Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2709

Incident date

November 10, 2017

Location

مخيم قصر علي, Qasir Ali Camp, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.401924, 37.026672 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

An unspecifiied number of civilians were injured in airstrikes which struck Qasr Ali Camp in Al-Hamra district in the eastern suburb of Hama. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes.

There were no reports of civilian deaths. However, @7ama_east reported that “A Russian military bombardment targeting a camp near the village of Qasr Ali in the eastern suburb of Hama resulted in several civilian casualties”.

The camp was housing internally displaced peoples.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Qasir Ali Camp (مخيم قصر علي), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.401924, 37.026672. 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
    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 belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]

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
    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 belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]