Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2472

Incident date

September 19, 2017

Location

عطشان, A'tshan, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.406297, 36.823819 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two nurses died following intensive strikes on the Shamna medical organisation in the village of A’tshan, according to local sources.

The attacks were attributed to both Russian and Syrian forces by different media outlets.

Both nurses were killed when bombs struck an ambulance near the village, activists told Smart News.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of A’tshan (عطشان), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.406297, 36.823819. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    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 (10) [ 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

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    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 (10) [ collapse]