Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2792

Incident date

December 10, 2017

Location

برج سبنة, the villages of Burj Sabna and Abu Tina, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

35.763508, 37.381325 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A civilian was killed, and four others were wounded, in a series of ten airstrikes on Burj Sabna, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources attributed blame to Moscow.

Surface rockets and cluster bombs were reportedly used in the raids, which were a renewed attack from previous weeks.

According to Step News, the “villages of Burj Sabna – Library – Salloum Square in Jabal al-Hoss South of Aleppo” were bombed in the raid.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of the villages of Burj Sabna and Abu Tina (برج سبنة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.763508, 37.381325. 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
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    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 (8) [ 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
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    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 (8) [ collapse]