Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2562

Incident date

September 29, 2017

Location

كفر ناصح, Kafr Naseh, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.42798, 37.11344 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Smart News reported that four civilians were lightly injured as a result of aerial bombardments using cluster munition on the town of Khafr Nasseh.

Other sources also mentioned that an unspecified number of civilians were injured – and pointed to Russia as the culprit.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafr Naseh, Aleppo (كفر ناصح), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.42798, 37.11344. 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
    2–4
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (10) [ collapse]