Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2558

Incident date

September 29, 2017

Location

كفرجالس , Kafr Jalis, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.976182, 36.613076 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A five-month-pregnant woman and her unborn child were killed in airstrikes, likely by Russian warplanes, on Kafr Jaless on the morning of September 29th, a local source, the Smart News Agency, reported.

Smart also reported the wounding of other civilians as a result of the airstrike. According to one of the villagers, the targeted house had become home to displaced persons from Al-Saan, of which the five-month-pregnant woman was one.

Several other sources reported only the death of a woman and injury of several other civilians.

Ibrahim Yasouf  said that a woman and her six-month-old baby were killed.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafr Jalis (كفرجالس ), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.976182, 36.613076. 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
    1 – 2
  • (0–1 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • Translation: "The martyrdom of a woman in the town of Kafarjas displaced from Hama ِAl Salameah as a result of the targeting of Russian warplane"
  • The aftermath of a strike on Kafr Jalis, Spet 29th (via Idlib Lahza be Lahaza)
  • A dead child lies in the rubble following a strike on Kafr Jalis, Sept 29th (via Ibrahim Yasouf)
  • The aftermath of a strike on Kafr Jalis, Sept 29th (via Ibrahim Yasouf)
  • The aftermath of a strike on Kafr Jalis, Sept 29th (via Ibrahim Yasouf)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (0–1 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (14) [ collapse]