently acknowledged that it was the initial toll.

Conflicting reports were given by local media as to who was responsible for carrying out the airstrikes. The majority of sources, including @Mohab_Nasser2 (journalist from Tabaqa Media Centre) and @Sharqiya_voice, attributed the airstrikes to Russian planes. However, other sources, including RBSS and Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that the regime was to blame for the raids on Debsi Afnan.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Yousef al-Faraj
35 years old male killed
Mohammed al-Khalif al-Faraj
30 years old male killed
Zakur Ibrahim al-Khalifa al-Faraj
21 years old killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Image of Yousef al-Faraj, killed in airstrikes against the town of Debsi Afnan on May 25th, 2017 (via @SN4HR)
  • Image of Yousef al-Faraj, killed in airstrikes against the town of Debsi Afnan on May 25th, 2017 (via Al Ragga Truth Facebook)

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
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (14) [ collapse]