Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2788

Incident date

December 8, 2017

Location

ثروت, Tharwat, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.404122, 37.309128 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were “lightly wounded” in airstrikes on Tharwat village in eastern Hama governorate, according to local media. There were no reports of any civilian deaths.

Both sources blamed Russian missiles for the attack which reportedly occurred 58 km east of Hama city.

According to Smart News, the wounded civilians were transported to a medical facility where they received treatment.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Tharwat (ثروت), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.404122, 37.309128. 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
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

The Russian Ministry of Defence announced being active in unspecified parts of Syria until December 11th, 2017.


Summary

  • 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 (2) [ collapse]