Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2706

Incident date

November 8, 2017

Location

رملة, Ramla, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.714183, 37.411194 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Several civilians were wounded in airstrikes at various locations in Aleppo including the villages of Al-Sayyala, Maizliya and Ramla and other areas in the southern countryside of Aleppo. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia.

Smart News Agency – who reported Russia as culpable for the raids – was the only source to report that two civilians were injured.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “violent explosions rocked areas in the southern countryside of Aleppo” in the morning. They did not attribute blame.

Geographic Syria have suggested there were clashes in the area involving both Russia and the Syrian regime: “The Russian warplanes launched several air strikes with surface rockets on the villages of Ramla, Ma`ezilia and Sayyala. Heavy artillery shells fired by the regime forces fell on the villages of Mabarqa and Al Baha in the southern countryside of Aleppo.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Ramla (رملة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.714183, 37.411194. 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
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (5) [ collapse]

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (5) [ collapse]