Incident Code

RS2520

Location

قرية الكفير, Al-Kafeer, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.043867, 36.37178
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R2370)

Between two and four civilians, including one to two children and a woman, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes against the village of Al-Kafeer in the Jisr al-Shoughour area of the western countryside of Idlib, according to local sources and activists.

Overall, “17 civilians were killed and 42 others injured in the city of Jisr al-Shughour today as a result of the air raids launched by Russian and Syrian aircraft”, Zaitoun Mag reported.

Both Al Latamna Youth and the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported the estimate of two killed in the airstrikes while Smart News Agency gave the higher estimate of four killed.

All three sources that reported on the incident, including Smart News Agency and Syrian Network for Human Rights, identified Russian planes as likely to have carried out the airstrikes against Al-Kafeer.

Victims

Invidivuals

Fatima Hassan Kordi
Age unknown female killed
Saif al Deen Hasan al Kordi
Age unknown killed

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 killed
2–4
1–2 Children, 1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al-Kafeer (قرية الكفير), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.043867, 36.37178. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

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

Media From Sources (1)