Incident Code
RS260
Incident Code
RS260
Incident Date
11 December 2015
Location
الناجية, Najieh, Idlib, Syria
Geolocation
35.7894815,
36.2177181
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
35.7894815,
36.2177181
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: R214e)
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Violations Documentation Centre alleged that Russian warplanes carried out dawn airstrikes on Najieh village.
One adult male victim has been named by the VDC as Nabeil Shawa, who died “due to his wounds sustained by Russian air forces shelling of the town with cluster bombs.”
The village mosque was also badly damaged in the attack.
Victims
Invidivuals
Nabeil Shawa
Adult
male
"died due to his wounds sustained by Russian air forces shelling of the town with cluster bombs."
killed
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Najieh (الناجية), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.7894815, 36.2177181. 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
Russian Military Strike Report
Russia is not known to have publicly released any information relating to its airstrikes in Syria between December 9th and December 14th 2015.