Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2528

Incident date

September 26, 2017

Location

عين السودة, Ein al Soda, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.832218, 36.342838 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Ain al Soda in Idlib, according to local activists.

Smart News Agency, amongst others, attributed the airstrikes to Russia while in other reports, did not identify who was responsible.

There were as many as 10 raids.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Ein al Soda (عين السودة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.832218, 36.342838. 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
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Unknown

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Unknown Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Unknown
  • Unknown position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Unknown

Sources (9) [ collapse]