Incident Code
RS2264
Incident Code
RS2264
Incident Date
31 May 2017
Location
كفر زيتا , Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria
Geolocation
35.3747033,
36.5923691
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
35.3747033,
36.5923691
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: R2124)
One or twochildren were injured by when the remnants of an alleged Russian cluster bomb dropped in a previous strike exploded in Kafr Zeita on may 31st 2017.
2011 Madardaily said that one child was injured, while other sources put the number at two.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafr Zeita (كفر زيتا ), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.3747033, 36.5923691. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.