Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2836

Incident date

January 2, 2018

Location

الهيمانية, Al-Haymaniya, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.491667, 37.255278 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A young man was killed by airstrikes which raided the village of Al-Haymaniya in Hama. Sources either blamed Russia or did not attribute blame.

A number of civilians were reportedly injured however local media did not specify how many.

According to Baladi, “Russian warplanes launched air raids with high-explosive missiles on the village of Haymaneya belonging to Hamra district in the eastern countryside of Hama, which resulted in the martyrdom of the young Sami Hussein Hassan from the village of Jab al-wheat and wounding others.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Adult male from the village of Jab al-Hatta killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al-Haymaniya (الهيمانية), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.491667, 37.255278. 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
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • The moment an airstrike hit Al-Haymaniya, 2nd January 2018. (via Manahi Alahmed)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

In an article published on January 30th 2018 Russia reported: ”crews of the Aerospace Forces of Russia had successfully performed 34,561 sorties. The Minister of Defence pointed out that the Tu-22M3 long-range bombers, as well as the Su-24M, Su-34 and Su-35S short-range aircraft had proved to be efficient. The Tu-160 and Tu-95MS strategic bombers delivered 66 strikes by cruise missiles, and each eliminated the assigned target. The Minister of Defence also stated that Russian UAVs provided complete control over the whole Syrian territory. The head of the military department paid attention to the significant contribution to the achievement of the operation made by the Navy. The naval surface forces carried out 171 combat missions. The ships and submarines carried out 100 high-precision attacks with the Kalibr cruise missiles. For the first time, the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Kuznetsov" participated in combat operations. Due to high professional skills of deck aircraft, 1,252 terrorist objects were eliminated.”

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]