Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2857

Incident date

January 6, 2018

Location

كفريا, Kafraya, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.9890135, 36.6677284 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between two and three civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in air and artillery strikes which hit the town of Kafraya in Idlib. Sources mostly blamed the Syrian regime, however Shaam News Network blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the raids.

According to sources, 120 rockets were used to strike the vicinity, causing large amounts of destruction.

Baladi News reported that missiles were used in the raid, however Shaam blamed a “heavy rocket attack”.

Surrounding towns and villages were also damaged in the raid, according to local media.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafraya (كفريا), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.9890135, 36.6677284. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • 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 (7) [ 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

  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • 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 (7) [ collapse]